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Join us for this week’s episode of the systemic stage where we discuss dramaturgy and pedagogy in the theater with another former professor of ours, Dr. Susanne Shawyer. Hear all about her theater for social change class, the importance of dramaturgy in the theatre, and how we can be more progressive in our rehearsal and educational spaces.
Check out more information on Dr. Shawyer here: https://howlround.com/commons/susanne-shawyer
And here: https://www.elon.edu/u/news/2019/01/25/shawyer-publishes-in-theatre-topics-and-theatre-journal
Check out theatrical intimacy education here:
https://www.theatricalintimacyed.com/
Learn more about Elon’s Dramaturgy program here: https://elondramaturgy.wordpress.com/author/edramaturg/
Plays mentioned in this episode :
Moment by Deirdre Kinahan
Indecent by Paula Vogel
Detroit ‘67 by Dominique Morisseau
Oil by Ella Hickson
Books mentioned in this episode :
Theatre for Community Conflict and Dialogue by Michael Rohd
Theatre of Good Intentions by Dani Snyder - Young

This week on The Systemic Stage we have the glorious Phoebe Angeni to discuss fatphobia in the theatre industry and how we can work to combat it. We also discuss classical feminism, as well as preserving our mental health as artists. Enjoy!

Resources:

Learn more about Phoebe and her project, "Ithaca" here:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUr_u_WuELPROu5z2VIKmag

"Fearing the Black Body" By Sabrina String: 

https://www.discoverbooks.com/Fearing-the-Black-Body-The-Racial-Origins-of-Fat-p/1479886750.htm?cond=0003&gclid=CjwKCAjwg4-EBhBwEiwAzYAlsouBaDml9e9tNO2dnxj8sOn7w2IbbMAiecRpr776kCZe8tgt418FlhoC-foQAvD_BwE

"Happy Fat" by Sofie Hagen: 

https://www.amazon.com/Happy-Fat-Taking-Space-Shrink-ebook/dp/B07H559XK3

Watch Reese Witherspoon's Glamour Woman of the Year award speech here: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKKRBnpDpBY

Learn more about the fat liberation movement here:

https://centerfordiscovery.com/blog/fat-acceptance-movement/

Learn more about transcendental meditation here:

https://centerfordiscovery.com/blog/fat-acceptance-movement/

Joining us this week on The Systemic Stage is the impressive Dr. Scott Proudfit of Elon University to discuss devised theatre and collective creation, the importance of mentorship and pedagogy, and to give us tips on how we can continue to be theatre activists through these mediums.

Learn more about Dr. Scott Proudfit here: https://www.elon.edu/u/directory/profile/?user=sproudfit
And here: https://elondramaturgy.wordpress.com/tag/scott-proudfit/
Books edited by Dr. Proudfit on Collective Creation can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/Kathryn-Mederos-Syssoyeva/e/B01G6J8PXC?ref_=dbs_p_pbk_r00_abau_000000
History of Collective Creation
Collective Creation in Contemporary Performance
Women, Collective Creation, and Devised Performance
Check out these two books on Frantic Assembly and Viewpoints here if you are interested in Devised Theatre!
The Viewpoints book: https://www.amazon.com/Frantic-Assembly-Book-Devising-Theatre/dp/1138777013
Frantic Assembly book: https://www.amazon.com/Frantic-Assembly-Book-Devising-Theatre/dp/1138777013
Book mentioned about the history of the aid pandemic : And the Band Played On can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/Band-Played-Politics-Epidemic-20th-Anniversary/dp/0312374631
Works recommended by Dr. Proudfit:
John by Annie Baker
Sabrina by Nick Drnaso
My Favorite Thing is Monsters by Emil Ferris
Resources about Dr. Proudfit:

https://www.elon.edu/u/directory/profile/?user=sproudfit

https://www.elon.edu/u/news/2020/04/02/proudfit-aids-plays-offer-lens-to-understand-respond-to-covid-19/

https://www.elon.edu/u/news/2020/02/04/english-professors-spider-man-comics-reprinted/

https://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Spider-Man-Radioactive-Joey-Cavalieri/dp/1302920448

https://www.elon.edu/u/news/2018/11/01/the-contemporary-play-reading-and-discussion-series-receives-national-recognition-in-american-theatre-magazine/

This week, we interview Debbie Patterson to discuss what it’s like being a disabled person in the theatre industry and how we can not only make theatre more accessible to artists and patrons with disabilities, but also how we can celebrate and integrate people with disabilities into our theatre communities.
Check out Debbie Patterson On HowlRound and her Article, “This is How we Cripped it” here: https://howlround.com/commons/debbie-patterson
Learn more about Sick and Twisted Theatre here: https://www.sickandtwisted.ca/
Learn more about Shakespeare in the Ruins here: https://shakespeareintheruins.com/

This episode we are joined by Dr. Reza Mirsajadi to to discuss the intersection of Critical Race Studies and the theatre of the Middle East. We explore the diversity of Arab-American identified theatre artists and consider how we can be better allies and activists for all identities to make our industry more equitable. 

For this week's episode we are joined by the wonderful and insightful Dr. Donatella Galella to discuss yellowface in the theatre, the effect racism in our theatres has on society, and how capitalism can highlight the white supremacy prevalent in our industry.