improbable PLAYERS   

history

Improbable Players' first performance was in 1984. The scenes they did that day for a high school peer leadership conference became the basis of the first play, "I'll Never Do That!" which now has played to over a million people in schools from elementary to college, community organizations, the workplace, and conferences nationwide.

Many gifted actors have contributed their talent, their sense of humor, and pieces of their life stories over the years. Because of them, many funny, sad, poignant, hopeful scenes---and entire plays---have been created.

The Players are often been tapped to write and present dramatic plays for professonal conferences and training sessions about the impact of substance abuse on different issues, such as the workplace, elderly problems, and the judicial system, among others.

mission

...to inform people about substance abuse prevention through theater performances and interactive workshops featuring actors who are in recovery from alcohol or other drug abuse. 

board, consultants, administration

Lynn Bratley, M.Ed., lynnbratley@improbableplayers.org  •  Founder and Artistic Director of the Players. Since 1984 she has hired, trained and coached many actor / educators. She develops new performances and curriculum guides, and builds relationships in the health and theater communities. She earned her BA in Drama from the University of Washington, Seattle, and her M.Ed. in Theater Education at Tufts University. In 2003 the Tufts Graduate School of Arts & Sciences presented her with the Outstanding Career Achievement award.

board
Joe Kelleher, BA, LADC1, Clinical Coordinator, Hope House, President, CASA
Chris Everett, BA , Actor, Improbable Players
Robert Fast, Esq. retired
Anara Guard, MA, Assoc Dir, Suicide Prevention Resource Center, E.D.C.
Fumi Kanaya, MS, PhD, CPH, research scientist (currently on leave of absence)

advisory board
Delia Barrett, co-founder, Team-Up, Marblehead
Maryanne Frangules, Executive Director, MOAR
Woody Geissmann, LADC1, CADAC, Founder/CEO Right Turn
Maureen McGlame, Executive Director, COASA
Roger Oser, Director, Wm. J. Ostiguy Recovery High School
Ray Stiver, retired.

...and many consultants, collaborators, and interns who work on a per-project basis