Awareness
through
through performance
WARENES
PRiViLEGE UNPLUGGED IV
Performance is
a production
created by UW-L
students that
brings together
both upbeat and
serious scenes
which encourage
audience
members to
acknowledge
the dignity and
worth of all
people. Through
creative and
artistic messages,
the audience is
provided with the
tools necessary
to further engage
in dialogue and
take action to
educate others
about the
topics discussed.
This event is
sponsored by the
Research and
Resource Center
for Campus
Climate.
January 24, 2010
4:00 & 7:00 P.M.
GMH Auditorium
Performers
Cody Allen | Brent Bankes | Carrie Bero | Bri Carroll
Elizabeth Charnell | Vanessa Childs | Christopher “Tofer” Femal
Skyler Frickelton | Lynn Lodahl | Matthew Michalski
Ryan Nell | Kenny Rosales | José Rubio-Zepeda
Mia Stickelmaier | Alex Ugoretz | Mai Lea Yang
Advisors
Matt Evensen | Amanda Goodenough | Willem Van Roosenbeek
inter preter
Colleen Cudo
Sp eci al Thanks TO
Our Cross Cultural Guides for their valued
and different perspectives.
Barbara Stewart for her leadership and support.
Ingrid Peterson for sharing her time and expertise with us.
Kate Oganowski for her prop skills and mentorship.
Carmen Wilson for her help with ATP performer assessment.
Colleen Cudo, the interpreter.
Brant Mayer for his technical assistance.
Bev Kratt for her assistance and patience with our scheduling needs.
The OMSS staff for allowing us to use their space.
Chartwells for their wonderful catering accommodations.
Our excellent custodial staff for their understanding
and help with our performance space.
Chuck Forer & Elizabeth Zuege of Document Services
for accommodating our quick printing needs.
Former ATP performers for their past contributions and ongoing support
with helping to build a sustainable peer education program.
And to all of the many other family members, friends, and partners
of the cast and crew for understanding,
supporting, encouraging, and believing in our
performance production, Awareness through Performance.
S PONSORED BY
research and
resource center
cAmPUs climAte
Go to: www.uwlax.edu/campusclimate, click on “Hate Incident Form.”
AWA RENESS IS A STEP
Directed by: Cody Allen, Beth Charnell, Brent Bankes • [All Cast]
DOLLHOU SE
Written by: Kenny Rosales, Brent Bankes, Alex Ugoretz
[Cody, Vanessa, Carrie, Beth, Tofer, Mai Lea, Alex]
WE NEED TO WAKE UP
Produced by: Amanda Goodenough, Bri Carroll,
José Rubio-Zepeda, Alex Ugoretz
WHITE BEAUTY
Written by: Vanessa Childs, Carrie Bero, Lynn Lodahl
[Vanessa, Lynn, Mai Lea]
RELIGIOU S REALITY
Written by: Cody Allen, José Rubio-Zepeda, Carrie Bero, Matt Michalski,
Mai Lea Yang • [Vanessa, Kenny, Brent, Lynn, José, Alex]
BOOTSTRAP M YTH
Written by: Carrie Bero, Kenny Rosales, Tofer Femal, Ryan Nell,
José Rubio-Zepeda, Mai Lea Yang
[Mia, Cody, Skyler, Tofer, José, Mai Lea, Ryan]
E-NOUGH IS ENOUGH
Written by: Mia Stickelmaier, Skyler Frickelton, Beth Charnell,
Matt Michalski, Bri Carroll • [Mia, Skyler, Beth]
IT’S MY ISSUE
Written by: Carrie Bero • [Mia, Cody, Carrie, Skyler, Kenny,
Brent, Ryan, Tofer, Lynn, José, Mai Lea, Alex]
GOOD ADVICE
Written by: Ryan Nell, Carrie Bero, Skyler Frickelton, Matt Michalski
[Carrie, Ryan, Vanessa]
A D ATE WITH FEMINISM
Written by: Mia Stickelmaier, Vanessa Childs, Carrie Bero, Beth Charnell,
Alex Ugoretz, Tofer Femal, Lynn Lodahl • [Ryan, Tofer, Lynn, Vanessa]
OUT WITH THE OLD
Written & Produced by: Skyler Frickelton, José Rubio-Zepeda,
Matt Michalski • [Kenny, Skyler, José]
KENN Y GAGA
Written by: Skyler Frickelton, Kenny Rosales, Lynn Lodahl,
Beth Charnell, Tofer Femal, Mai Lea Yang
[Carrie, Mia, Beth, Skyler, Kenny, Lynn, Brent, Tofer, Mai Lea, Ryan, Alex]
NOT BI CHOICE
Written by: Cody Allen, Bri Carroll, Brent Bankes
[Mia, Bri, Brent, Tofer, José, Alex]
WRECKING BALL
Written by: Cody Allen • [Cody]
ELBO W FAT/SI X PA CKS
Written by: Mia Stickelmaier, Carrie Bero, Beth Charnell
[Mia, Vanessa, Bri, Carrie, Skyler, Beth, Lynn, Mai Lea]
ESTROG EN CHA NNEL
Written by: Mia Stickelmaier, Vanessa Childs, Beth Charnell, Alex Ugoretz,
Lynn Lodahl, Mai Lea Yang • [Vanessa, Beth, Lynn, Cody, Brent,
Mai Lea, Bri, Carrie, Skyler, Mia]
THE BRE AK ROOM
Written by: Bri Carroll, Brent Bankes, Alex Ugoretz • [Mia, Brent, Alex]
LIFE QUEST
Written by: Mai Lea Yang, Mia Stickelmaier, Kenny Rosales, José RubioZepeda • [Alex, Cody, Kenny, Beth, Bri, Mai Lea, Brent, José]
MAYB E
Produced by: Skyler Frickelton, Beth Charnell, Brent Bankes • [All Cast]
MUSICAL SELECTIONS
“I Need to Wake Up” by Melissa Etheridge
“Zoot Suit Riot” by Cherry Poppin’ Daddies
“Let’s Talk About Sex” by Salt ‘n’ Pepa
“Just Dance” by Lady Gaga
“Maybe” by Sick Puppies
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ADDITION AL TH ANKS
Steve Londre for videotaping our performances and going above and beyond!
