For my senior project as a theatre major I have been producing and performing in a one woman show titled Land Without Words, by German playwright Dea Loher. This piece chronicles an artist’s experiences traveling to a war-ridden and poverty-stricken city in the middle east, and examines how those experiences have impacted her ability to create art now that she has returned home. As I have taken on the role of a woman who is grappling with the purpose of her art, I have been forced to explore my own responsibilities as an artist. What roles do privilege and our experiences at an institution like Middlebury play in our lives as artists? What kind of art do I want to create, and what do I hope this art achieves? This presentation will include aspects of my process, excerpts from the piece I performed, and a discussion of these questions.
