Forum Theatre and Climate Response-Ability
With Dr. Derek Davidson, Department of Theatre & Dance
Friday, November 7, 3:30-5:00 pm
Greer Studio, ground level of the I.G. Greer building
Register here by November 4th
The Climate Stories Collaborative invites you to join us for a workshop on the intersections of theatre and climate solutions. We’ll learn about and practice the techniques of Forum Theatre, developed by Brazilian dramatist Augusto Boal to support communities in changemaking. Learn how to use easy, effective, and FUN theatre games to spur non-threatening and productive dialogue around difficult, sometimes controversial issues. These games can empower the participants and lead to positive action!
SPEAKER BIO
Dr. Derek Davidson teaches playwriting and theatre history here at Appalachian State, and previously taught at Carnegie Mellon, Ashland University, and Eastern Tennessee State University. His play So This Happened received a staged reading at The Tank in NYC last February. Solo performance pieces—Ox and Furrow—were part of Piccolo Spoleto and Asheville Fringe Festivals, and Furrow had its NYC premiere in 2020. Groundwork—a solo piece co-written with Mike Ostroski—has appeared in solo festivals across the country, including the Hollywood Fringe and the United Solo Theatre Festival (NYC). His short play Blackjack has been performed internationally and was subsequently published in Lighting the Way: An Anthology of Short Plays about the Climate Crisis. His chapter—”‘Can We Talk?’ Forum Theatre as Rehearsal for Climate Change Interventions”—appeared in Theatre Pedagogy in the Era of Climate Crisis (2021). Dr. Davidson has published articles and poems in Grey Sparrow, Indelible, Jalmurra, Iron Mountain Review, Southern Theatre Magazine.
