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Theatre, Therapy, and Social Responsibility:
An Interdisciplinary Critique of Project Rainbow
Paul W. Wilson II
Miami University Ohio
Kevin A. Harris
Z. Vance Jackson
M. Alicia Ordoñez
Terry D. Brown, Jr.
Ball State University
Paper Presented at the May 2003 Pedagogy and Theatre of the Oppressed Conference,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Abstract
Theatre and psychology have much in common. While a number of articles and independent efforts have been undertaken to create a mutually beneficial relationship between theatre and psychology, few of these efforts have resulted in actual collaborations between the two professions. Currently, though, there is an ongoing collaboration between the fields of theatre activism and counseling psychology – a dialog among professions. This dialogue is called Project Rainbow, and its purpose is to introduce the field of counseling psychology to new and exciting theatrical techniques that can be used as interventions in counseling, to add therapeutic concepts to the field of theatre activism, and to promote social responsibility and multicultural awareness in both fields. This dialog began with a workshop at Ball State University, in which a theatre activist from Miami University of Ohio introduced a small group of Ball State counselors to the techniques of Augusto Boal’s Theatre of the Oppressed. The five professionals chiefly involved in this dialog then formed a panel to critique Theatre of the Oppressed – five critiques from five different perspectives. Their five critiques are presented here. Paul W. Wilson II critiqued the dialog from a theatre activist perspective. Kevin A. Harris approached the collaboration from a spirituality perspective. Z. Vance Jackson reviewed the effort from a social psychology perspective. M. Alicia Ordonez appraised the enterprise from a psychological systems perspective. And Terry Brown discussed the endeavor from a developmental/ psychoeducational perspective.
Introduction
Theatre, Therapy, and Social Responsibility: An Interdisciplinary Critique of Project Rainbow
Kevin A. Harris
A Theatre Activist Perspective
Paul W. Wilson II
A Social Psychology Perspective
Social Psychology and the Theatre of the Oppressed
Z. Vance Jackson
A Developmental Psychoeducational Perspective
Theatre of the Oppressed and Developmental Psychology
Terry D. Brown, Jr.
A Spirituality Perspective
The Spirituality of Oppression: Stages of Life, Development, Faith, and Liberation
Kevin A. Harris
A Psychological Systems Perspective
Looking at the Rainbow Through Multiple-Layered Glasses: A Systemic Approach
M. Alicia Ordoñez
Conclusion
Feedback and Future Directions: Participant Reaction From PTO
M. Alicia Ordoñez
Kevin A. Harris
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Project Rainbow * About the Project * The Aitheros Project
Therapy * Theatre of the Oppressed * Theology of Liberation
Phase 1: Research * Phase 2: Instruction * Phase 3: Community Intervention
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