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Since
1995 GTC Dramatic Dialogues has offered a series of innovative,
interactive, theatrical programs on issues of vital importance
to students. Not just a lecture, these programs allow students
to talk back, engaging them directly in lively dialogues about
date rape, diversity, or substance abuse. Students laugh, get
angry, sympathize, identify, and most importantly talk, expressing
their views not only to the performers, but also to each other.
The
process is simple. Short theatrical scenes taken directly
from campus life show behavior related to the topic of the
program. Sometimes funny, sometimes dramatic, always entertaining,
these scenes grab students both emotionally and intellectually,
making them want to talk about what they have seen. Following
each scene there is a moderated discussion or "talk-back"
between the actors and the audience.
During
the discussion the
actors remain in character, allowing students to question or confront
them about their behavior. Through questioning, the audience uncovers
the hidden assumptions motivating the characters' actions. The
result is an entertaining, energetic, and informative debate in
which students are led to examine their own behavior and consider
what they can do to create the kind of world in which they want
to live.
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