Workshops

Theater as Transformation Theater as Transformation: Ages 12 through adult, one or two week residencies. Topics include: cross cultural understanding, performance as catharsis, racism awareness & prevention, and finding your happiness. This includes: •   a public performance by Robert, •   followed immediately by a week or two weeks of workshops with select, volunteer participants, and •   a public performance of the material created in the workshops. Goals: In these workshops we will define and explore the internal ideas of recovery. We will consider options to help move away from the addictive, destructive ways of living, that keep us from happiness and success. Key Concepts: Recovery, as defined by this workshop, is recovery of the soul or recovery of life. Getting clean and sober are simply the first steps to true recovery. In Lakota there is a saying "wokinni" - a happy life. This happy life is what all drug & alcohol abusers are looking for as they chase the perfect high. Methods: Within the workshop, direct experience and positive critique from the peers in the group assist the individual in exploring their own sense of self and what it means to recover. The direct experience is the role playing, sculpting and leveling-out of ones behaviors and attitudes. By utilizing theater "games" that are designed to explore the human experience, the participants gain an insight to their own drives and dysfunctions. Live theater makes a deep connection with everyone present. It is transformational, particularly when the individual can arrange and rearrange their own past to see how to do something differently. Through these activities we can do just that. The workshop participants create a living family sculpture with "a drunken dad", "an abused mom", and "the kids trying to run away" - this is a powerful thing to participate in. Then, to be given the opportunity to rearrange it for a more positive out look and take an inventory of what one can do to overcome something like this can be life changing. This is a tool for prevention. By design it is not expected to replace residential or outpatient treatment. It is an enhancement to one's work in recovery, and a positive communication experience for those involved.
"The members of the Mt. Angeles Boys & Girls Club in Port Angeles, Washington were recently honored to have Robert Greygrass perform and conduct workshops with them in their tiny club. Robert worked with Club members of all ages for two days. During the performance/self esteem workshops I was able to witness some profound changes and leaps by kids who I have been working with for years. Many children need to develop tools and practice the skill of liking themselves. Robert gave them a boost and an awareness that they are individually valuable. Each child has a personal story and self that they can be proud of!" —Carla Abrams, Mt. Angeles Unit, Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula Click here for Robert's Credentials. Click here for Robert's current Fee Schedule. For Booking Info

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