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  For Pipeline I would attempt to take an Afro-Surrealist to the play, blending reality and the fantastical to convey the true nature of systemic racism. Afro-Surrealism is a medium through which filmmakers and other visual performers attempt to portray their reality in a systemically racist society. James Baldwin said " what happens […] when a reality finds itself on a collision course with a fantasy? For the white people of this country have become, for the most part, sleepwalkers.” The very nature of pipeline, and in fact the very nature of being a BIPOC in America is to be a victim to a surreal structure of oppression. I would portray this in the pipeline by highlighting the surreal, fantastical, and disturbing elements of the school to prison pipeline, creating a show that seeks to convey its message more so through set design and visual cues throughout the scene than the dialogue. Concerning Set design, I would focus on creating a disjointed, prison-esque stage. Prison bars ...

 - The ISTA Project was a deeply informative process, even though I did miss many of our meeting days. While I was in the classroom and able to learn, I garnered many new skills and a deeper understanding of my individual creative process when it comes to theater. Despite the multitude of theater theorists and theories we covered, I feel the biggest thing I gained from this experience was discussed in the final 15 minutes of our last class. I must personally decide whether I am committing to the theater or not, in both a specific way when concerning trying new things or being creative in the classroom, as well as my overall conviction and understanding of theater. While I have deep love respect and passion for theater, film, and other forms of visual art performance, I am flakey, and this is represented in my work. After going through this process I have realized that in order to do anything of substance I must commit fully to the theater in a holistic way. I am too afraid to take ...