CASA of Crawford County, Meadville PA
A host of events for Child Abuse Special Advocates - the state organization that provides legal advocates for victims of child abuse - including a private workshop for staff and volunteers of 6 child services organizations, a theater workshop for families about making choices, and a hosted performance festival to support local artists and raise awareness for the fight against child abuse in the county.
A 3-night debut run of Plunge's new show, The Freak That Sticks, co-presented by Allegheny College and the Meadville Community Theatre. Residency activities at Allegheny College surrounded the event included work with several Women's Studies courses on the topic of Sex, Gender, and Stereotyping; a communications masterclass with the vocal music department; and a campus-community event surrounding the Sunday performance toraise awareness about the diversity divide in Meadville and various angles on the impact of stereotyping. Click here for more information and reviews.
McKeesport, PA
A two-hour retreat for the staff of a local domestic violence shelter on
the use of creative approaches in addressing crisis and choice. Presented
as a facilitation for facilitators, the workshop and accompanying
performances focused on providing creative tools for communication
and methods for exploring choice and empowerment with victims of domestic
violence.
Grand
Theater, Elizabeth, PA
Two performances of our revised cornerstone show
in a beautifully restored theater southeast of Pittsburgh, PA. A three-part
residency accompanied the performances in partnership with a local
domestic violence shelter. Residency components included
an all-audience community awareness event surrounding a performance.
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Rainbow Youth Alliance, Rockville, MD
A performance workshop on individuality for 30 high-school
youth and adults. Based on material from "The Freak That Sticks,"
the workshops focused on "finding your inner Freak" from
the perspective of LGBTQ teenagers.
Busboys & Poets, Washington, DC
A prime-time concert event at the happening new venue,
Busboys & Poets, featuring songs and scenes from "The Freak
That Sticks, " along with new original material, musical theater,
pop, jazz, and folk songs.
Creative Convergence Festival, Baltimore, MD
An interactive workshop given as part of this festival
of art, activism, and community to address the role of creativity in
modern society and the impact of bringing the creative process to non-traditional
arts areas.
Maryland Multicultural Youth Center, Riverdale,
MD
A 2-day residency through the University of Maryland's
Center for Educational Partnership. Interactive workshops drawing
on material from "one-ery...two-ery..." We focused first
on traditional and alternative definitions of power and then on exploring
the depth and influence of choices in the lives of 30 middle schoolers
from an integrated neighborhood.
College Access Fund Scholarship Benefit Concert,
Bethesda, MD
An eclectic evening concert designed around the building
blocks of going to college: making decisions, facing fears, and crafting
a future. Proceeds benefitted the College Access Scholarship Fund of
the River Road Unitarian Church.
November 2002 Allegheny College, Meadville,
PA
Week-long residency co-sponsored between Allegheny
College and Women's Services, Inc. and capped with a public performance.
The residency included workshops and performances with:
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Women's Studies program at Allegheny College
(performance workshop)
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High School Choirs at the Meadville Area Senior
High School (career workshop)
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Vocal Music department at Allegheny College
(masterclasses and vocal coachings)
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Domestic Violence Support Group of Women's
Services, Inc.(workshop on the Power of Choice)
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Staff of Women's Services, Inc. (workshop
on privilege, power, and choice)
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Active Aging, Inc. (community center concert)
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Middle School Arts Program (interactive workshop
on "What Power Looks Like")
April 2001 Czech Embassy, Washington,
DC
Debut of the show as part of the IN Series "Women's
Work, Women's Words" Festival.
