I have been working with Gwylene Gallimard for the last couple of years. It started by editing a paper she wrote with the RSC workgroup. I was new to RSC and appreciated the chance to listen. We got to go to the MICA conference that year and the paper is on the Community Arts Network site.
Then we joined together to make a proposal for the MICA Ongoing Dialogue Project and worked in 2009 on the Ongoing Dialogue of the processes of the RSC program and what the RSC principles mean. check out http://alternateroots.org/programs/rsc/ongoingdialoguesproject
Jessica Solomon, Founding Producer of The Saartjie Project, a growing theatre company committed to exploring and transforming sterotypes and politics surrounding the black female body. The tumultuous life of Sara "Saartjie" Baartman (also known as the Hottentot Venus) is the catalyst for the boundary stretching stage presentation. Jessica was recognized as an “Emerging Artist” by the historical Lincoln Theatre and has participated in community theater and several documentaries.
An actor/director/activist Trey is Associate Director for The Conciliation Project, a social justice theatre organization promoting dialogue on Racism in America. He has a background in theatre administration, facilitation, devising new works, and developing non-profits. Based in Richmond, Trey's next project is G.O.Rilla! Theatre co-founded with Louisa Sargent. G.O.Rilla! Theatre's main premise is "going out and really doing it", making all arts accessible to the Richmond community.
I am a stage director, arts and community cultural development organizer, and teacher. I work in conventional theater spaces and in "found" , indoors and out. I direct written scripts and I develop new work through collaborative processes. I am interested in plays that engage in direct audience interaction and that offer contributions to relevant public dialogues in the communities of the play's production. I am on the CAPP/RSC WorkGroup and am an RSC trainer. I am director of the MFA in Theatre at Virginia Tech, where I teach the MFA programs in Stage Management, and in Directing and Public Dialogue.