Citizen Artists

INTRODUCTION; PART ONE: THE CITIZEN ARTIST METHODOLOGY; Chapter 1: How do we transform art into activism?; Chapter 2: What is a Citizen Artist?; Chapter 3: What is Epic Theatre?; Chapter 4: How do we work with Commissioning Partners?; Chapter 5: How do we create a safe and Culturally Responsive space?; Chapter 6: How do we get started?; Chapter 7: How do we create an essential question?; Chapter 8: How do we conduct interviews?; Chapter 9: What are enabling constraints?; Chapter 10: How do we populate the world of the play?; Chapter 11: How do we come to consensus?; Chapter 12: How do we write scenes?; Chapter 13: How do we organize our material into a first draft?; Chapter 14: How do we revise scenes?; Chapter 15: How do we rehearse our play?; Chapter 16: How do we perform our play?; Chapter 17: How do we lead a meaningful post-show discussion?; Chapter 18: How do we pay for all of this?; PART TWO: THE CITIZEN ARTIST CURRICULUM; Chapter 19: Newspaper Theatre; Chapter 20: Objectives and Tactics; Chapter 21: Fundamentals of Dramatic Structure; Chapter 22: Ethical Dilemma; Chapter 23: Subtext; Chapter 24: Environment, Relationship, Conflict, Resolution (ERCR); Chapter 25: Caucus; PART THREE: THE CITIZEN ARTIST PLAYS; Chapter 26: Default; Chapter 27: Perfect Circle; Chapter 28: Overdrive; Chapter 29: Nothing About Us; CONCLUSION