Samuel Yates
Samuel Yates
Disability and Performance Scholar
 
Image of a cup of coffee and a notebook with a yellow cover. A pink pen and a blue pen sit on top of the notebook.

Image of a cup of coffee and a notebook with a yellow cover. A pink pen and a blue pen sit on top of the notebook.

dramaturgy

Are you a playwright looking for dramaturgical support?

Whether you're searching for developmental feedback on an early draft, wondering what next steps to take with a full project, or you are trying to craft an artist statement in alignment with your personal goals, I can help you take the next steps in your project. Let’s connect and build your work together.

rate

My standard rate is $150 to read a script and have a one-hour in-person, video, or phone, conversation about your work. If you have a different scope of project in mind, drop me a note so we can figure out how to best support your work.

access consulting

In Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha’s Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice, we are reminded that, “It’s OK if you build in boundaries. It’s OK and good to build relationships where you are loved, not just for your labor. You are a renewable and also limited resource.” I repeat: “It’s OK if you build boundaries… You a renewable and also a limited resource.” Acknowledging that care work is work–embodied, felt, labor, I want to ask you the following questions: 

  • How are you building accessibility and inclusivity into your work for yourself and others? Your students, audiences, employees, and visitors?  

  • What is the relationship between the accessible, inclusive, and justice-oriented goals you want for your classroom, theater, or business and your current practices? How do these impact your workload? 

  • Think honestly: how can you center inclusive experiences to help move your work forward? 

If we start thinking about how integral access is to our experience of how we feel—or are made to feel—in public spaces, including our classroom, then inclusive teaching comes down to two things: a sense of belonging to and participation in the public sphere.

If you are wanting to make your work more accessible—particularly to disabled audiences—but are unsure where to begin, send me a message. I’ve previously collaborated with Gensler, WV Governors Honors Academy, and the George Washington University Language Center. Let’s work together to build more inclusive environments for everyone!