Theatre History and Performance Studies at the School of Drama at the University of Washington -- with support from the Simpson Center for the Humanities, The School of Art + Art History + Design, and the Department of Dance -- present:
A talk by Patrick McKelvey
Associate Professor of Theatre Arts at the University of Pittsburgh
"Impossible Enterprise: Ron Whyte, CETA, and the National Task Force for Disability and the Arts"
Drawing from my recent Disability Works, “Impossible Enterprise” focuses on the infrastructural activism of the queer disabled playwright Ron Whyte. It examines how Whyte secured public service employment through the New York Artists Project (1978–80), the largest federally subsidized arts jobs program funded through the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act, or CETA (1973). This talk demonstrates how Whyte employed CETA resources to chart new itineraries for US disability politics beyond the demands of productive citizenship.
Wednesday, April 2, 2025, at 5:30 pm in HUT 154
Reception (appetizers & nonalcoholic beverages) to follow
**Also on Wednesday, April 2 at 1:30 pm, a no-host coffee is offered for Patrick to meet with UW graduate students, tentatively at Off the Rez.
Please RSVP (suggested) using the below link for either or both events.