make a play change the world framework revised 2014

Make a Play. Change the World. A Framework for Igniting a Compassion Revolution

Make

a P

lay 1. Investigate our World

2. Imagine Yourself in Many Roles

3. Practice & Take in the Good

4. Share Your Creative Ideas

5. Put Your Ideas Together

6. Do Stuff. Make Mistakes. Do it Again.

7. Perform for Others

Ch

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ge Y

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rself NOTICE: I am Enough

• Mindfulness• Self-Awareness• Identifying, Accepting &

Managing Emotions• Self-Compassion

CONNECT: I Belong to the Group• Empathy• Setting Healthy Boundaries• Peacefully Navigating Conflict• Courage

CELEBRATE: I get to Learn & Grow• The Creative Process• Reflecting on your Work• Giving and Sharing Feedback

with Others• Setting Positive Goals for the

Future•

Ch

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ge t

he W

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d 1. Peaceful & Welcoming Places and Spaces

2. Healing, loving & engaged individuals

3. Leaders as Compassion Workers

4. Diversity & Equity in Action

5. A Culture of Play, Experimentation & Innovation

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What is the work of art?

Make

a P

lay 1. Investigate our World

2. Imagine Yourself in Many Roles

3. Practice & Take in the Good

4. Share Your Creative Ideas

5. Put Your Ideas Together

6. Do Stuff. Make Mistakes. Do it Again.

7. Perform for Others

“Through spontaneity we are re-formed into ourselves. It creates an explosion that for the moment frees us from handed-down frames of reference, memory choked with old facts and information and undigested theories and techniques of other people's findings. Spontaneity is the moment of personal freedom when we are faced with reality, and see it, explore it and act accordingly. In this reality the bits and pieces of ourselves function as an organic whole. It is the time of discovery, of experiencing, of creative expression.”

– Viola Spolin, known as the Mother of Improvisational Theater

When we create something new that has value in your life, in your community, and beyond, we have made art. Art is not and cannot be reserved for people who consider themselves experts or professionals. Art belongs to all of us. Art is the power that all of us have to take risks, generate new ideas, combine those ideas with other ideas, and solve problems. We make art as a gift to our audience. When they witness our art, they share a gift with us.


What are the skills we are learning?

“Play is the lubrication that allows human society to work and individuals to be close to each other. Which is why play is the most important element in love.”

- Stuart Brown, M.D., author of “Play: How it Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul” and founder of the National Institute for Play

Through the Make a Play process, we are learning and practicing the essential social/emotional skills that allow us to be happy in our own lives while maintaining healthy relationships with others. When exploring the complexities of our world, we need to enter in through the lens of play. Play is our right as living beings to enjoy ourselves and each other. Play in all forms – games, creative play, physical activity – is the ultimate mechanism to explore and practice human interaction.

Ch

an

ge Y

ou

rself NOTICE: I am Enough

• Mindfulness• Self-Awareness• Identifying, Accepting &

Managing Emotions• Self-Compassion

CONNECT: I Belong to the Group• Empathy• Setting Healthy Boundaries• Peacefully Navigating Conflict• Courage

CELEBRATE: I get to Learn & Grow• The Creative Process• Reflecting on your Work• Giving and Sharing Feedback

with Others• Setting Positive Goals for the

Future


How are these skills applied to build Compassionate Communities?

"Theatre is a form of knowledge; it should and can also be a means oftransforming society. Theatre can help us build our future, rather than just waiting for it.”

- Augusto Boal, innovator, politician, director & founder of Theatre of the Oppressed

I define a Compassionate Community as an interdependent group of people connected by passion, proximity, or both who care deeply for the well-being of each other. Have you ever been to a redwood grove? Then, you have seen that the trees very tall and stand very close together. You would think that trees that tall have extra-strong roots that cut super-deep into the earth. But this is not the case, the roots grow relatively shallow under the surface of the earth. What we know about redwood trees is that they are able to stand as tall as they do because their roots grow in an interconnected, interdependent web with the roots from the other trees around them. One tree is able to stand so tall because its roots are being supported by all of the other trees around it. As our communities learn to act more like redwood groves, we change our world for the better.

Ch

an

ge t

he W

orl

d 1. Peaceful & Welcoming Places and Spaces

2. Healing, loving & engaged individuals

3. Leaders as Compassion Workers

4. Diversity & Equity in Action

5. A Culture of Play, Experimentation & Innovation

make a play change the world framework revised 2014

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