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Thursday, February 27 • 4:00pm - 5:15pm
Woke or the Great Awakening? Problem Plays in a Time of Great Sensitivity

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As our culture becomes more sensitive to a host of social issues, are there plays that are no longer produce-able or appropriate for study? This workshop explores the impact of #MeToo, a "woke" culture, and the challenges of plays that have been so much a part of the theatre canon for so long.
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Darren Michael

Professor of Acting/Directing, Austin Peay State University
Darren is a Professor of Acting/Directing at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee, and has been a professional actor/director/playwright for three decades. Former President of the Tennessee Theatre Association, Former Chair of the SETC Playwriting Division, Darren... Read More →
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Steven Burch

Professor, University of Alabama, Department of Theatre and Dance
Professor of Theatre History and Playwriting at University of Alabama; since 2005 co-artistic director of the Rude Mechanicals, Tuscaloosa's free Shakespeare in the Park company, author of Stranislavski in Ireland: The Focus at Fifty.

Thursday February 27, 2020 4:00pm - 5:15pm EST
CC - LO 17/18
  For Theatre-Makers Across Disciplines, Workshop - Basic

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