In this episode of Breaking the Canon, Leah and Tolu spill the tea on the origins of the podcast, their organizational umbrella - Students Mobilizing Change (SMC), and why they thought it was necessary to start the conversation about Eurocentrism in American Theatre. For the full transcription and list of resources visit https://www.smc-ctsa.org/transcripts.
Mar 29, 2021
29 min
In episode two of Breaking the Canon, Leah and Tolu welcome professor of Africana Studies at Bucknell University, Dr. Jaye Austin Williams, who breaks down the ways in which Eurocentric education is harmful to the Black community and future American theatre artists. For the full transcription and list of resources visit smc-ctsa.org/transcripts.
Feb 22, 2021
31 min
In this episode of Breaking the Canon, Leah and Tolu investigate and critique Classical Greek theatre and its prominence in theatre education, specifically in UCI Drama’s undergraduate course "The Development of Drama”. Today's guest: UCI drama student Stacey Manos. For the full transcription and list of resources visit smc-ctsa.org/transcripts.
Feb 13, 2021
33 min