Plays for Living
Through Plays for Living, theatre students in Spotlight Theatre Company perform in the community as a means of educating students and community members. Plays are designed to provoke conversation and raise awareness and communication around sensitive social issues.
Productions
Devon’s Hurt (2nd and 3rd grade audience)
A performance for young audiences about coping with hurt feelings. "Devon's Hurt" is funded in part by a grant from Sioux Valley Energy.
A New Norm (4th and 5th grade audience)
A new musical (based on the book by Tom Roberts) about coping with anxiety, depression, grief, anger, doubt, shame, fear and more - and provides encouragement that there is hope and help is available.
Special thanks to Avera Behavioral Health for their collaboration on Mental Health Resources.
What’s the Difference? (4th and 6th grade audience)
A fast-paced performance based on the classic Alice in Wonderland tale tackles the issues of diversity, discrimination, bullying, stereotypes and cliques.
The Survivors (7th grade-adult audiences)
A play about depression and suicide prevention for teenagers.
Funded by: The Sercl Family Fund through the Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation
Where Does It End* (8th grade-adult audiences)
A play about bullying, prejudice and their ugly consequences.
*contains some strong language