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Empowering Older Adults

June 22, 2017 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Thursday, June 22
1:00 -3:00pm

Empowering older adults: preventing scams and building healthy relationships
Hosted by Cambridge Citywide Senior Center
806 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139

As part of World Elder Abuse Awareness campaign, please join us for a performance with True Story Theater to increase awareness about elder abuse. Stories of actual challenges faced by older adults will be dramatized by the troupe.

This program is presented by the Cambridge Elder Abuse Prevention Coalition and the performance was generously funded through a Tufts Health Plan Foundation grant. Prior to the performance, a mini-Resource Fair will take place at 12:30 p.m. Various agencies providing specific assistance in regard to resources and support addressing specific needs of older adults will be present.

Light refreshments will be served.

Pre-registration is requested but not required. Please contact Susan Pacheco at 617-349-6220 or at spacheco(at)cambridgema.gov for more information or to register.

Details

Date:
June 22, 2017
Time:
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Venue

Cambridge Citywide Senior Center
806 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139 United States + Google Map

Details

Date:
June 22, 2017
Time:
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Venue

Cambridge Citywide Senior Center
806 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139 United States + Google Map

What happens in a True Story Theater performance?  Our events bring together the delight of improvisation with the courageous 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 feel validated, 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 basics 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.