Ashley Teague
Ashley
Teague

Concentration 

MFA Directing

Award Year 

2017
Notch Theatre Company
USA

Through community-engaged, theatre methods we drive change around the pressing social and health related issues of our time, offering countless communities a platform to tell their stories on stage and be their own change makers. This work connects with audiences on a deeply personal level and endeavors to push the boundaries of what that connection can achieve. By collaborating with communities across the nation to tell their real stories on stage, our work raises awareness around important social issues for people on all sides of a conversation, driving social change on a national scale and prompting meaningful, lasting engagement at a grass-roots level.

We find ourselves in a moment when the civil liberties of historically underrepresented groups face serious threat. How many American's are deprived of full cultural citizenship because of ethnicity, religion, social class, ability, orientation and immigration status? Who is given access to America's promise of opportunity and who is systematically shut out? We must give voice to the voiceless in order to sustain a functioning civil society. We must address community’s concerns with artistic ferocity, with bold questions and daring choices.