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Power,
Rank & Privilege
It
is said that we only recognize the privilege we don't have.
Conversely, the more of it we have, the less we realize how
it can effect others negatively. Where do rank and privilege
come from? How do race, gender, class, and other factors effect
rank and privilege? How do you recognize your own rank and
privilege and use them as a tool for community change? Power,
Rank & Privilege uses theater games and role-play to explore
issues of power. Different kinds of rank, both earned and
inherited, are explored, including social, psychological,
and spiritual. Participants will evaluate their own privilege
and consider how it can positively or adversely effect their
own and other's efforts to move forward in society. They will
be challenged to reflect on ways they can use their personal
rank and the power it implies as a tool for positive social
change.
Experiencing
Diversity
Diversity
is a difficult issue, full of gray areas and conflicting points
of view. Often it seems there are more questions than answers.
What is diversity? What are the things that make us a diverse
society? Is diversity only about race, or is it more than
that? What attitudes prevent understanding in a diverse group?
How do we experience these attitudes? How can we, as individuals,
recognize these attitudes in ourselves and others, and what
can we do to overcome them? Experiencing Diversity
uses theatre games and role-play to engage students or staff
in a direct confrontation with these questions. Through the
technique of Image Theatre, workshop participants create living
pictures of their own attitudes dealing with diversity issues.
These pictures create a revealing montage of experiences that
sheds light on the problems and concerns of the particular
campus community. Role-play helps to clarify these concerns
and offers the opportunity to try out different approaches
to resolving the problems.
Hostile
Environment: Sexual Harassment on Campus
According
to statistics, hundreds of individuals on college campuses,
both men and women, are subject to behavior that could be
construed as sexual harassment. This behavior ranges from
offers of improved grades in return for sexual favors to catcalls
made to a woman walking across campus. What is sexual harassment?
Is there a difference between the legal definition and what
individuals might personally consider harassment? What are
the real personal effects of this harassing behavior? Hostile
Environment uses theatre games and role-play to clarify
some these issues. Team and trust building exercises encourage
a creative group dynamic that allows for an open exploration
of this sensitive topic. Participants explore behaviors that
they consider harassment and use role-play to test alternative
strategies for confronting it.
"Ensemble":
Dynamic Dramatic Team Building
You're
on stage in front of hundreds of people performing a tightly
choreographed and precisely timed theatrical event. Things
are going well, exactly as rehearsed. The light and sound
cues are right on time, your fellow actors are not missing
a beat, the rhythm and pace of the performance are just right.
And then—someone (maybe you) forgets a line. What do
you do? You can't stop the play... Performers have to depend
on each other absolutely. When something like this happens,
and it does happen even to the best, it takes a solid Ensemble
to pull it out. Directors spend a great deal of time in rehearsal
trying to create a strong Ensemble cast. Your organization
could benefit from the same approach. How well can you respond
and work together when the best laid plans go bad? This workshop
uses theatre-based games and exercises to develop communication
skill, trust, and teamwork, all the hallmarks of a good Ensemble.
Campus
Safety
What
makes a campus feel safe? What things undermine that sense
of security? Campus Safety asks students to consider
safety issues from four points of view, issues of diversity
and hate, issues of substance abuse and drunk driving, gender
issues and date rape, and criminal behaviors such as assault
or theft. Using theatre games and role-play, students explore
their own concerns and experiences around campus safety. This
leads to a dynamic dialogue about what students need to feel
safe on campus and what role they play in trying to achieve
it.
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