Ep 10: Devising Democracy with Quenna Lenè Barrett

<p>During this episode of <em>Why Change?</em> co-hosts Karla and Jeff discuss how artists are leading civic dialogues in their communities. Karla interviews Quenna Lené Barrett about her work as a theatre maker creating works about policy change. The episode concludes with a discussion about how change is necessary and why theatre-makers should be elected to public office.</p> <p>In this episode you’ll learn:</p> <ol> <li>How <em>Theatre of the Oppressed </em>pedagogies can be used in policy change work;</li> <li>About examples of theatre makers centering queer and femme experiences in American founding documents; and</li> <li>Why we need to create artistic pathways to civic dialogue.</li> </ol> <p>Please the transcript and a list of list resources can be found <a href="https://creative-generation.org/podcast-episodes/devising-democracy-with-quenna-lene-barrett">here</a>.</p> <p>ABOUT QUENNA LENÈ BARRETT: A Chicago-based theater artist + practitioner, developing programs to amplify teen + community voice and hold space to rehearse, tell, and change the stories of their lives. She is a company member with ICAH’s<a href="https://www.icah.org/fyi"> <u>For Youth Inquiry</u></a> company, Associate Artist with<a href="https://pivotarts.org/"> <u>Pivot Arts</u></a>, and serves as the Associate Director of Education at the Goodman Theatre. Quenna received her BFA from NYU Tisch Drama, &nbsp;MA in Applied Theatre from the University of Southern California, and is pursuing an educational doctorate in Educational Theatre at NYU Steinhardt. As a director, performer, facilitator, and writer, she has worked with a number of companies including NYU Steinhardt, Oklahoma State University, Ohio State University, Chicago Children’s Theatre, Sojourn, The Theatre School at DePaul, Free Street, Pegasus, Court, eta, and Theater Unspeakable. Continuing to build the world she wants to see/live in, her most recent project was<a href="http://bit.ly/RecTheDec"> <u>Re-writing the Declaration</u></a>.</p> <p>WHERE TO FIND QUENNA:</p> <ul