YOUNG ACTORS NEEDED FOR DATE RAPE PLAY:

Teens interested in acting (no experience necessary) are invited to participate in a life changing experience; a forum theater workshop organized by “Sheatre” exploring the topic of Date Rape. The workshop will be held in Wiarton sometime in late August and the beginning of September. You could be from Lion’s Head, Cape Croker, Owen Sound, the Beach, Southampton, Saugeen, the country... Wherever!

The play will investigate the human relationships that lead to date rape. It will be created and performed by a diverse group of First Nations and non-First Nations young people who have struggled with sexuality in dating situations. The interactive Forum Theatre events will be an opportunity for communities across Grey-Bruce to use theatre to seek local, grassroots responses and solutions to the complex issues of date rape.

Date Rape is a difficult subject for people to discuss. More times then not we remain silent when the issues need to be brought to light. The Date Rape Theatre Forum will give those people a new outlet to explore the feelings and thoughts they need to let out. The workshop will result in a live televised presentation to all the participating schools in Grey and Bruce Counties.

Forum theatre is a type of theatre that not only allows the actors to express their creativeness on the set, but also allows the audience to get involved. The audience will be given the chance to interrupt the performance and position themselves in the play to see the outcomes of different strategies. This will be done by the studio audience as well as by the telephone.

The workshop will consist of a committed week for workshops, plus rehearsals during the following four weekends to perfect the piece. Participants will improvise, write, and develop their own scenes in a very unique way.

This project is in partnership with the Women’s Centre (Grey & Bruce Inc.), and is funded in part by the Community Foundation Grey Bruce . Any teens interested should contact Joan Chandler (Artistic Director, Sheatre) at (519) 534-3039 or by e-mail at sheatre@sheatre.com to arrange an interview. Interviews will be held in June.