Honoring the Work: Studs Terkel’s <i>Working</i>

Honoring the Work: Studs Terkel’s Working

Winter (14+ hours) | This course is completed

10 Hilton Field Road Hanover, NH 03755 United States

Founders Room

New Course

1/16/2019-2/27/2019

9:30 AM-11:30 AM EDT on Wed

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$80.00

Join us for an exploration of Studs Terkel’s Working. Learn how to conduct an oral history interview and transform it into a performance piece. Examine the differences between documentary and literary approaches to collecting oral histories and conduct interviews with fellow students or members of the community. This class will be taught by members of WE THE PEOPLE, the theater company that brought 1776 to the Upper Valley last March. It is being taught in conjunction with a production of the musical adaptation of Working. As part of the production’s talk-back series, class members will have the option of reading their pieces, or having them read by someone else, in a post-performance session.

  • There is also a required reading packet.
  • Working (ISBN: 978-1565843424) by Studs Terkel
Catlin, Faith

Faith Catlin lives in Lyme with her husband, John Griesemer. Since moving to the Upper Valley, Faith has acted and directed at Northern Stage and Parish Players. She and John are part of a local film collective that has created six movies, many of which have been screened at the White River Independent Festival. In NYC, Faith is a member of the Playwright’s Gallery and serves on the board of Rattlestick Theater. She is also a licensed clinical social worker and psychotherapist.

Perry is an actor, director, and founder of WE THE PEOPLE theatre company.

Memory is an actor, singer, and the Music and Performing Arts Librarian at Dartmouth College who has conducted graduate research in oral history.

Katie is an actor, early childhood music educator, and Coordinator of Community Outreach for WE THE PEOPLE Theater Project.