UW–Madison student Bryanna Plaisir was featured in a recent Capital Times article, headlined “What did we learn? Bryanna Plaisir embraces the stage, finds true allies.”
Plaisir is a double major in theatre, in the School of Education’s Department of Theatre and Drama, as well as in mathematics.
In the article — one in a series of interviews with Madison educators, organizers, and leaders looking back at lessons they took from 2020 — Plaisir says that she learned how important theater was to her in 2020. She also found time to reflect.
The article notes that Plaisir was among the cast of the Children’s Theater of Madison production of “Peter Pan” that closed in March last year, after its final dress rehearsal.
“Ever the optimist, Plaisir began acting and directing virtual work,” the article continues, including for a 72-hour play festival, produced with InterMission Theatre, and for Music Theatre of Madison’s “Beyond the Ingenue” project, for which Plaisir created an original song about a young Michelle Obama that she also performed.
The article also delves into Plaisir’s involvement in last summer’s protests against racial injustice. She said it was “invigorating” joining friends to attend the protests.
“People tend to steer away from the topic of race and of privilege. It was very invigorating to see students that did care, and were willing to come out and protest,” Plaisir said.
Learn more about Plaisir by reading the full article about her at madison.com, here.