Embracing Your Inner Nerd: Role Playing Games in Theatre and Education

Join me with educator and game master Brook Bullock as he shares with us the history of RPG and the social and psychological implications of “playing” different roles. We’ll learn about “the satanic panic” and how RPG has been brought out of the dungeon/basement and into the light - enhancing empathy and understanding our history through fantasy. Is RPG a new kind of improv? With the game master cast as the director, they shape the experience and allow their players agency. What do we do with the choices afforded us? Does it matter if the choice is real or just an allusion? Who thought RPG would take us this far down the rabbit hole? But like the Queen of Hearts asks Alice, “Do you play?” PLEASE SUBSCRIBE! ⁠www.theshakespeareanshrew.com⁠ https://www.youtube.com/@ShakespeareanShrew Please follow us on Instagram: @theshakespeareanshrewTikTok: @theshakespeareanshrewThe new season of shows for OSP is available ⁠here!⁠ Please donate to OSP: ⁠https://www.okshakes.org/donate⁠Thank you for listening!Host/Shakespearean Shrew: Dr. Karen FeinerCo-Creator/Brew Shrew: Michelle CoffmanCover Art Creator/Artistic Shrew: Katie Kimberling ⁠⁠⁠www.halfmaverick.com⁠⁠⁠Thank you to our guest: Brook BullockBrook has taught English for over 30 years, served as an Advanced Placement Consultant for the College Board since 1997, and has played D&D since the 1980s.  He grew up in a small OK town, giving him a chance to experience a “little bit of everything” when it came to extracurriculars as well as the ability to travel between different social cliques with relative ease - a skill he now uses to move between professionalism and whimsy. Currently married for 20 years, Brook enjoys trips with his wife and family, riding motorcycles, and reading into the wee hours of the night, usually in preparation for the next RPG podcast episode or classroom lesson.On the Socials at @BrookBullock.bsky.social