Theatre as Social Change
As part of Theatre as Social Change, a collaborative course taught by Natsu Onoda Power (Performing Arts) and Carol Day (Human Science), which received the award for
Outstanding Community-Based Learning Course at the 2011 Center for Social Justice, Research, Teaching, and Service celebration, Georgetown students worked with an after-school group of Ballou High School students to develop, write, and perform a play. Using performance as a platform to explore solutions to social issues that concern the high school student community and recognizing theater as a potential catalyst for protest, social change, and awareness, the course has been offered for multiple years, and culminating plays have explored such issues as depression, suicidality, substance abuse, homophobia, and more.