The Universal Participation Initiative of the Massachusetts Cultural Council invites you to join this working group that asks; Who Takes Stage?
Whatever passion drives a person to become an Artist, this passion can be nurtured through school, after-school, community and professional groups. To develop the skills of the Theater Artist; whether onstage or backstage; whether as a professional, a student, or a dabbler; whether performing, designing, or writing; are we acting on the promise of the Arts to embrace our variety and intentionally anticipate and reasonably accommodate across physical, communication, and/or social differences?
The Accessible Performance Pipeline is a gathering for Artists working at the intersection of Theater and Disability to share their experiences and develop Action Steps to move forward on the question, "Can a person without disability portray a person with a disability on stage or screen?"
(and... to flip it, "can a person with a disability portray a person without a disability?")
Please join us on Wednesday July 12 at the Fitzpatrick Mainstage of the Berkshire Theatre Group, 83 East Main Street, Stockbridge MA 01262 (directions and details will accompany additional information that is forthcoming after RSVP)
11:00-11:30. Food. Social Networking.
11:30-12:30. Roundtable Conversation: The Promise of Theater
12:30-1:00. Action Plan. Developing the Accessible Performance Pipeline
