t.o.p.repertoire
by Don Yost
This interactive play for children K-3 on safe and unsafe kinds of touching was written for Bridgework Theatre of Goshen, Indiana. The piece was developed and written over a 4-year period at the cost of $20,000 using experts in childhood education and child psychology as well as theatre techniques.
The play includes four animal characters: Little and Big Bear and Little and Big Moose. Interactions between characters and students take place before, during and after safe and unsafe kinds of touching which include sexual and physical violence. The actors, dressed in animal costumes, talk with the children during the play, soliciting suggestions and confirming safe and healthy behavior. The set is simple and easily set up and taken down by the actors for presentation on a stage, in a gymnasium or in a dining hall.
Valparaiso University’s LITTLE BEAR performances have been seen by over 10,000 students, parents and teachers since 1990. (Running Time: 30 minutes)
by VU Students under the direction of Kari-Anne Innes
An interactive play about the dangers of keeping up with the college party and dating scene created by students in the Department of Theatre to be performed for students in college and high school. Its research includes the most up-to-date and accurate information available regarding the influences of alcohol in sexual harassment and dating violence, as well as character profiles of victims and perpetrators of sexual assault. The play presents and critiques many date rape myths. Its design provides some models of appropriate behavior for both men and women.
(Running time: 90 minutes)
