Newsletter | September/October 2021
We're back. We're in person.
We're in this together.
We are excited to be able to go back to in-person programming this fall! Our staff has been working diligently to ensure we do so in safe, engaging and accessible ways. We are prepared to go virtual too. We are listening to our community of educators, artists, students and families. We are paying close attention to CDC, state and local safety recommendations. Check out our Fall 2021 Commitment to Community Health at Rehearsal for Life. 🎭
Freelance Players LAST CALL: Register Today
Freelance Players rehearsals begin soon — will we see you there?

We are thrilled to be back and can’t wait to reveal our shows, old and new, for the fall 2021 season! Check out registration information here. We can't wait to see you back on the stage! 🎭
Urban Improv is Coming to the Classrooms
After a year of virtual programming, the Urban Improv residencies are back in-person with our BPS partner schools. We are thrilled to begin work with a sixth BPS partner school: The Conley School in Roslindale! We are excited to have the opportunity to work closely with teachers and students in their own environments: their classrooms. The Urban Improv ensemble are in rehearsals. Ready or not, here we come!🎭
Start the Year Strong—Book an Assembly!
Virtual and in-person Re: Action Assemblies!
Community Building Through Theater: Our teaching artists lead interactive and inventive theater-based games and activities that build peer connections through shared experience and joy.
Topical Touchpoints Workshops: These school- or community-wide workshops exploring social issues such as interpersonal relationships, bullying and systemic racism give students a low-risk chance and a brave space to use their creativity to problem-solve with empathy. 🎭

Re: Action Assemblies get students thinking and talking about important issues in their lives. These facilitated workshops help build strong school communities. Book an assembly today to start the school year off right!
SAVE THE DATE - Annual Impact Event
Please join us online for Rehearsal for Life’s annual Impact Event.

Celebrate the transformative work you make possible.

Join us via Zoom for our annual Impact Event on Wednesday, October 6th @ 12:00pm!
  • Featuring speaker Kendra Hicks, Youth Unscripted alum & candidate for Boston City Council
  • Get a sneak peek of what Urban Improv and Freelance Players are up to this fall.

We can't wait to see you there!
For the last five years, Kendra has been the Director of Radical Philanthropy at the historic Boston-based organization Resist. She participated in Youth Unscripted in the early 2000s. Hear her story at our Impact Event!
Join Youth Unscripted
After-School Teen Empowerment Program Registration Open
Youth Unscripted participants are Boston teens in grades 9-12 who meet to unpack important social justice issues in their lives, culminating with an original theatrical performance. Teens receive a stipend at the end of their time and along the way develop critical SEL skills in collaboration, empathy and leadership. If you know any young people who might be interested in this program, please pass the interest form below along!

Thank you to Partners - Brigham & Women's Center for Community Health and Health Equity, and MCC’s YouthReach for supporting this program.
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Your generous contribution today helps us continue to grow our ongoing programming and serve our students, who need our support now more than ever. Thank you!
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