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Young students through older adults wanted for writing and critique project at Town Hall Theatre.
Community Critics: Town Hall Theatre Talk Across Generations
This project was inspired by attending an arts engagement panel at the Theatre Bay Area Conference. One of the panelists, John Wilkins, Theatre Critic for KQED Arts, presented these closing remarks, "We want people to talk about theatre", and "Theatre has a responsibility to create a place of conversation", to which Town Hall Theatre has begun to ask:
How can Town Hall Theatre get more people, across generations, talking about theatre, together?
Community Critics will engage in critical discourse on our blog about our 2017/18 season shows. There will be support and we expect a variety of lengths from short to long in the critiques that are submitted. Community Critics and their guest will see the shows for free and participate in our 7 post-show talkbacks. They will also have the option to participate in a Theatre Bay Area Conference session in March 2018 sharing your experience thus far with the greater Bay Area theatre community.
Town Hall will provide writing prompts when you receive your scripts in late June as well as tips at a meeting in late August 2017-early September 2017.
What are the generations you are looking for?
Based on the work of Neil Howe and William Strauss, whose expansive work covers, “social generations regarding a theorized generational cycle in American history”, (Generations: The History of America's Future, 1584 to 2069) we are using the following ways to describe the generations. Reference: http://www.lifecourse.com/asse...
We are calling for two persons from each generation:
2 Homeland Generation (2000-present)
2 Millennial (1982-1999)
2 Gen X (1961-1981)
2 Boom Generation (1943-1960)
2 Silent Generation (1925-1942)
That's right! 10 people from five different generations engaging in the arts by writing and talking together in front of our audiences, face to face and on our social media platforms, about the art they have just experienced! This is a one-year commitment, so make sure you want to read the plays in our season, as well as see and talk about all four shows in our next season! (See season description and dates below.)
This is an immersive experience with Town Hall Theatre, its season and its patrons. It is also a relationship with the public at large. We want this to be a fun and engaging experience for all!
Which Community Critic Generation position are you interested in?
Please submit: DUE DATE MAY 31, 2017
TO: CommunityCritics@TownHallTheatre.com
-The Generation you represent
-Cover Letter (include mailing address, phone number and email address, more details below.))
-Resume (a bit about yourself)
-And/or writing sample(s)
-And/or a video expressing your interest. (no more -than 1 minute)
You don’t have to be an academic scholar to apply or fancy writer! We are looking for community members!
For a detailed application use the link below:
