Fortunately, Julian Boal is soon to be a proud father of a baby boy; unfortunately, he had to leave our class sooner than expected and fly back to France to be with his partner. Luckily, New York and New York University has phenomenal connections within the Educational Theatre world that the class continues to thrive despite this unforeseen circumstance. I still felt privileged to work with him for a short time, and I look forward to continue studying his work.
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| Cecily O'Neill |
Today, we had the honor of working with Cecily O'Neill, a well-known authority on Process Drama and theatre education. It was the first time hearing and participating in Process Drama, and I certainly look forward to bringing it into both my English and Drama classroom. We assumed the roles of war veterans, loved ones, counselors, and military officials and re-enacted various situations in which they would interact. It was powerful because I was able to both connect to a grieving soldier's wife who I played and myself as a teacher who was frantically thinking of ways to adapt the activity to my classroom. Although not entirely connected to Theatre of the Oppressed techniques, Cecily explains that Process Drama does provide the participants an opportunity to explore a variety of issues, themes, and relationships in order to understand alternative viewpoints. Both TO and Process Drama allow actors and participants to be conscious about different aspects of the human condition.
Tomorrow, we study and have the honor of working with Kayhan Irani. She is another well-known authority on Theatre of the Oppressed. We will also begin working on our own final presentations to present in the Black Box Studio next Tuesday. Exciting!
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