Resources

Theatre in Education Training

Learn to use theatre exercises, games, and performance to enhance learning for all ages. This training will introduce participants to techniques developed by Viola Spolin, August Boal, Dorothy Heathcote, Michael Rohd, and other applied theatre specialists. More info

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Interactive Play Workshop, Kendallville, IN Public Library

Lead K-6 youth through theatre games and interactivce storytelling.

Youth Action Council, Chippewa Falls,WI

Two-day training of Youth Action Council (YAC) teens in InterPlay techniques. YAC teams will use their skills to facilitate dialogue about healthy relationships at middle schools.

Purdue University Boiler Gold Rush (BGR)

Director Katherine Burke and InterPlay actor/facilitators lead a series of BGR events:

• BGR Team Supervisors participate in a training and workshop on communication and facilitating dialogue
• Staff members engage in workshops focusing on challenges with incoming students
• Parents, guardians, and family members of incoming students use InterPlay techniques to examine issues they may encounter with first-year students

NAMI Mental Health Players

The creation of an original, interview-based series of short plays for the West Central Indiana chapter of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill.

The Academy at Oakwood

InterPlay director Katherine Burke trains and works with youth ministers and teens at The Academy at Oakwood in Syracuse, Indiana. Participants will use InterPlay techniques to stimulate dialogue and find solutions to complex challenges, like peer pressure, substance use, and discrimination.

Diocese of Lafayette

Youth workers from parishes in the Diocese of Lafayette, Indiana come together to learn and practice ways to engage youth in their communities in dialogue.

"All the World's a Stage," Indiana Youth Institute Tour

InterPlay director Katherine Burke takes a six-day tour of Indiana training youth workers in InterPlay techniques. Sponsored by the Indiana Youth Institute.

Youth-Serving Agency Coalition, Michigan City, IN

Representatives from youth-serving agencies throughout the Michigan City, Indiana area gather for a training in InterPlay techniques .

National Dropout Prevention Centers Network 2005 Prevention Strategies Institute, Louisville, KY

Workshop for school counselors and educators in using applied and interactive theatre to engage at-risk youth in dialogue

Facilitating Group Dialogue With Applied and Interactive Theatre

Training for school counselors, educators, social workers, and youth workers in using InterPlay techniques to stimulate dialogue and social change; held at the Tippecanoe Arts Federation in Lafayette, Indiana

PRIDE2005 - The World Drug Prevention Conference

Participants at the annual PRIDE Conference join in a workshop on using interactive and applied theatre to inspire and empower youth.

Crisis Connection InterPlay Training

A team of high school students trains in InterPlay techniques to address issues of dating violence and sexual assault, sponsored by Crisis Connection of Jasper, Indiana

"All the world's a stage..." Indiana Youth Institute

InterPlay leads Indiana youth workers through a workshop at the 2004 Kids Count in Indiana Conference, discussing youth issues such as peer pressure, bullying, and substance use.

HFS: Promoting Unity Through Diversity

An ensemble of administrative staff from Purdue University participates in 2 days of training, learning to address cultural inequities among staff on campus. The training will culminate with a workshop for 150 staff members, kicking off a series of workshops across campus.

National Association for College Admission Counseling Conference

InterPlay Director Katherine Burke and two InterPlay actors (TBA) lead a workshop entitled "Playing Many Parts," examining issues surrounding diversity with workshop participants.

Cary Home for Children

InterPlay works with residents at Lafayette's Cary Home, a residential treatment facility for delinquent youth. Six weeks of training will culminate in a workshop for family and friends, examining the issues that are prevalent in their lives.

Manchester High School, North Manchester, IN

InterPlay leads Manchester High School Juniors and Seniors through an interactive workshop on communication, conflict resolution, and peer pressure. The students will apply what they learn during the school's fall orientation programming.

CARe Initiative Symposium, Lebanon, IN

From across Indiana, teams from sexual assault/domestic violence prevention agencies, alongside youth representing their communities, learn to use interactive theatre to address issues facing their regions. Sponsored by the CARe (Communities Against Rape) Initiative.

