Hidden Voices:
A collaborative new work with community partners
Created by the 2006 Masters of Fine Arts Acting Class

February 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18 at 8 PM
February 12 & 19 at 3 PM
Roy Bowen Theatre

Hidden Voices is the Ohio State University Department of Theatre's first Community Outreach and Engagement production, created with our community partner, Turning Point Domestic Violence Shelter and Counseling Service in Marion, Ohio. As part of their Master’s of Fine Arts program, ten graduate students have undertaken an intensive 3-quarter outreach and engagement training, designed to equip theatre artists with the skills to collaborate with community organizations. Students undertook internships at Turning Point, where they ran expressive arts workshops with the residents and their families. From these shared stories and moment s, we have devised a new work for performance, giving voice to the diverse experiences of men, women and children who have experienced domestic violence.

Themes and Issues:
In crafting this play, we hope to show how domestic violence could be a part of anyone’s life, how people may be drawn to colluding in a cycle of abuse, and the effects of domestic violence upon children and families. In working on the show, we began with questions such as:

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