This week Jimmy talks with Maryland theatre teacher, Dr. Elizabeth Patterson. She talks about theatre and social justice, the universality of the work we do, and planting trees we’ll never see.
Elizabeth's Recommended Resources:
Augusto Boal’s Games for Actors and Non-Actors
Jose Rivera’s 36 Assumptions about Playwriting
Elizabeth Patterson holds a Ph.D. in Theatre Studies and an MFA in Theatre for Youth, and has been working at the intersections of theatre and education for 25 years. Most recent directing credits include THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG; INTO THE WOODS, and RENT. She was born and raised in Portland, Maine and is currently the Upper School Theatre Program Director at Severn School outside Annapolis, Maryland.