Join us for a panel discussion about collaborative creation!
On November 12th, the School of Drama will host a panel discussion centered on collaborative creation across multiple fields of study. The discussion is being presented in conjunction with the school’s upcoming production of OMNIA BREAK ROOM, an original play created collaboratively by sixteen students and one faculty member. We’ve invited notable faculty speakers from the Seattle campus along with a professional theatre artist to talk about and share their experiences working in collaborative models for discovery and creation. Speakers include:
- Adrienne Mackey, Head of Directing and Playwriting in the School of Drama
- Jodi Sandfort, Dean of the Evans School of Public Policy
- Jessica Werk, Chair of the Department of Astronomy
- Rosa Joshi, Founder of Upstart Crow Collective and Associate Artistic Director of Oregon Shakespeare Festival
The discussion will be facilitated by Gabriel Solis, Divisional Dean of the Arts for the College of Arts and Sciences.
We hope you will join us!
Wednesday, November 12, 2025; 5:30-6:30pm
Glen Hughes Penthouse Theatre - 1803 NE 45th Street, Seattle, WA 98195
Adrienne Mackey is a multidisciplinary artist who explores the potential of performance and play. In addition to teaching and directing at UW, she has focused on fusing games and theatre in her projects through her company Swim Pony.
Jodi Sandfort’s scholarship focuses on improving the implementation of social policy, particularly those policies designed to support low-income children and their families. Her leadership uses participatory methods to activate others to address systemic biases that are reproduced through practices and processes.
Jessica Werk studies the extended gaseous components of galaxies and the role they play in galaxy formation and evolution. Ultimately, she would like to understand the complex galactic ecosystems in which baryons cycle through many physical phases, from the interiors of stars to the intergalactic medium.
Rosa Joshi is a director, producer and educator. She currently serves as Associate Artistic Director of Oregon Shakespeare Festival. She co-founded upstart crow collective a company that produces classical plays with diverse casts. Rosa is committed to creating ambitious productions of classical work featuring women, non-binary and BIPOC artists.
Gabriel Solis is the divisional dean for the arts, broadly supporting the College’s arts units in their teaching, research, and service. A professor of music, Gabriel is a musician, ethnomusicologist and music historian whose work focuses on music, memory, and racialization in the 20th and 21st centuries.