Team
CALLING
HOURS
Coshocton County, Ohio, USA
Tom Dugdale, Jeffrey Jacquet, Anne Cornell
Employees of the AEP-Conesville Coal Fired Power Plant. Date and Photographer Unknown. Courtesy of the Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum.
As part of a large interdisciplinary study at The Ohio State University examining the transition away from coal in Ohio, we are developing a theatre performance, tentatively titled Calling Hours, in Coshocton County, Ohio a community impacted by the closure of surface and subsurface coal mining and more recently the closure of one of the country’s largest coal-fired power plants. Created in collaboration with local artists and individuals with personal histories in the coal industry, Calling Hours is intended to be a theatrical memorial, an opportunity for public grieving, sharing, and reflection.
Team Updates
Calling Hours – November 2023 Presentation
“Calling Hours” presented a summary of their project, outcomes, successes, limitations, and future goals at the November 2023 meeting of IEC. View media and coverage of the production.
Calling Hours – November 2022 Presentation
The trans-disciplinary Ohio Coal Transitions Project seeks to combine social science with theatrical performance, fine arts photography, and archival library science to the tell the story of three Ohio case study communities in the midst of their transition away from coal.
About the Team
Tom Dugdale is a theatre director and writer whose work explores adaptation, nontraditional staging, multidisciplinary collaboration, and community engagement. He is an assistant professor at the Ohio State University Dept. of Theatre, Film, and Media Arts.
Jeffrey Jacquet is an energy sociologist whose work has explored the community impacts from renewable and non renewable energy developments and the transition away from Coal. He is an associate professor at the Ohio State University School of Environment and Natural Resources.
Anne Cornell is the Artistic Director and Community Studio Artist at Pomerene Center for the Arts, a small organization with a mission to promote community involvement in the arts in Coshocton, Ohio.