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Troupe to make kids' tales come to life on ASDB stage
Coming to a theater near you: inspiration.
It will take center stage later this month at the Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind. That's where Stories That Soar will perform sagas and tales written by ASDB students, breathing life into them with a band of talented actors and musicians. About 20 sketches will be performed at the show, which is free and open to the public.
More on the performance in a bit, but first, let's put the spotlight on Stories That Soar.
For years now, this nonprofit performance troupe has been making a name for itself in the community, traveling to schools to put students' works on stage.
Here's how it works: Students at a given school will feed their stories to the troupe's magic box, which is simply starving for creative tales. Then the troupe will select some of those stories to perform. The mission is to foster creativity and empower children, who see their stories come to life.
"We get stories from the absolutely outrageous to really personal," said Sharon O'Brien, the nonprofit organization's managing artistic director. "The kids can write anything they want."
Bringing a story to life in a performance is one thing, but for this show the troupe has the extra challenge of making sure the stories connect with their writers and members of the main audience, who are deaf or blind. There's a big emphasis on heavy vibrations and bright colors as the performers work to tell the stories in layers.
"Believe me - we are in rehearsal right now, and it is a whole new creative challenge that we are totally embracing," O'Brien said.
The students won't find out which stories were selected until the show on Jan. 20, so there weren't be any spoilers in this article. But some of the sketches performed at a recent rehearsal were pretty cool. There was a great use of props and music.
One fan of Stories That Soar who will be in the audience is Pima County Supervisor Richard Elías, who has been involved with the group for a few years. About 18 months ago, he asked the performance group to put together a show with refugee students. And he was the catalyst for putting the ASDB show together, making connections and seeking donations.
"It's really about children voicing their stories in really positive, alternative ways," Elías said. "It's their voices, but the acting of others interprets those stories," he said. "Honestly, this stuff is so good. It's unbelievable."
If you go
What: The nonprofit Stories That Soar will perform stories by ASDB students.
Where: Berger Performing Arts Center, 1200 W. Speedway.
When: Jan. 20, reception is at 6 p.m. and the show starts at 7
Coming to a theater near you: inspiration.
It will take center stage later this month at the Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind. That's where Stories That Soar will perform sagas and tales written by ASDB students, breathing life into them with a band of talented actors and musicians. About 20 sketches will be performed at the show, which is free and open to the public.
More on the performance in a bit, but first, let's put the spotlight on Stories That Soar.
For years now, this nonprofit performance troupe has been making a name for itself in the community, traveling to schools to put students' works on stage.
Here's how it works: Students at a given school will feed their stories to the troupe's magic box, which is simply starving for creative tales. Then the troupe will select some of those stories to perform. The mission is to foster creativity and empower children, who see their stories come to life.
"We get stories from the absolutely outrageous to really personal," said Sharon O'Brien, the nonprofit organization's managing artistic director. "The kids can write anything they want."
Bringing a story to life in a performance is one thing, but for this show the troupe has the extra challenge of making sure the stories connect with their writers and members of the main audience, who are deaf or blind. There's a big emphasis on heavy vibrations and bright colors as the performers work to tell the stories in layers.
"Believe me - we are in rehearsal right now, and it is a whole new creative challenge that we are totally embracing," O'Brien said.
The students won't find out which stories were selected until the show on Jan. 20, so there weren't be any spoilers in this article. But some of the sketches performed at a recent rehearsal were pretty cool. There was a great use of props and music.
One fan of Stories That Soar who will be in the audience is Pima County Supervisor Richard Elías, who has been involved with the group for a few years. About 18 months ago, he asked the performance group to put together a show with refugee students. And he was the catalyst for putting the ASDB show together, making connections and seeking donations.
"It's really about children voicing their stories in really positive, alternative ways," Elías said. "It's their voices, but the acting of others interprets those stories," he said. "Honestly, this stuff is so good. It's unbelievable."
If you go
What: The nonprofit Stories That Soar will perform stories by ASDB students.
Where: Berger Performing Arts Center, 1200 W. Speedway.
When: Jan. 20, reception is at 6 p.m. and the show starts at 7