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Empowering Older Adults

June 15, 2018 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Friday, June 15, 1pm – 3pm

“Empowering Older Adults – Scams, Healthy Relationships, and Personal Wellbeing”

As part of World Elder Abuse Awareness campaign, please come for a performance with True Story Theater to increase awareness about elder abuse. Stories of actual challenges faed by older adults will be dramatized by the troupe. This program is presented by the Quincy Elder Abuse Prevention Program.

Free admission
Pre-registration is requested. To register or for more information please call the Kennedy Center at (617) 376-1506.

Quincy Council on Aging
Kennedy Center
440 East Squantum Street
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Date:
June 15, 2018
Time:
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Venue

Quincy Council on Aging Kennedy Center
440 East Squantum St.
Quincy, United States + Google Map

Details

Date:
June 15, 2018
Time:
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Venue

Quincy Council on Aging Kennedy Center
440 East Squantum St.
Quincy, United States + Google Map

What happens in a True Story Theater performance?  Our events bring together the delight of improvisation with the riveting vulnerability of people sharing their personal truth.

The show’s emcee (called “the conductor”) facilitates brief, spontaneous conversations with volunteers from the audience who share their own feelings and experiences related to the show’s theme.  After each conversation, the actors and musician immediately embody the key feelings and actions they heard, using movement, music, dialogue, and superb listening. All of it is improvised on the spot. During the course of a 75 minute show, True Story enacts about 6-8 stories.

From this simple interaction, audience members laugh, cry, get insights about their lives, and feel an expanded sense of community. You can share a moment from your life and see it performed, or just come to watch.

What are True Story Theater’s classes like?  We will teach you the basic of Playback Theatre, which can hone your listening skills for everyday life.  All are welcome.  Classes are supportive, informal, intimate, and fun, an enriching experience for both newcomers and experienced actors.