Drama Club performances are transformative and unforgettable experiences for everyone in attendance.

With improv as their guide, participants' infinitely creative and hilarious ideas come to life, received by a room full of laughter. Our performances are safe spaces that give young people room to have fun despite the circumstances of incarceration, utilizing the science of play to transform the culture and climate of institutions in which we work.

When we collaborated with SEED Impact to produce our Annual Report, we measured the positive effect of performance on Drama Club participants by assessing demonstrable gains in Social-Emotional Learning (SEL). According to the Aspen Institute, young people with strong SEL are more likely to foster positive relationships, achieve advanced academic and professional success, and attain better mental health.

What Drama Club participants say they've felt, learned and gained by performing:

"Family"
"Being brave"
"Confidence"
"I'm not shy as much as I was"
"Something to put on my resume: performing in front of others"

On this Giving Tuesday, you can positively impact the lives of youth who are incarcerated, and carceral spaces themselves, by joining us in amplifying the #PowerOfPerformance as we raise funds for two more shows in 2023. This is what your donation will directly contribute to:

When each performance unit is $10,000...

$5000 Supports 1 Apprentice per year
$1000 Drama Club t-shirts per facility
$500 Post-performance cast meal
$250 1 facility-approved teaching kit
$100 Props for 1 performance
$50 1 hour of rehearsal pay for Apprentices
$25 Certificates for every student per show

Our goal: two more performances next year!

Thank you for supporting Drama Club's dreams.

The #PowerOfPerformance Giving Tuesday Challenge

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The #PowerOfPerformance Giving Tuesday Challenge

Join Drama Club as we raise $20,000 to fund two more performance units in 2023!

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