Volunteer Opportunity
Students Needed for "Witness Theater"- telling Holocaust stories through theater
Details
Description
Are you a high school student or college freshman looking for a meaningful community service project this upcoming school year?
Witness Theater, now in its 13th year, is a powerful multigenerational theater experience that engages students and Holocaust survivors to tell impactful survivor stories.
Here's how it works: Students and survivors meet weekly over the course of the academic year with a trained drama therapist, culminating in shared public performances in Brooklyn and Manhattan.
Students in Witness Theater will:
Earn up to 120 community service hours for participation
Create long lasting relationships with Holocaust survivors
Listen to Holocaust survivors' wartime stories firsthand
Portray the life experiences of Holocaust survivors in a theatrical performance
Program details:
When: one evening 5:30-7:30 every week from mid-September through mid-May, plus rehearsals on Sundays from 10 am - 2pm beginning end of January 2025.
Where: 520 8th Avenue, 5th floor, Manhattan, NY, 10018
No prior theater experience required!
Contact: Anya Leybovich, Program Director, Witness Theater @witnesstheater@selfhelp.net
You can also call/text at (929) 626-0888 email: aleybovich@selfhelp.net
To learn more about Witness Theater, please go the the website: selfhelp.net/witnesstheater
Are you a high school student or college freshman looking for a meaningful community service project this upcoming school year?
Witness Theater, now in its 13th year, is a powerful multigenerational theater experience that engages students and Holocaust survivors to tell impactful survivor stories.
Here's how it works: Students and survivors meet weekly over the course of the academic year with a trained drama therapist, culminating in shared public performances in Brooklyn and Manhattan.
Students in Witness Theater will:
Earn up to 120 community service hours for participation
Create long lasting relationships with Holocaust survivors
Listen to Holocaust survivors' wartime stories firsthand
Portray the life experiences of Holocaust survivors in a theatrical performance
Program details:
When: one evening 5:30-7:30 every week from mid-September through mid-May, plus rehearsals on Sundays from 10 am - 2pm beginning end of January 2025.
Where…
Location
Witness Theater at Selfhelp Community Services
5th Floor
Apply to This Volunteer Opportunity
Please reach out to Anya Leybovich, Program Director, Witness Theater: aleybovich@selfhelp or call/text: (212) 971-5475
