Each year, the School of Drama invites regionally, nationally, and internationally recognized guest artists to share their artistic, collaborative, and philosophical approaches to theatre making. This semester will focus on the work of Ping Chong and Company. Rooted in the company's mission to “create[s] theater and art that reveal beauty, invention, precision, and a commitment to social justice” and guided by members of PCC’s Artistic Leadership Team, students will explore PCC’s approach to new work development including devising, movement work, documentary theater, and creative producing. This course brings students into engagement with PCC’s “Undesirable Elements” series, an ongoing practice and means of creating interview-based theater works exploring culture, identity, and belonging in specific communities. Students will consider how to apply these approaches to their own artistic, collaborative, and/or community work. The course culminates in an original, ensemble-created piece centered on creative producing and community engaged practice.