Flint Youth Theatre

Direction William P. Ward

Scenic and Costume Design William P. Ward

Alien Soil was an original production created as part of the National Exchange of Art and Civil Dialogue hosted by Animating Democracy; A program of Americans for the Arts

The Animating Democracy Initiative National Exchange on Art and Civic Dialogue, a multiyear, national project of Americans for the Arts designed to foster artistic activity that encourages civic dialogue on important contemporary issues. This conference will bring 200 artists, cultural and civic leaders, dialogue specialists, scholars, and funders from throughout the United States to Flint. A new production, “Alien Soil,” written by Ward, will premiere at the conference. The production explores the concept of resettlement, the plight of refugees, and the definition of “home” and what it might mean to be without one. - Quote from the C.S. Mott Foundation website