ENGL 225: Building Communities, Growing Resilience

Roadside Theater was founded in the coalfields of central Appalachia in 1975 as part of Appalshop, which had begun six years earlier as a War on Poverty/Office of Economic Opportunity job training program in film, for economically poor youth. From its inception, young Appalachians saw Appalshop as the means to defy the national stereotypes of their mountain home by telling the region’s story in the voices of the people living there.

The Magdalena Project is a dynamic cross-cultural network of women’s theatre and performance, facilitating critical discussion, support and training. It is a nexus for diverse performance groups and individuals whose common interest lies in a commitment to ensuring the visibility of women’s artistic endeavour.