"9 Circles"
By Bill Cain
Jan. 6 – 28, 2012
Jan. 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 27, 28 at 8 pm
and
Jan. 8 and 15 at 2 pm
Curtain Call
iPlay Bringing Homeless Teens Out of Shells
PHOENIX - A unique series of drama workshops is boosting the self-esteem of Arizona teenagers at a Phoenix homeless shelter. The iPlay curriculum, developed by Christopher Haines of the iTheatre Collaborative, has taught dozens of at-risk teens at the UMOM New Day Center about acting, improvisation and performance.
Haines says extra effort is required to bring the kids out of their shells.
"Working with any sort of teen group, you're going to run into those kind of issues of peer pressure and not wanting to look stupid in front of their friends and all that. But with this group, it was even more difficult for us to gain their trust."
