Programs can be built around particular issues that the organization indicates are sources of internal conflict or conflict in the widercommunity, or can be tailored to lead to discovery of the core of a problem.
Applied theatre exercises will focus on:
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• Open dialogue and participant agency |
A support group for GLBT youth was concerned about its clients' relationships with family and peers outside its walls. After exploring individual habits and coping mechanisms through perception and habit-breaking exercises, participants formed story circles to share concerns about the way in which they were spoken to and treated by others.
Out of these came a sharing of images that helped participants acknowledge the emotional barriers to dialogue. During simulations group members and anaudience of relatives and friends explored ways to deal with homophobia at school events and with family gatherings. Participants acted out strategies and faced, in a safe environment, likely consequences.