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Healthy relationships – supporting teens

April 29, 2017 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

 

Saturday April 29, 1-4pm
A FREE WORKSHOP for teens, parents, and allies.

Join True Story Theater, Arlington First Step Domestic Violence Program & Arlington Youth Counseling Center to learn together:

How do we support teens to be in healthy relationships?
How do you spot the potential for harmful relationships?
How do you offer support in a way that is going to be useful?

AYCC will offer skills for preventing and intervening when there is dating violence. True Story Theater will offer a chance for participants to share their stories and practice skills to support teens to recognize and shift out of harmful relationships.

please RSVP: HHernandez(at)town.arlington.ma.us (781) 316-3219

Food will be provided!

This program is supported in part by a grant from the Arlington Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.

Details

Date:
April 29, 2017
Time:
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Venue

Arlington Youth Counseling Center
670R Mass Ave.
Arlington, United States + Google Map

Details

Date:
April 29, 2017
Time:
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Venue

Arlington Youth Counseling Center
670R Mass Ave.
Arlington, 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.