It was a hot, sweaty day in Newport News, Virginia, in 1986. Cornerstone Theater's designer, Lynn Jeffries, was building a set for the company's first community-based production, Our Town, cast in part with local participants. Three kids rode up on bikes and drawled, “What y'all doin’?” Jeffries responded that they were building a set for a play, noting that she felt like she was “speaking Chinese.” The boys sat for several more minutes. “Do you need help?” And that, according to Jeffries, was “where it all kicked in.”

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“你需要帮助吗？”：社区剧场的变革对话

1986 年，在弗吉尼亚州纽波特纽斯，天气炎热，汗流浃背。Cornerstone Theatre 的设计师 Lynn Jeffries 正在为公司的第一个社区制作搭建布景，我们的城市，部分与当地参与者一起铸造。三个孩子骑着自行车走上来，拉着嗓子说：“你们都在做什么？” 杰弗里斯回应说，他们正在为一出戏制作布景，并指出她觉得自己“在说中文”。男孩们又坐了几分钟。“你需要帮助吗？” 根据杰弗里斯的说法，这就是“一切开始的地方”。