Playwriting as Participatory Action Research

Authors

Jillian Campana, The American University in Cairo (AUC)Follow

Author's Department

Arts Department

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Document Type

Research Article

Publication Title

Elixir International Journal

Publication Date

1-3-2018

Abstract

This article draws connections between the non-fiction form of Documentary Theatre and participatory action research. It describes the fundamentals of Popular Education as being the roots of Documentary Theatre and shares the goals of this type of work. One particular new play, Dream Hope Wish Desire, developed at the American University in Cairo documents the hopes of the people of Egypt is offered as an example of the process of creating a collaborative new Documentary Theatre play. The article explains how the collaborative playwriting process is similar to research data collection, analysis and sharing.

First Page

50006

Last Page

50008

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APA Citation

Campana, J. (2018). Playwriting as Participatory Action Research. Elixir International Journal, 116(2229-712X), 50006–50008.
https://fount.aucegypt.edu/faculty_journal_articles/351

MLA Citation

Campana, Jillian "Playwriting as Participatory Action Research." Elixir International Journal, vol. 116,no. 2229-712X, 2018, pp. 50006–50008.
https://fount.aucegypt.edu/faculty_journal_articles/351