White Mountains presentation for NIH Science Education Confrence

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Bill D’Agostino Director of Communications and Education Act II Playhouse in Ambler, Penn.

The White Mountains producer/playwright


Talk Outline • • • •

Why Use Theatre? How We Built “The White Mountains” How the Short Plays Illustrated Key Concepts Writing “The Hill”


Theatre: A Useful Tool for Science Education Four Ways Theatre Can Be Instructive


Theatre: A Useful Tool for Science Education Four Ways Theatre Can Be Instructive •

Use of Metaphor


Theatre: A Useful Tool for Science Education Four Ways Theatre Can Be Instructive • •

Use of Metaphor Making the Abstract Concrete


Theatre: A Useful Tool for Science Education Four Ways Theatre Can Be Instructive • • •

Use of Metaphor Making the Abstract Concrete Revealing the Collision of Ideas and Forces


Theatre: A Useful Tool for Science Education Four Ways Theatre Can Be Instructive • • • •

Use of Metaphor Making the Abstract Concrete Revealing the Collision of Ideas and Forces Showing Processes over Time


Building “The White Mountains” Project Conception


Building “The White Mountains” Project Conception • • •

Building plays based on oral histories Wanted project to reflect multiple voices/perspectives Hired multiple writers for 12 short plays/various viewpoints


Building “The White Mountains” Project Timeline


Building “The White Mountains� Project Timeline Twelve Writers Hired: Summer 2015


Building “The White Mountains� Project Timeline Twelve Writers Hired: Summer 2015 Writers received research: September 2015


The Writer’s Research All Writers Received Three Oral Histories Also had access to entire online database for additional research Oral Histories/Writers Paired based on interest Also some degree of randomness



Building “The White Mountains� Project Timeline Twelve Writers Hired: Summer 2014 Writers Received Research: September 2014 Tour of Ambler: November 2014 First Drafts Due: Dec. 31, 2014 Revision Comments: January, 2015 Revisions Due: Feb. 28, 2015 Final Decisions: Early March, 2015 Casting/Rehearsal: March/April, 2015 Performance: April 25, 2015


“An Evening of Short Plays About the Continuing Legacy of Ambler’s Industrial Past”

Seven Short Plays 85 Minutes plus post-show discussion


The Women Wait By Jessica Bedford


The Women Wait By Jessica Bedford


The Women Wait By Jessica Bedford


The Women Wait By Jessica Bedford

ABSTRACT CONCRETE


The Women Wait By Jessica Bedford METAPHOR

ABSTRACT CONCRETE


Mary Runs to the Wreck By MJ Kaufman


Mary Runs to the Wreck By MJ Kaufman


Mary Runs to the Wreck By MJ Kaufman


Mary Runs to the Wreck By MJ Kaufman


Mary Runs to the Wreck By MJ Kaufman

METAPHOR


Mary Runs to the Wreck By MJ Kaufman

METAPHOR

COLLISSION OF IDEAS


Mary Runs to the Wreck By MJ Kaufman

PROCESSES OVER TIME

COLLISSION OF IDEAS

METAPHOR



ORIGIN “Children used to sled down the waste piles of asbestos, which were so high they were dubbed the white mountains of Ambler.” A Lost Park Issues of Risk


The Hill By Bill D’Agostino


The Hill By Bill D’Agostino


The Hill By Bill D’Agostino


The Hill By Bill D’Agostino


The Hill By Bill D’Agostino PROCESSES OVER TIME


The Hill By Bill D’Agostino PROCESSES OVER TIME ABSTRACT CONCRETE


The Hill By Bill D’Agostino PROCESSES OVER TIME ABSTRACT CONCRETE METAPHOR


The Hill By Bill D’Agostino PROCESSES OVER TIME ABSTRACT CONCRETE METAPHOR

COLLISSION OF FORCES


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