Fw: TIME FOR REVOLUTION? WILL THE PLAY GO ON?

[dkeith]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Barry Russell" <br at inwave.demon.co.uk>
To: "dkeith" <dkeith at SILK.NET>
Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 6:32 PM
Subject: Re: TIME FOR REVOLUTION? WILL THE PLAY GO ON?


> On Wednesday 06 February 2002 1:41 am, dkeith wrote:
>
> > After many sleepless nights I have decided that we should continue with
a
> > play, maybe not Much Ado, but something a bit edgier, a play about civil
> > rights, or oppressive governments, or standing up for yourself. These
are
> > the lessons I want to teach my students through theatre. I want to wake
> > them from their feeling of helplessness. Me too. This is the only way I
> > know to teach. I don't want to miss an opportunity to give the students
a
> > special voice in this difficult time.I have a plan, but I am struggling
to
> > find a script.
>
> The strongest lesson I ever learnt from a theatre about oppressive
government
> and the need to stand up for oneself was Paradise Now, by the Living
Theatre.
>
> Barry
>
> --
> Barry Russell
> (br at inwave.demon.co.uk)
> http://barryrussell.net