Come to Southfields library on a Wednesday evening to the Act Up Youth Theatre Group and you will see us having fun and laughing. On the surface it may look like we are ‘playing fools’ but rest assured that this is development of our confidence, our character and exploration of our ideas, thoughts and feelings; strengthening our positions in life and helping us aspire to be the best we can be.
Don’t be fooled by our fooling around. We have fun, laugh and play games. Accepting each other and learning to laugh at ourselves and others which encourages us to be positively critical; offering feedback that is inoffensive yet preparing us for out future careers, life and adult responsibilities.
Together we create an inclusive environment where people can feel comfortable making mistakes – knowing that these hurdles lead us to greater understanding of our peers and the world around us. We solve problems and learn to face challenges – we explore contrasts and conflicts in a spontaneous improvisation that leads us to delve deeper into our capabilities.
We are a group of individuals working together – adding our own unique colour to the palette, as a community we create a masterpiece that best describes our thoughts, feelings and opinions. Our stage is set, our lights are all cued up and rigged and the assistant director is seated in his usual place within the wings. Jenny is pushing the kids into their starting position and Luke nervously bites his finger nails – our platform is ready to springboard our youngest society members to greater and greater successes.
Our community theatre project not only provides our future actors and actresses, but also our doctors, teachers, lawyer, cleaners, mothers, fathers, taxi drivers (and I could go on but I’m sure you get the drift.)
Maybe this isn’t being considered in our current climate where funds are being re-evaluated in places and our efforts are seen as not needed – yet we continue doing what we do – providing what we provide knowing whole heartedly that what we are giving is valuable beyond the numerical figures that we receive and much appreciating the support that we get. We strive forward in our creative army and soldier on with the strong intent to completely enjoy our opportunities and create more opportunities for the future – we are making strong ripples in the sea of success so come and join us in our campaign!
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