# Elizabeth Wislar

Autumn is a reflective time for many people. The various fragrances of the season including the aroma of pumpkin spice treats or the earthy smell of a leaf pile, immediately stir up memories. In speaking to residents about what they remember of the fall of 1972, Andrew Stuhl, an associate professor…

Theatrical designer, educator, and activist Elizabeth Wislar joins Smartistry Founder Melissa Peck to discuss the powerful and innovative new curriculum she developed for her undergraduate theatre class at James Madison University. Wislar, a registered member of the Northern Cherokee Nation, shares…

A discussion on pay equity with costume designers Christine Pascual and Elizabeth Wislar.   Christine is a member of On Our Team, an organization building pay and labor equity in the theatre industry, by requesting equitable pay and support for theatrical designers.   Elizabeth is a member of C…

Elizabeth Wislar, Dede Ayite, & Clint Ramos discuss decolonizing the costume imagination. Decolonization is the active resistance against colonial powers. It is a shifting of political, economic, educational, cultural, and psychic independence and power to a nation’s own indigenous peoples. Decolon…