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Annual Performance Fundraiser BASH

November 6, 2016 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

- $25 – $100

Support our annual Performance Fundraiser BASH

Help us match the National Endowment for the Arts “Our Town” grant!

Last year’s fundraiser enabled us do over 20 powerful performances and workshops this year
This coming year we will develop this innovative use of interactive theatre to strengthen our community, including:lovely fluid sculpture

  • to tell the story of people with disabilities
  • to educate the public about domestic violence and what to do
  • to build alliances between LGBTQ youth and older generations as well as allies

Please get tickets ahead ($10 off the $35 admission price at the door)

  • Get advance discount tickets online: $25 general admission
    or $50* arts supporter, and $100* arts angel, $10 (under 18 years old)
  • Work-exchange for the event is available on first-come-first-serve basis.

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The performance will start around 1:30pm.  Don’t miss it!

 

 

Details

Date:
November 6, 2016
Time:
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Cost:
$25 – $100
Website:
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2581743

Venue

Arlington Center for the Arts
20 Academy Street
Arlington, MA 02474 United States + Google Map

Details

Date:
November 6, 2016
Time:
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Cost:
$25 – $100
Website:
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2581743

Venue

Arlington Center for the Arts
20 Academy Street
Arlington, MA 02474 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.