The Viola Project is an organization in Chicago dedicated to training and empowering young women using the words and characters and plays of William Shakespeare. Program director Rebecca Dumain talks about about the history of the Project, how language can help you get what you need and advocate for yourselves and others, the difference between acting and teaching artists, a shout-out to Slings & Arrows, distinctions between process and product, the value of not glossing over things, advocating for STEAM (not just STEM), and whether any Viola Projects could be started up near where you live! (Length 18:11)
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austin
Wow, that’s a terrific idea. I don’t know those guys but if I ever get the chance to meet them, I definitely ask to interview them.
Joseph Charneskie
Loved the interview, as a recovering English Major I especially like how you phrased it as a “to be” or a “not to be” Hamlet. Very clever.
Any chance of a future interview with any of the creators involved with the Canadian TV show Slings and Arrows, this interview made me want to watch that again for some reason…