Cartography

RELAXED PERFORMANCEPRE-VISIT STORIES

Cartography is the title of the play I am going to see.

When people draw maps, it is called cartography.

cartography

cartography

The play Cartography is composed of four characters sharing stories from their lives.

Due to all of the storytelling, the play does not follow a traditional storyline with a clear beginning, middle, and end.

storytelling

During the play the actors will ask the audience to take out their cell phones and login to a website created for the performance.

What I do on my phone might appear on the projection screen on stage. If I do not want to participate, I do not have to. I can just watch others.

audience participation

Important images will be projected onto the boxes on stage.

The images seen on the boxes will change throughout the performance.

projection screen

Throughout the performance I will hear drum music. Drum music will play when one scene is ending and the next scene is starting.

If the drum music is too loud, I can cover my ears.

The drum music will only last for a little bit of time.

drum music

When people leave their home country and travel to a new country in order to seek refuge, or feel safe, they are called refugees.

Often, refugees flee from their home country due to war or violence.

It is often unsafe for refugees to return to their home country.

refugeesrefugees

Immigration is when a person moves to a new country. People who move to a new country are called immigrants.

Some immigrants come to a new country in search of a better life. For example, an immigrant might move to another country in order to make more money.

immigration

Migration is the process of moving from one place to another.

There are many ways immigrants migrate from one country to another including by bus, train, plane, or boat.

migration

Prejudice means judging someone or having an idea about them without knowing them. Someone might be prejudiced towards another person who is different than them. Some people are prejudiced towards immigrants and refugees.

When someone is prejudiced towards another person they might treat that person unfairly.

prejudice

Credits

Bea Ortiz, Megan Arcangel, Marissa Dutka Masters in Occupational Therapy Students, Temple University

Roger Ideishi, JD, OT/L, FAOTA Occupational Therapy Program Associate Professor

Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

Joanna Emily Reed, MOT 2019 Graduate, Masters in Occupational Therapy, Temple University

Christina SmithDesign Inspiration

Tenara Calem FringeArts Audience Engagement Coordinator

Kamal Nassif: “cartography” image Nikith Nath: “audience participation” imageAll other images courtesy of Kaneza Schaal