Splash Biography

Are you a programmer wanting to get into poetry? Or a poet wanting to get into programming? If so, this class is for you! We'll explore simple computation as a creative tool for poetry writing. No previous coding or poetry experience required.

In this workshop, we'll brainstorm and write either an autobiographical or fictional monologue. We'll look at some examples of effective monologues (within black theatre) and explore how to incorporate their techniques into our own writing

Should straight actors play queer roles? Should white and well known performers play the parts of Asian or Latinx/Chicanx characters? Is creating memes or reposting tik toks of black people just a new form of black face? Using examples from film, tv shows, and social media practices, we will discuss the ways race, gender, and sexuality are performed and embodied in media, paying particular attention to issues of whitewashing, black face, queer coding/baiting, and cultural appropriation