Performances
In fall semester 2023, participants in ENG 113b, Performing Climate Justice created radio play adaptations of short dramatic scripts commissioned by Climate Change Theatre Action.
Working in teams, students in Performing Climate Justice adapted six scripts as radio plays, accompanied by 10-minute podcasts exploring the issues relevant to the plays and proposing climate justice actions that students can take on the Brandeis campus.
You can listen to the plays and podcasts at any time on our website, Climate Change Theatre Action at Brandeis University: The Radio Plays and Podcasts. These will be also aired on our student-run radio station, WBRS 100.1FM, on Tuesday, February 27, 8:00-10:00 pm and Saturday, March 2, 8:00-10:00 pm.
Our hope is that the creativity, critical thinking, and advocacy of the climate justice performers you’ll meet here will inspire you to take action in response to the climate emergency, on the Brandeis campus and beyond.
Gratitude
Performing Climate Justice students and instructor Tom King are grateful for the generosity, labor, and mentoring of the following individuals:
- Mark Dellelo, Director of the Sound and Image Media Studios, Brandeis University.
- Calvin Fluit, Course Assistant, ENG 113b, Performing Climate Justice.
- Joshua Hertz, co-manager, WBRS 100.1 FM.
Visiting Artists and Change Agents
We have learned from and been inspired by the embodied creativity and knowledge of our visiting artists and change agents:
- Evan Bell, Director of Organizing, 350 Mass.
- Jimena Bermejo, Co-Director, Mobius Artists Group.
- Chantal Bilodeau, Founding Artistic Director of Arts & Climate Initiative and co-founder of Climate Change Theatre Action.
- Alicia Hyland, Assistant Dean for Faculty Affairs in the Dean of Arts and Sciences Office, Brandeis University.
- Leigh Meunier, Project Coordinator for Communities Responding to Extreme Weather (CREW) and Senior Community Builder, Neighborways Design.
- Jean-Luc Pierite (Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana), President, North American Indian Center of Boston.
- Anneke Reich, Artistic Director, Artists’ Theater of Boston.
Funding
Visiting artists and change agents funded by The School of Arts and Sciences, Brandeis University; the minor in Creativity, the Arts, and Social Transformation, Brandeis University; the Department of English, Brandeis University; the Environmental Studies Program, Brandeis University; and the department of Theater Arts, Brandeis University.