“Not only is this an awesome opportunity for our students to see other artist at work in their craft, but this is also a chance to address an extremely significant topic in which many students are faced with every day – bullying,” said Chelvert J. Wellington, Principal Fort Caroline Middle School. “There was no hesitation in my response. This production is so groundbreaking that we are offering the experience to ALL of our students.”
Written by Al Letson, a nationally known poet and award-winning host of the NPR radio broadcast, Reveal (heard weekly on WJCT 89.9), CHALK centers around a group of kids making the transition to middle school. Through poetic monologues, CHALK reveals the inner voices of kids who are trapped in a society where bullying is tolerated in schools and on social media.
“Through the experience of witnessing this powerful piece of theatre, students, educators, parents, and the wider community will examine the complexities of how verbal abuse and bullying can be addressed and transformed. Letson’s poetic language moves us to a deeper level of thinking about aggressive interaction giving us a vocabulary for our feelings,” said Barbara Colaciello, Artistic Director of BABS’LAB. “Everyone knows the Florida Theatre as one of Northeast Florida’s best venues, but what they may not realize is that the theatre is managed and operated by a nonprofit corporation.”
Our partnership with BABS’LAB is a terrific example of why that operating model matters,” said Florida Theatre President Numa Saisselin. “As a nonprofit theatre, we are thrilled to help secure funding from PNC Bank, and we’re excited to provide the performance space, and we’re thrilled to host hundreds of students for free who might otherwise not see this show, or maybe any show this school year.”
“CHALK”
DATE: Tues., February 5, 2019
TIME: 10 a.m.
TICKETS: A PNC Bank Arts Alive grant will make it possible for students at Fort Caroline Middle School, a Title One school, to attend CHALK for free. Additionally, discounted $5.00 tickets are available for students at non-Title One schools. A limited number of general public tickets are available for purchase for $10.00. Everyone is invited to purchase their tickets by calling the box office at (904) 355-2787(ARTS), or at floridatheatre.com, the official site for Florida Theatre event tickets. The historic, nonprofit Florida Theatre is sponsored by Community First Credit Union.
LOCATION: Florida Theatre
128 E. Forsyth St.
Jacksonville, FL 32202
(904) 355-2787 (ARTS)
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