Roadside's Story Circle methodology is deceptively simple. Because stories are so powerful, they can easily be used for purposes of domination and exploitation, rather than collective development. Consequently, Roadside is formal in its approach, and we encourage those interested in the method to contact the company for training. The training includes how to become a Story Circle facilitator and how to teach others to facilitate Story Circles. It's a lot of fun, and can be accomplished in one day or less.
Story Circle Training
Part of About Roadside's CCD Methodology
A growing collection of Roadside's playmaking and community cultural residency methodology
- Philosophy of Change 2
- Community Residency Methodology
- General Theory of Cultural Organizing
- A Matrix: Articulating the Principles of Grassroots Theater
- About: Story Circles
- Story Circle Guidelines
- Philosophy of Change
- Podcast: Community Cultural Development as a Site of Joy, Struggle, and Transformation
- Video: Art and Democracy - Aspects of a People's Theater
- Class and the Performing Arts: Class Diversity in Community Development
- A Week-Long Immersion in the Activist Theory and Practice of Appalshop
- Community Participation and Civic Dialogue
- Booklet: Community Residency Process
- Booklet: Educational Residency Process
- Booklet: You and Your Community's Story
- Audio: Q&A with Dudley Cocke at Lyric Theater
- Testimonial: Community Cultural Development
- Quotation: Flowing it Back to the People
- Evaluation: Roadside's Story to Performance Workshop
- Community Cultural Development as a Site of Joy, Struggle, and Transformation
- Case Study: Story Circles as an Evaluation Tool
- Video: Save Our Towns