"Acting + Listening" youth workshop series

A community opportunity open to young people 14-24!

WHEN: 3rd Sundays, January - May 2023

• Sunday, January 22, 12:00 - 4:00 pm
• Sunday, February 19, 12:00 - 4:00 pm
• Sunday, March 19, 12:00 - 4:00 pm
• Sunday, April 16, 12:00 - 4:00 pm‍
• Sunday, May 21, 12:00 - 4:00 pm - Performance begins @ 1 pm

WHERE: ASHHO Cultural Community and Job Training Center

5757 Littlerock Rd SW Tumwater, WA 98512

Delicious food provided in partnership with ASHHO.

COST:

Free for youth. Community donations accepted from adults at the final storytelling performance.*

ASHHO and Window Seat Media are co-producing this theatre workshop series on the 3rd Sundays of the month January - May 2023 aimed at engaging young people in the community. Come rehearse and co-perform with Brave Practice Playback Theatre Collective. See event information here.

EVENT DESCRIPTION:

The "ACTING + LISTENING" workshop series is for young people in the community interested in theatre and storytelling as a ways to express themselves and learn about others. Participants will become familiar with techniques in Playback Theatre, an original form of interactive and improvisational theatre where people share true moments from their lives and others play them back on the spot using music, conversation, images, and movement. By acting and listening, participants practice empathy, collaborate with others, and explore their own gifts and potential. We'll use theatre-based techniques as tools in self discovery and exploring issues of concern to the group.

SERIES CALENDAR:

January 2023

Getting to know the group through story

Sunday, January 22, 12:00 - 4:00 pm

February 2023

Creating a storytelling performance

Sunday, February 19, 12:00 - 4:00 pm

March 2023

Trusting the group and making offers on stage

Sunday, March 19, 12:00 - 4:00 pm

April 2023

Honing our skills

Sunday, April 16, 12:00 - 4:00 pm‍

May 2023

Final public storytelling performance

Sunday, May 21, 12:00 - 4:00 pm, Performance with Brave Practice @ 1 p.m.

Showcase:

https://us.commitchange.com/washington/olympia/window-seat-media/events/stories-of-finding-my-own-path

Email meg@windowseatmedia.org with any questions or accomodation needs.

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*A NOTE ABOUT COST

This workshop has been free for the young people participating and we intend to keep it that way! Profits from this event will be split 50/50 between Window Seat Media and ASHHO as a means to support the work. We greatly appreciate all event donations, both large and small. When folks who have an abundance are able to contribute a little more, it empowers others to give a little less when they need to. The outcome? Everyone is able to participate. An experiment in social equity, we balance our value for accessibility with the need to honor the actual costs, talents, time, and labor needed to produce this offering. That's why, if you are able, please make a contribution to show your support so we can continue to grow this kind of innovative offering in the future!

Window Seat Media is a 501c(3) non-profit registered in the State of Washington, tax ID# 81-1200465.

windowseatmedia.org

ASHHO Cultural and Job Training Center is a 501c(3) non-profit registered in the State of Washington, tax ID #87-2163668.

ashho.org