Eyes Wide Open: Lets talk about you and me, lets talk about oppression baby

(originally posted 02/09 at wordpress)



by Talia Jae Potter

Today my class went to an Illumination Project performance. If you don't know what that is I'll tell you....

It's called the theater of the oppressed. They perform real-life oppressive situations that have to do with racism, immigration, religion, sexism, etc... they run through the play once without stopping the oppressive circumstance and then they run through again and ask the audience to intervene. Good rehearsal for a future incident.

The Theories of Feminism and Lesbianism in Theatre

(originally posted 01/09 at wordpress)

by Lisa M. Scrivner

The Theories of Feminism and Lesbianism in Theatre:

Providing the Opportunities for Women to be Taken Seriously in their Art.

 

Feminist theatre is a direct result of the feminist movement. Just as there are various and multiple ways to be a woman, lesbian, or anything in general, there is no one set way to be a feminist. Feminist theatre not only provides women with opportunities to be taken seriously in theatre arts, it also helps to spread knowledge of past and present women's movements. It can be used as a tool to confront our society with issues that aren't only important to women, but are important in the evolution of society. In my opinion, the theatre should grasp the various ideas of feminism to create a true and complete feminist genre. By embracing all aspects of feminism, the feminist theatre of the future will generate a more diverse standpoint and cater to all women.