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"I sincerely hope that you will continue to provide
our community with this extremely valuable and all too rare educational
experience. Project Breakaway provided many necessary educational
opportunities to a group of children who really needed those
opportunities. In my opinion, your message was the most important one of
all."
- Steve Cotter, Bloomington Parks and Recreation |
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Past
Performances and Good News
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2002
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- VOICES FROM THE HEART
On World AIDS Day, December 1, 2002, InterAction Theater, Inc.
and Full Circle Enterprise collaborated to present VOICES FROM
THE HEART. This theater piece, directed by Patricia McKee and
Diane Kondrat, was compiled by Diane Kondrat, and includes
"Two Marthas" compiled by Toni Press- Coffman. The
cast was Bill Simmons, Rhoda Ludy, Jennifer Reyes, A.K. Murtadha
and Kondrat.
VOICES FROM THE HEART was developed using only the real words of
real people, Indiana residents living with HIV/AIDS.
The production is a truthful, emotional avenue leading to
reflection and discussion of HIV and AIDS, its presence in this
state and the steps which might be taken to effectively slow the
spread of the disease.
Funding has been successfully gathered to present VOICES FROM
THE HEART in Indianapolis and throughout Indiana, affording
communities a chance to interact as presenters. A director can
train two community members for approximately ten hours and then
they can be joined by two or three professional cast members for
a presentation.
For more information about bringing a production of VOICES FROM
THE HEART to your faith community, town, school, or group, call
Full Circle Enterprise at 317-955-9081.
- In June, the National Endowment for the Arts awards a $5,000
Challenge America match grant to InterAction Theater, Inc. The
grant is for theater education for youth at The Rise!
Transitional Housing Program for families who have been victims
of domestic violence.
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2001
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- Blankenbaker Property Management donated Massachusetts Avenue
office space in Indianapolis to the organization.
- Through the Indiana Department of Corrections, we gave
HIV/AIDS education programs to scores of transition inmates
around the state.
- The Singing for Change Foundation gave an unrestricted grant
of $10,000 to InterAction Theater, Inc.
- The Indiana Arts Commission gave an individual grant to
executive director Diane Kondrat to pursue Theatre of the
Oppressed education with TOPLAB in New York City.
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2000
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- The Kentucky Foundation for Women awarded an encouragement
grant for What if... programs addressing domestic violence in
Louisville, KY. This was accomplished in conjunction with Big
Brothers, Big Sisters of Louisville.
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1999
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- Communities Against Rape through Purdue University provided
special program funds to train Frankfort, Indiana teen activists
for presenting What if... style programs for peers.
- Funding through Indiana Department of Corrections, in addition
to a private contribution, enabled I.T.I. to present HIV/AIDS
What if... programs in state corrections facilities.
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1996-2001
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- What if... programming presenting HIV/AIDS information is
maintained yearly at Valparaiso High School through local,
private funding.
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1994
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- Company presented What if...program at the Ryan White
Foundation national conference in Chicago, Illinois.
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1994-95
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- State grant was renewed. The Indiana Department of Education
supplemented funding to service high-risk teens at alternative
schools and detention centers statewide.
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1992-93
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- What if... programs were funded by Indiana State Department of
Health, through Monroe County jail in Bloomington, to provide
HIV/AIDS education to their inmates.
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