The last few months have been busy months for Gailey Road. I have been on sabbatical in Broachbeach, Australia, where I've been working on my book Staging Harriet's House: Producing-Research Informed Theatre, working on the next play in the Harriet's House Trilogy and writing the Playwrights Guild of Canada Women's Caucus biweekly newsletter. I've taken advantage of my time in Australia to follow and report on the work of Australian women playwrights and theatre artists in Sydney, at the Brisbane World Theatre Festival and at the Adelaide Fringe Festival. To become a member of the PGC Women's Caucus and receive copies of the newsletter contact Robin Sokoloski at the Playwrights Guild of Canada.
Back in Canada, production manager Gillian Lewis has been touring out west and director Jocelyn Wickett has just finished up an exciting theatre project with Toronto high school students from Oasis Arts and Social Change Program, SEE School, Subway 1 Academy and Bloor Collegiate. For several weeks, Oasis Alternative students learned, rehearsed and taught other schools the choreography to a mashup of songs. Inspired by the international flashmob phenomenon, and the TV series GLEE, Oasis decided to work towards creating a flashmob of inner city schools. The skills gained in such a project connect to curriculum expectations in drama, dance and physical education and support the building of community within and across multiple school sites as well as the local community. The project’s goal was to build community through shared experience, foster an appreciation for the arts, and encourage physical activity and community arts projects as a way of staying happy and healthy. See their performances at: www.youtube.com/DaFlashMob.
Finally, Gailey Road's new Playwriting Unit began working together in November 2010 and its members have been meeting regularly to discuss their work-in progress.
Gailey Road's next blog, containing a spring update of our activities will be published in May 2011.
All the best,
Tara
Saturday, March 5, 2011
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