Inspired by radical theatre practitioner Augusto Boal’s concept of the spect-actor, the Thunderdome conference invokes an innovative, nonhierarchical model of peer instruction and learning.
“The spect-actor is an active spectator, as opposed to the passivity normally associated with the role of audience member.”
— from Games for Actors and Non-Actors, by Augusto Boal
Each faculty-participant will present a craft talk of their own conception. These craft talks will last approximately 20 minutes and allow time for questions and discussion afterwards. The conference schedule also leaves time for all writers to generate new work, testing what’s been presented in craft talks and following up with the faculty-participants personally.
Faculty-participants have work published or forthcoming in journals like River Teeth, the Sewanee Review, Cleaver, sneaker wave, the Missouri Review, Miracle Monocle, Reckon Review, and more.
