Applied Theatre

Economies

Molly Mullen (University of Auckland, New Zealand)

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Methuen Drama
19 March 2020

Theatre Studies; Other performing arts; Community & outreach services

Series: Applied Theatre

The APPLIED THEATRE series is a major innovation in applied theatre scholarship: each book presents new ways of seeing and critically reflecting on this dynamic and vibrant field. Volumes offer a theoretical framework and introductory survey of the field addressed, combined with a range of case studies illustrating and critically engaging with practice.

Series Editors: Sheila Preston and Michael Balfour

Applied Theatre: Economies addresses a notoriously problematic area: applied theatre’s relationship

to the economy and the ways in which socially committed theatre makers fund, finance or otherwise

resource their work.

Part One addresses longstanding concerns in the field about the effects of economic conditions and

funding relationships on applied theatre practice. It considers how applied theatre’s relationship with local and global economies can be understood from different theoretical and philosophical perspectives. It also examines a range of ways in which applied theatre can be resourced, identifying key issues

and seeking possibilities for theatre makers to sustain their work without undermining their social and artistic values.

The international case studies in Part Two give vivid insights into the day-to-day challenges of

resourcing applied theatre work in Chile, Canada, the UK, New Zealand, Hong Kong and the US. The authors examine critical issues or points of tension that have arisen in a particular funding relationship or from specific economic activities. Each study also illuminates ways in which applied theatre makers can bring artistic and social justice principles to bear on financial and organizational processes.

Edited by: Molly Mullen (University of Auckland New Zealand)
Imprint: Methuen Drama
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
Weight: 327g
ISBN: 9781350154834
ISBN 10: 1350154830
Series: Applied Theatre
Pages: 280
Publication Date: 19 March 2020
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Molly Mullen is a Senior Lecturer in Applied Theatre at the University of Auckland’s Faculty of Education and Social Work. She has produced theatre education, youth theatre and community arts projects in the UK and New Zealand.

Reviews for Applied Theatre: Economies

Molly Mullen's Applied Theatre: Economies is an insightful contribution that further troubles simplistic binaries framing socially engaged theatre and the ways in which it might negotiate the neoliberal economy while maintaining ethical, intellectual and aesthetic integrity. This book provides inspiring examples of how artists and companies can successfully negotiate the dichotomies of self-interest vs altruism. -- Dr Rand, Hazou * Australian Drama Studies *