Audio Anthology

Audio Anthology Trailer Bonus Episode 4 Season 1

She's the Wo(Man)

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While we read many poems that engaged with gender discrimination, Olivia Gatwood's "The Autocross" sparked the improvisations that led to "She's the Wo(Man)." The poem dealt with motorsports but our conversations eventually focused on how as a minority in the STEM community and in politics, women are forced to endure microaggressions in the workplace. Ensemble members shared stories of double-standards, being judged by their clothing or speech, while male peers were judged by their work.

Show Notes

She's the Wo(Man)
Written by Laura Sansoterra, Jason Dernay, and Nate Davis
Directed by Nealmonté
Performed by Mary Claire Zauel, Nate Davis, Laura Sansoterra

While we read many poems that engaged with gender discrimination, Olivia Gatwood's "The Autocross" sparked the improvisations that led to "She's the Wo(Man)." The poem dealt with motorsports but our conversations eventually focused on how as a minority in the STEM community and in politics, women are forced to endure microaggressions in the workplace. Ensemble members shared stories of double-standards, being judged by their clothing or speech, while male peers were judged by their work. Please visit the Association for Women in Science, MSU's Center for Gender in a Global Context, and MSU's program in Women and Gender Studies

What is Audio Anthology?

A group of Michigan State University students virtually came together throughout fall 2020 to create a series of 5 new audio plays, each connected to the themes of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). As a starting point, we all brought in poetry to share. We read and discussed dozens of poems from diverse artists and used those as a jumping off point. The poetry evoked frank and honest conversations about race, gender, and sexuality, and every member of the ensemble shared deeply moving personal experiences about how these impact the way they move through the world today. We then created scenarios and improvised scenes until the basic structure for each play began to take place. Individuals and groups of students took on the challenge of weaving these experiences into cohesive audio dramas.