Leading Inclusion
Black Theatre Insights
Tim Miller
February 2021 Guest artist workshops with students in THE 295 Development and Performance with performance artist Tim Miller, culminating in an original performance by students, documented by film professor Cagney Gentry’s class, and lighting & projections design by Kevin Frazier, assistant professor in Theatre. Collaborators:
“Oslo” Talk
February 10, 2021 A guest visit by Broadway stage manager and producer Cambra Overend (‘04) with Dr. Brook Davis’ Contemporary Dramatic Literature class (THE 372/ENG 394) and a follow-up public talk to discuss Overend’s history with the play Oslo and her role as producer of the HBO […]
WFU Counseling Master’s Program Course Enhancement
February-April 2021 Dr. Brook Davis assembled and directed a company of Theatre students who worked in simulated therapy situations with the counseling students enrolled in CNS 739 Advanced Skills/Crisis Management. Collaborators: WFU Counseling Program, WFU Dept. of Theatre & Dance
Live & in Color: The Experience of Minorities in the U.S. Through Art
January-May 2021 Dr. Teresa Sanhueza invited J.E.R.Friedman (recently retired WFU Theatre faculty) to co-teach a first year seminar they had previously developed and taught together. The FYS was titled “Live & in Color: The Experience of Minorities in the U.S. Through Art,” and employed a […]