Want to create an interactive transcript for this episode?
Podcast: Art Works Podcast
Episode: Amalia Ortiz: Making and Teaching Art in San Antonio
Description: A discussion with performance poet, performer, and playwright [Amalia Ortiz](Amaliaortiz.net) who directs the theater arts program at [SAY SÃ.](Saysi.org) SAY Sà  is a year-round, long-term, tuition-free multidisciplinary arts program in San Antonio serving middle and high school students primarily at or below the poverty line. In this podcast, Ortiz talks about the work of SAY Sà in general and the theater program in particular. Ortiz discusses the program’s emphasis on producing original theater and encouraging a practical application of the arts.  The students learn all aspects of theater: they write the plays, cast them, direct...