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
List of Figures Notes on Contributors Foreword Acknowledgements Introduction Part 1 1 A narrowing sphere: Economization and applied theatre 2 Tangled webs: Applied theatre and the economy 3 The economies of applied theatre 4 Applied theatre and new cultural economies Part 2 5 Autogestión, conviction, collectivity and Plans A to Z: Colectivo Sustento in continuous resistance Penelope Glass, Colectivo Sustento, Chile 6 Foundation funding: The pedagogies of applied theatre projects in two Toronto theatres Anne Wessels, Director of Education, Tarragon Theatre, Canada, and Lois Adamson, Director of Education, Stratford Festival, Canada 7 Waiting on a miracle: The precarious state of the everyday in applied theatre Peter O’Connor, University of Auckland, NZ, and Briar O’Connor, Managing Director of ATCo, UK 8 A difficult fit: The economic actions of FM Theatre Power in Hong Kong Molly Mullen, University of Auckland, NZ, and Bonnie Y. Y. Chan, FM Theatre Power, China 9 The Long Tail/Tale: Seven thought-provoking mind-sets to reframe your applied theatre practices Paul Sutton, Artistic Director of C&T, UK 10 The ROOTS of US applied theatre economies Paul Bonin-Rodriguez, University of Texas, USA 11 The theatre dividend: Reflecting on the value of a theatre and social housing partnership in Bolton (UK) Ben Dunn, University of Manchester, UK, and Jenny Hughes, University of Manchester, UK Afterword Endnotes Select Bibliography
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 *
