Course Name: Acting Up: Teaching Theater for Change
Instructor:
Guest Lecturer: Tikka Sears
SLN: 23638
Meeting Time: T/Th 1:30-3:20pm
Term: Autumn 2018
How do you make positive change in classroom and institutional climates so that all of our students thrive?
That’s an increasingly urgent question in higher education and beyond. One evidencebased answer: by building practical skills in Theatre of the Oppressed, social change theater, and other arts-based pedagogies. These skills promote inclusive educational environments, whether in a classroom, online, or in community contexts.
In this multidisciplinary course, students practice using the language and methods of theater to challenge institutional oppression and advance community dialogue about power and privilege. This practice generates opportunities for collective problem-solving. The course culminates in a student-generated interactive theater performance and dialogue.
Theatre for Change UW
Instructors:
Tikka Sears, Director of Theater for Change and
Instructional Consultant, Center for Teaching & Learning
Elba Moise, Theater for Change Ensemble
Member and Instructional Consultant, Center for Teaching & Learning