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You and Taxes

February 5, 2019 @ 7:30 pm

- Free

Tuesday, Feb. 5th 7:30 pm
Theme: You and Taxes

How do we feel about paying taxes? What does it mean to us to be required as citizens to contribute our money (to our town, our state, our country)? We invite people to share different perspectives and learn from each other through our interactive storytelling theatre.

Arlington Robbins Library community room
700 Mass. Ave., Arlington, MA, lower level
(Venue is accessible via ramp, elevator, and wheelchair lift.)

This is a FREE public event of “The Listening Project: Strengthening civic dialogue through storytelling theatre” which is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.

 

 

 

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Details

Date:
February 5, 2019
Time:
7:30 pm
Cost:
Free

Venue

Robbins Library: Community Room (lower level)
700 Mass Ave.
Arlington, MA 02476 United States + Google Map

Details

Date:
February 5, 2019
Time:
7:30 pm
Cost:
Free

Venue

Robbins Library: Community Room (lower level)
700 Mass Ave.
Arlington, MA 02476 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.