Schwall, Erin Nicole

Overview

Seven-week exploration of the journey of women in an all female improv and sketch comedy group to find their comedic voice by building ensemble and by focusing on what they think is funny instead of being concerned with making other people laugh.--Abstrac

Overview "Incidents of sexual assault continue to occur at an alarming rate on college and university campuses across the country. While bystander intervention training is educating students to help prevent this crime from occurring, stories of survivors are still silenced in our classrooms, perpetuating the idea that they are alone in their trauma and need to handle it on their own. Using a theatre storytelling exercise, I developed a workshop to share personal stories of surviving sexual assault...