Our community theater group is trying to decide what shows to produce next season and it's revealed deep divisions about whose stories we think are worth telling and what kind of theater makers we want to be. I've realized that my own answers to these questions aren't as clear as I thought, and I'm seeing that several of us are using this artistic debate to work through our own identity questions about representation, voice, and belonging.
More people experience this than they realize.
A creative group's practical decisions are exposing underlying questions about individual and collective identity, values, and artistic responsibility.
“Where Are You with Who am I — the foundational question?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.