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A Digital Series of Theatrical Performances Created from Conversations with Frontline Workers

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The University of Pennsylvania’s School of Nursing (Penn Nursing) will partner with Elevate Theatre Company LLC to create a series of digital theater events telling stories from frontline workers. The “Frontline Series” will use the viewpoint of nurses, other clinical team members (physicians, pharmacists, respiratory therapists, etc.), and those working in the hospital but not necessarily with patient-facing roles (e.g. Housekeeping, engineering) as inspiration for the theatrical performances to be created. Elevate will gather the frontline perspective, through ethnographic interviews, and then create theater pieces leveraging a compilation of frontline stories using trained playwrights and actors. Elevate will present the 2-part series and host Penn Nursing and other frontline team members in panel discussions.  

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John McInerney (he/him)
Executive Director
215-573-0874
mcinernj@upenn.edu

Chloe Reison (she/her)
Associate Director
215-573-2159
reison@upenn.edu

Elizabeth Shaw (she/her)
Administrative Assistant
215-898-5930
elizshaw@upenn.edu

The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation offices are located at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Pennsylvania.

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