Contents
Series Editors’ Foreword
Foreword, by Elinor Fuchs
Introduction: This Book, This Story
Who Was Penelope? You Ask
Excerpt from Finding Penelope, Scene 1, by Anne Basting
Part One: The Landscape
The Current Landscape of Activities/Programming in Long-Term Care, by Kirsten M. Jacobs
Social/Civic Practice in Theatre, by Michael Rohd
Penelope Goes to College . . . but Does She Get Accepted into the Theatre Department?, by Jan Cohen-Cruz
Part Two: Building Partnerships and Charting a Path
What Is Luther Manor?, by Anne Basting
Evolution of an Idea: In Dialogue, by Anne Basting and Beth Meyer-Arnold
Evolution of an Idea: In Dialogue, by Anne Basting and Michael Rohd
Shaping the Project Structure from a Care Perspective: In Dialogue, by Anne Basting and Beth Meyer-Arnold
Shaping the Project Structure from an Arts Perspective: In Dialogue, by Anne Basting and Michael Rohd
Shaping the Project Structure from a Teaching/Learning Perspective, by Robin Mello and Anne Basting
The Structure and Evolution of Funding for Penelope, by Anne Basting
The Structure and Evolution of Evaluation of Penelope, by Anne Basting
The Mythic Lens of Penelope, by Robin Mello and Anne Basting
Part Three: Resistance, Realizations, and Adjustments
Excerpt from Finding Penelope, Scene 1, by Anne Basting
On Fear and Trepidation, by Anne Basting
Staff Resistances, Reactions, and Interactions, by Ellie Rose
Challenges for Students, by Robin Mello
Students’ Eye View of Penelope, by Fly Steffens and Angela Fingard
On the Comfort of Entertainment, by Anne Basting
The First Rehearsal, by Maureen Towey
The Demands of a Painter, or Who Is an Artist?, by Ellie Rose
Open and Roving Rehearsals, by Michael Rohd and Maureen Towey
Part Four: Rewards
The Arts of Penelope: Art-Making and Making Artifacts, by Ellie Rose and Shannon Scrofano
Who Is a Hero in Your Own Life?, by Jolene Hansen
Mamie’s Story, by Beth Meyer-Arnold
On Playing the Suitors: In Dialogue, by Daniel Cohen and Rusty Tym
On Playing Penelope: In Dialogue, by Joyce Heinrich and Nikki Zaleski
Five Seconds after the Audience Left, by Anne Basting
The Magic of the Movement, by Anne Basting and Leonard Cruz
Finding an Ending, by Maureen Towey
Excerpt from Finding Penelope, Scene 5, by Anne Basting
Part Five: Evaluation and Evolution
Beyond Penelope at Luther Manor, by Ellie Rose
On the Challenges of Continuity in Civic Arts Projects: In Dialogue, by Michael Rohd and Anne Basting
Making Structural Changes in the Curriculum through Penelope, by Robin Mello and Anne Basting
What Did the Research Tell Us?, by Robin Mello and Julie Voigts
The Essential Elements of Penelope, by Robin Mello and Julie Voigts
The Landscape beyond Penelope, by Anne Basting, Ellie Rose, and Maureen Towey
Appendix 1. Penelope Project Timeline
Appendix 2. Penelope Project Team
Appendix 3. Partnership Agreement
Appendix 4. Prompts for Penelope Activities and Challenges
Appendix 5. Storytelling and Playwriting Syllabus
Appendix 6. A Note on the Program Evaluation, by Robin Mello
Appendix 7. Funding Partners
Appendix 8. Survey Questions
Contributors
Index