Theatre for Dialogue Workshop

In this daylong intensive workshop, participants learn to use theatre and improv games, dialogue-building exercises, and role-playing scenes to involve people in a fun, meaningful experience that encourages dialogue and positive change. For educators, school counselors, therapists, theatre practitioners, and facilitators.

American College Personnel Association

InterPlay Artistic Director Katherine Burke leads a three-hour pre-conference workshop about creating interactive theatre ensembles on college campuses. The conference takes place from April 1-5 in Philadelphia, PA at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.

Muncie Youth, Original Performance

The Indiana Civil Rights Commission sponsors the creation of an original theatre project, focusing on issues of race in Muncie, Indiana. A select group of youth will interview community members and transform those interviews into an original performance about racial tensions surrounding the proposed renaming of a street after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Miller Elementary School

Third, fourth, and fifth graders at Miller Elementary School in Lafayette, Indiana transform six children's books into theatrical performances, using mask, mime, and theatre games. The students will be involved in every aspect of production, from scenic design and construction to performance. This project is sponsored by Civic Theatre of Greater Lafayette.

Lafayette Transitional Housing

InterPlay Artistic Director Katherine Burke leads clients of Lafayette Transitional Housing in an interactive workshop about family communication and domestic violence.

Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities

InterPlay Artistic Director Katherine Burke presents a 90-minute hands-on workshop on "Addressing Global and Local Issues Through Interactive Theatre" at the Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities.

FREE Interactive Theatre Workshop

Come spend an afternoon playing theatre games, learning improvisation exercises, and engaging in dialogue about the diversity of Lafayette! InterPlay: Interactive Theatre for Dialogue, hosts a free workshop. InterPlay actors Fernando Cordero, Mary Pilat, and Carol Santos engage workshop participants in scenes, role playing, and theatre exercises examining issues surrounding diversity. The fun, creative theatre workshop is open to the public. "The games and exercises we will experience will be great for educators, community workers, artists, and anyone who wants to explore his or her creativity," says Burke.

The Theatre of Dreams

Jungian analyst Donnamarie Flanagan and InterPlay Artistic Director Katherine Burke announce "The Theatre of Dreams," a workshop at the Tippecanoe Arts Federation. We experience theatre every night in our dreams. Remembered or not, our dreams are portals to the self, and the characters in our dreams play in the drama of ordinary life. Participants in this morning seminar will relive their dreams through the art of theatre, making the mystery of the dream more accessible by giving participants ways of relating to their own dreams.

Butler University

InterPlay trains students in Butler University's FACES program (Forming A Community of Educational Support) in interactive theatre techniques to create dialogue about diversity, sexual assault, and substance use.

Promoting Tolerance and Advocacy for Justice Through the Arts

InterPlay Artistic Director Katherine Burke travels to the country of Georgia to implement a program she designed for World Learning. The project, funded by USAID, trained Georgian theatre professionals, NGO representatives, journalists, and others in interactive theatre techniques, arts advocacy programs, and focused on cultural tolerance and conflict resolution.

Girl Scout Camp

InterPlay Artistic Director Katherine Burke leads Sycamore Council Girl Scouts in a weeklong exploration of what it means to be a girl in 2003. The final performance was an original creation, containing visual art, spoken word, and performance derived from interviews of the campers.

Americans for the Arts Convention

InterPlay Artistic Director Katherine Burke receives an Emerging Leader scholarship to attend the June, 2003 Americans for the Arts convention in Portland, Oregon.

Indiana University/Purdue University Fort Wayne

InterPlay leads a group of 200 in breakout sessions in a dialogue about diversity in the workplace during the IPFW Diversity Institute.

Indianapolis Urban League

Training for professionals and volunteers for the Indianapolis Urban League in interactive theatre exercises and games to stimulate dialogue about HIV and AIDS.