Nizam Arain for helping out in the sound/light booth
and for being the President of our Fan Club!
Counseling and Testing for serving as counselors during the performance.
Mark Chavalas & Eric Kraemer for their assistance and perspective
with scene development.
For concerns about relationship violence, sexual assault,
or stalking, please contact:
INGRID PETERSON
Violence Prevention Specialist
306 Wimberly Hall | 608-785-5126
peterson.ingr@uwlax.edu
ho w it all started....
Awareness through Performance (ATP) first debuted on the UW-L campus
in the spring of 2006. With its essence largely rooted in the concept of
performance studies, where the message is placed above the delivery,
ATP exists as an alternative outlet for social activism on campus. Currently, the Research and Resource Center for Campus Climate supports
the development and delivery of 6-7performances during the academic
year on the UW-L campus.
The ATP Troupe is comprised of students who share a passion for diversity and social justice issues and desire to further explore the dynamics
of how these issues shape our world. Because of their commitment to
gaining a greater understanding of the institutional oppressions and
“isms” that affect all members of our community, these students come
together to dialogue, research, reflect, write, and eventually perform
real life experiences that touch on topics of racism, sexism, ageism,
ableism, classism, heterosexism, gender expression and identity, privilege, hate, cultural differences, and more. Using the stage as their
forum for educating, the performers creatively explore, examine and
dissect issues that are present in today’s society.
It is hoped that by watching these performances, audience members
will increase their cross-cultural awareness, embrace a journey towards
greater understanding, and become committed to tearing down the
barriers in order to create inclusive communities. The performance is
designed to begin or, for some, continue the dialogue about difficult
social issues even after the performance concludes.
ATP is indeed changing the world… one performance at a time.
To learn more, please visit www.uwlax.edu/campusclimate/atp.
PROUD RECIPIENT OF THE 2009 PROGRAM ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
FROM THE STATE COUNCIL ON AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AND
THE OFFICE OF STATE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS
Nominated for the 2009 Regents diversity Award
by the university of wisconsin-la crosse
Nominated for the 2008 Regents Excellence Award
by UW-L‘s Academic Staff Council
Voted “2006-07 Best All-Campus Educational
Program of the Year” by uw-l’s RHAC
history of step
The roots of the “STEPPING” dance dates as far back as the ancestral
tribes of Africa.
It has been written that rival tribes would settle disputes by challenging
each other to dance. However, “STEPPING” was probably most heavily
influenced by an African American dance called Juba. The Juba Dance
came from Africa to the West Indies via the Trans-Atlantic slave trade.
Juba eventually made it to the United States where it evolved into a
rhythmic stomping, patting, and tapping of the body dance style.
During Slavery, Juba was more commonly known as Hambone. At the
turn of the nineteenth century, an African American founded fraternityAlpha Phi Alpha- would sophisticate the Hambone Dance by adding
synchronized chanting and beats from the hands and feet. This unified
rhythm sport is what we now call “STEPPING.”
The roots of “STEPPING” are also heavily connected and influenced by
African American college students and Greek organizations. “STEPPING” is practiced at almost every college campus where Black GreekLetter organizations are represented. This art form allows fraternities
and sororities a way of building a deeper and closer bond with each
other across different college campuses in the nation, as well as provide an opportunity to connect with common history.
Today youth and adult organizations across America embrace this art
form because of how it unifies people through rhythm and dialogue.
For more information on STEP, or if you would like to become involved
with Awareness through Performance, please contact the Research &
Resource Center for Campus Climate at 608.785.5094 or visit us on
the web at www.uwlax.edu/campusclimate.
CELEBRATION OF DIVERSITY
This event will showcase some of the outstanding work being done
at UW-L in regards to diversity and will consist of a diversity resource
room in 337 CC (which will include information tables from offices and
organizations related to diversity) and six presentations from faculty,
staff and students which will be presented every hour in 339 CC.
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The WPC provides a yearly forum for
critical discussions about diversity,
multicultural education and leadership,
social justice, race/racism, sexual
orientation, gender relations, religion and
other systems of privilege/oppression.
Conference participants and presenters
represent the corporate and non-profit
sectors, members of the spiritual
community, students, educators,
activists, musicians, and artists. The
WPC offers a High School Youth
Leadership Conference, 10-full day
institutes, film series, more than 100
concurrent sessions and two special
events: Shabbat Dinner and Meet the
Speakers & Book Signing reception.
Health Inequities:
Strategies. Action. Liberation.
April 7-10, 2010
La Crosse, Wisconsin
La Crosse Center
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Collaborative Initiative, Inc.
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multicultural education and leadership,
April 7-10, 2010
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orientation, gender relations, religion and
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March 1st | 7:00 pm
For more information, visit: www.uwlax.edu/campusclimate/atp.
To apply to be a part of the fall 2010 troupe, click “Join the ATP Team.”
(Applications begin in late March)