The Roof is on Fire- Rachael Hinman

1. Context: The circumstances that framed the meaning of this project was the lack of listening to the voices, opinions, and stories the youth had to say.
2. Content: The issue was the negative stereotypes teenagers were portrayed as in social media.
3. Form: The medium was teenagers sitting in several cars, all laid out on the top floor of a parking structure, having unscripted conversation about controversial social issues and having the audience walk around and eavesdrop on the several conversations going on.
4. Stakeholders: High school students, teachers, artists,
5. Audience: This project was for the public; for the adults who stereotype youth and dont give them an opportunity to speak their opinion
6. Engagement strategies: The stakeholders were engaged in this project because they are all stereotypes and stories these youth have personally experienced and/or expected to live by. The audience was connected because the audience had those stereotypes of those exact students speaking about how they are stereotyped so it was a change of perspective for both parties.
7. Goal: The goal was to leave the audience more open minded, hopefully motivated to break their personal stereotypes, to help the youth succeed, and to have the youth voices’ heard.
8. Values:The project’s core values was to have honest opinions and stories from the youth and they expressed this by not having scripted conversations. All the conversations were truthful and passion driven conversations.
9. Resources: Tangible resources: Cars, flyers, parking lot, walkie talkies, volunteers, crew. Intangible resources: Stories, opinions, passion, personal experiences, the need for a better future
10. Outcomes: Audience members expressed their open mindedness from this piece, the fear and heartbreak they felt from the teenagers, the power and strength the youth hold, and the hope they feel for the future.