Playing Well With Others: An Ethnographic Examination of the Converge Theatre Project, a Science-Theater Collaboration

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Abstract

This paper describes an ethnographic study of the Converge Theatre Project, a cross-disciplinary collaboration between science education researchers and theatre educators. The team created a science-based play for middle-school youth that aims to dismantle stereotypes about participating in science and becoming a scientist. The ethnography aimed to identify factors that contribute to successful cross-disciplinary collaboration and how the collaboration between Converge Theatre Project team members evolved over time. This paper considers implications for what is necessary for other cross-disciplinary collaborations, in terms of what is necessary for fruitful collaboration.

Author

• Ariella Flora Suchow, Boston College