Six Characters In Search of a Plot

Peace Child Israel proposes to create a theatre piece developed by its own staff for the purpose of enhanced community outreach at three levels:

Peace Child Israel is proud to have achieved a core group of staff that have stayed with the organization over a number of years to be the basis for this theatrical vehicle. 50% of the PCI staff are theater professionals, making this a natural evolution in the organization’s development.

Adults always attended the performances of the teenagers in the program. The public at-large was always invited to celebrate the event. But in 2002, Peace Child Israel began inviting the parents of program participants to be involved in the dialogue process itself. In 2003 this process was greatly increased with 3-4 meetings in every pair of communities where it functioned.

Peace Child Israel proposes to increase the outreach to the adult community at-large by performing an original play: “Six Characters in Search of a Plot” in these communities where it functions, for increasing awareness and as a broader outreach to the community.

In the Spring of 2005, Palestinian playwright Mohammad Thaher, on staff at Peace Child for 5 years, created the first skeleton of the text that now serves as the basis for the bilingual theatre piece:

“Six Characters in Search of a Plot”. In August 2005, Dr. William Yalowitz, American director and choreographer from Temple University Community Arts program arrived to continue the development process.

Peace Child Israel - Background

Established in 1988, Peace Child Israel is the veteran organization utilizing theatre and the arts as a tool for cross-cultural dialogue in Israel. Committed to addressing minority-majority relations and co-citizenship issues. the goals of Peace Child Israel are: education for democracy, pluralism and tolerance in the Israeli society. Through the medium of theatre and the arts, the pedagogical objectives of compassionate listening, critical thinking and non-violent communication are applied whiling workshop participants address issues of identity, stereotypes, mutual respect, equality in a democratic society, cultural similarities and differences. Role playing, reverse role-playing, collage, movement and improvisation are among the numerous tools used to facilitate experiential learning. cooperation in the creative process RESULTS in the writing and performance of original play by each group of teens from neighboring schools that participate in the project. programs for parents and teachers were added to the organization’s agenda in 2001. The Peace Child Israel program is recognized in the Ministry of Education “Community service program”

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