Discusses the author's experience of creating and directing a community-based, oral history play. Reflects on the pedagogical significance of community-based theater. Proposes the students involved were transformed even as they strove to transform the community. Concludes that the give-and-take between radically reinventing cultural constructions…

Discusses the value and ethical dilemmas of incorporating community-based workshops into the university education of young artists. Outlines author's experience in the evolution of an arts program. Advocates for a broader conception of art that encompasses individual and communal expression. (PM)