Saturday, September 24, 2011

Critics' Pick

"Best Special Theater Event"

"High high praise!"

~Anna Deavere Smith

Actors 10 to 17-years-old interviewed 8 couples

(3 mixed gender & 5 same gender)

about

LOVE, LIFE, & DISCRIMINATION

Now watch these young actors portray those couples, word for word, in the most potent, moving, and hilarious theatre you've ever seen.

*****

"I CRIED and LAUGHED hard (out LOUD!) many times!

It is RIVETING!"

- ~Cheryl O'Donnell

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Friday, June 24, 2011

PUBLISHED!

We've been PUBLISHED!
Get a copy for yourself

or for a group of actors.

Civil Disobedience - The Musical

Editor's Pick ~THEATRE BAY AREA Magazine

"Honest... Beautiful... Captivating" ~ PRESS DEMOCRAT

"Sooo Powerful!" ~Hope Bohanec

"Deeply heartfelt and highly inventive" ~ BOHEMIAN

"It made me laugh and cry!" ~Karyl Averill

Monday, June 20, 2011

Praise for PROP 8 LOVE STORIES

Critics' Pick

HIGH HIGH PRAISE!

~Anna Deavere Smith

"RIVETING!"

~Cheryl O'Donnell

"BRILLIANT"

~Kim Connolly

"IF ONLY ALL THEATER WAS THIS GOOD!"

~Michelle Wing

"THE NEXT LARAMIE PROJECT"

~Dr. Davina Kotulski

"I CRIED and LAUGHED HARD (OUT LOUD) many times!"

~Cheryl O'Donnell

Winner of Broadway World's

"BEST SPECIAL THEATER EVENT

"AWE-INSPIRING!"

- Tamara Cover

"I cannot begin to tell you how many ways it touched me. I laughed and cried several times in the evening. And then seeing the video and realizing how hard those kids must have worked to get speech patterns and body language together - it was truly amazing. This is one of those once in a life time shows that should tour the high schools. Thank you for your brilliant work. I will never forget it. -Kim Connolly, Clinical Program Manager, Braun School

"Mere words can not adequately describe how compelling, funny, memorable, touching, and satisfying this entertainment is."

-Ken Gallegos, Executive Director, Human Resources San Rafael City Schools

"If Only All Theater Was This Good"

"The best drama I've seen in ages - and the actors were all kids. This is the sort of drama that should get extended runs, playing to audiences around the country, with kids from Kansas and Louisiana and Alaska taking on these roles. This is about opening hearts, one audience member, one cast member, at a time."

-Michelle Wing, Poet & Writer

CLICK HERE for more REVIEWS

Monday, July 26, 2010

The BULLY Theatre Film Project

The 3rd through 8th graders of

Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts

Interview

BULLIES & their VICTIMS

(From the Playground - to the Workplace - to City Hall)

And then

Portray those Bullies & Victims

Word-for-Word

Live

On Stage

With Original Songs

Created & Performed by the Cast

the HABIT project

Who's in Charge? ...You? ...Or Your Habits?

Original Live Theater & Documentary Film

Created by Actors 10 to 17 years old from Interviews they conducted with Addicts, Behavioral Psychologists, Environmentalists, Philosophers, Martial Artists & many other Creatures of Habit.

Humanity is at a critical threshold. Our "breakdown" or "breakthrough" depends on our ability & willingness to change our habits.

TESTIMONY

"This is one of the most effective approaches to education I've ever seen." - John Records, Executive Director of Committee On The Shelterless COT

"There are very few 'enrichment-type' programs that can provide this depth of experience and understanding. You helped to empower all of our children to make good choices and develop good habits."

- Theresa Quinlan, mother of cast member

"I saw the performance last night with my daughter and husband and we were each deeply moved and impressed. What you have done here is big, really BIG. This performance breaks down barriers and halts judgments. It opens our minds and hearts to each other while showing how we each have the ability to change ourselves and our world for the better. I hope this show is ongoing and travels far. Congratulations and thank you."

- Tanya Baccarat, Healthy Community Consortium

CLICK HERE for more REVIEWS

Media

YouTube

TRAILER

http://youtu.be/pBP-ZHle7d0

Molly McKay - "Coming Out"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsfxauaY9s0

Sally Miller Gearhart - "Jesus & Milk"

http://youtu.be/KINItlZuvnk

NPR RADIO - "Sonoma Spotlight"

http://krcb.org/podcasts

ACTORS LIFE
http://www.actorslife.com/nyc-do-not-miss-prop-8-love-stories-comes-to-off-broadway/

North Bay BOHEMIAN article by David Templeton

http://www.bohemian.com/bohemian/06.15.11/arts-1124.html

PRESS DEMOCRAT article by Bob Canning

http://zoominlocal.com/santa-rosa-press-democrat/2010/11/04/#?article=1066218

PESS DEMOCRAT article by Sam Scott

http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20120126/articles/120129606?p=1&tc=pg

WEBSITE - Prop 8 Love Stories

http://www.8lovestories.blogspot.com

Contact

Brian Glenn Bryson

Founder & Artistic Director

Brian@WalkingELEPHANT.org

707-795-7675

Mission

Walking Elephant Theatre Company guides actors 7 to 17 years old out of the classroom and into real-world, project-based education experiences that connect them with their local and global communities to explore compelling social issues.

Cast members interview relevant community members about "the elephant in the room" - discrimination, bullying, homophobia, habits, special education - to create “word-for-word” documentary theatre and films.

These potent, moving, and hilarious plays and movies, made with integrity and economy, are then presented in theatres, schools, and film festivals around the world.

We do this because it is the most effective approach to education we have ever experienced, and because we believe it fosters a world of empathic human beings at peace with each other and themselves.

Donors

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