Monday, October 24, 2011

Press Release: Take A Stand!


Contact:
Molly Matlock
Chatham County Arts Council
www.chathamarts.org
919-542-0394

For Immediate Release
Take A Stand!
Performance At Pollard Middle School

Chatham County, NC - Take A Stand!, an empowering performance written and performed by Pollard Middle School 8th graders, will be presented Thursday, November 10th at 7 p.m. in the Pollard Middle School auditorium. Admission is free. The general public is encouraged to attend the performance and a discussion on the topic of bullying.

Chatham County Arts Council is the recipient of a grant from the NC Arts Council for this Arts-In-Education initiative. Teaching Artists from Chatham County based EbzB Productions (www.ebzb.org) were chosen to help Pollard Middle School students create a play. This production is based on oral histories collected from citizens of Chatham County. The local citizens were interviewed about their personal experiences with bullies. They were also asked about their experiences of standing up for others against bullies. Students transcribed the interviews; edited the transcriptions; created a script, visual presentation and publicity materials for the production; rehearsed the play; and blogged about the experience. To view the blog, visit: http://takeastandmbpollard.blogspot.com/

Students will perform Take A Stand for their peers during the school day on November 10th. Elizabeth Carriel, Michelle Rotante, and Mary Clayton Liles, teachers at Pollard Middle School opened their classrooms to EbzB Productions' teaching artists in order to integrate the performing arts with the Language Arts curriculum. The November 10th, 7:00 p.m. performance will offer this unique production to the general public. Families who will have students at Pollard Middle School during 2012 – 2013 are encouraged to attend.

For more information, please contact Molly Matlock at ChathamArts: 919-542-0394.

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