This TedX talk by Meg Sullivan explores playwriting, empathy, and how a playwriting practice can help nurture the creativity of young people. She talks about theatre’s ability to change attitudes when audience members experience an emotional moment with the performer(s).
Meg Sullivan, MFA, is the Executive Artistic Director of The Manton Avenue Project, the mission of which is to nurture the unique potential of young people in Olneyville by unleashing their creative voices and uniting them with professional artists to create original theatre. Through long-term playwriting programs, MAP offers young people tools to become tomorrow’s creative thinkers and community leaders. As an artist, Meg creates and performs original multi-media works that explore issues of place, memory, and social justice.