Small Towns/Rural Areas
ACHF Arts Access
Provide access: Youth need the opportunity to perform on stage other than sports to develop acting and self-confidence skills in a different arena. Recognize barriers: Children are familiar with movies and having children's theater in our community each year they are exposed to live theatre.The cast completes a survey of questions about why they participated and what they learned. Their responses help us evaluate the production. We also survey the audience verbally to evaluate their response. Newspaper reports indicate how the show was received in the community.
We had four more youth participate this year, and six more than the year before. Of the 48 kinds that completed the survey, 13 had never participated before. We held a mime workshop for participants. They learned how to act using their body and facial expressions to show emotions rather than using their voice.
Other, local or private