Ep 30: Life, Education and Theatre in the time of COVID-19 w/ Cynthia Henderson




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Summary: A breath of fresh air, inspiration and hope can best be used to describe today’s episode and our guest. Cynthia Henderson is an Associate Professor of Acting at Ithaca College and the Founder and Artistic Director of Performing Arts for Social Change. In today’s episode we talk about her unique take on fusing pedagogy of the oppressed, theatre of the oppressed, social justice theatre and Meisner together to create acting pedagogy. We also talk about her work with devising and young people… but most importantly we talk about what it means to create theatre and be alive during this challenging time. About Cynthia: Cynthia Henderson is an associate professor of acting in the Department of Theatre Arts at Ithaca College. She has directed and performed professionally on stage and in television throughout the U.S., Europe and Africa. Her directing credits include: The Colored Museum, Burn This, Plumfield, Iraq, My Children! My Africa!, Fires in the Mirror, In the Red and Brown Water, and Everybody. Cynthia is the founder and director of Performing Arts for Social Change (PASC); a program that uses theatre as a venue to give voice to societal issues in the U.S. as well as internationally. She is the author of The Actor’s Landscape (available on Amazon), a member of the National Alliance of Acting Teachers and Actors’ Equity Association. Cynthia is also a Fulbright Scholar and the recipient of two additional Fulbright awards.More about/contact CynthiaMore about Performing Arts for Social Change  More about RE:THEATRE’s pay-what-you-can programming:Educator Brainstorming SessionsThe Rebellious History of Musical Theatre Spotlight Private LessonsMore about Theatre District on Instagram and Facebook! If you have questions or ideas for future episodes reach out to Lindsay anytime at lindsay@retheatreco.com. You can find out more about RE:THEATRE and Lindsay’s work at www.retheatreco.com, by following RE:THEATRE on Facebook or by following Lindsay on instagram @re.theatre.