Good Boys - Mo`olelo Bridges

In conjunction with Mo`olelo's production of Good Boys, we are partnering with Hoover High School, City Heights Educational Collaborative, and Young Audiences of San Diego to pilot Mo`olelo Bridges, an innovative arts education program that uses storytelling, creative writing and theater to teach critical literacy skills and transform students into storytellers of their own lives.

During the 18-week pilot residency project, a teaching artist meets once a week with students from Hoover High. During each session, the students write, hear, imagine, discuss, challenge and perform stories and narratives based on themes connected to Good Boys. The program culminates with the students creating a community service art installation project that will be displayed at the theater for Good Boys. In addition, the students will attend the professional production of Good Boys followed by a post-show discussion with the founders of the Tariq Khamisa Foundation.

Mo`olelo Bridges is a high school level adaptation of Neighborhood Bridges, a federally-recognized program developed by the Children's Theatre Company of Minneapolis. Neighborhood Bridges has been proven to improve students' ability to read, write, and think critically, and also develop their collaborative and public speaking skills. Bridges helps young people to grapple with the complicated issues, conflicts, and questions in today's diverse, changing society. It challenges young people to identify the roots of social problems, examine their own feelings, and propose creative, non-violent solutions.

Through a competitive application process, Mo`olelo was selected by the Children's Theatre Company to receive training on Neighborhood Bridges in 2008, and with their approval we are piloting this high school-level adaptation.

Three Part Arts

Mo`olelo also offers our unique Three Part Arts Education Outreach program in conjunction with Good Boys.

Part One is a 20-minute pre-show classroom visit by the director or one of the actors of the play, who sparks discussion on the play's themes and prepares students for their theater-going experience. This visit is held 1 - 3 days prior to the students' fieldtrip to the play.

Part Two is a fieldtrip to see the play. Maximum capacity is 100 students and teachers. Schools must reserve their own buses to the theater.

Part Three is a 50-minute post-show classroom workshop facilitated by the director of the play, held 1 - 5 days after the students' fieldtrip. This workshop can focus on playwriting and/or acting skills, or may be replaced by a post-show discussion with the actors and the director immediately following the performance at the theater.

For rates and more information please call us at 619-342-7395.