Stage / large room (performance space should be 9'/12').
Lighted playing area.
Microphones good for Q&A, but not usually needed for the performance.
time requirements
All plays are 45 minutes--followed by 15 minutes Q&A with the actors.
One hour of follow-up discussion sessions--on-stage or small groups.
So----allow two hours total for the play and the follow-up.
choose from these programs
"I'll Never Do That!" 'Alcohol/drug education 101' and a family confronting addiction, four actors
Running On E The focus is on youth, peer pressure, helping each other, four actors
Passing It On HIV/AIDS and its connection to alcohol/drug abuse, four actors
Hitting Rock Bottom Signposts of dating violence are dramatized in a story about a young couple, four actors
Stages How addiction affects us at every stage of our lives, two actors
your comprehensive prevention package arrives before the program and includes *work order, contract, invoice * pre-peformance questions * posters * teacher discussion booklet * post performance writing ideas * feedback forms for post-program faculty and student reflection
and an optional page for your school's website emailed to you, describing the program and suggesting questions for discussion.
get ready for fun!
The Players' performances introduce theater into the health curriculum--a combination of serious and zany, reflecting the experiences of the players themselves. As one student wrote,
"At first it was funny, but if you really think about it, it's really sad. Because it really does happen that way."
Meet 'Charlie' one of six masks dramatizing the merry-go-round of addiction.
grant funded programs are sometimes available. Email us at players@improbableplayers.org to learn if we have a grant for your area. We have a 'grant template' that we can email back to you which describes our mission, goals and objectives and programs. You can use this to cut and paste into your own grant proposal.
