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Photo: Students Band Together to Perform 'Anti-Bully Project'

Hauppauge High School students launch social change through theatre.

A group of Hauppauge theater students, on a mission to use their creative talents to address the rise in bullying, banded together to write and perform the “Anti-Bully Project”, which captured some prominent attention and ultimately led to a performance at the Tilies Center for Performing Arts.

“’Stage the Change, Theatre as a Social Voice’ was sparked by my students’ vision and passion to work together toward the common goal of confronting and challenging social justice issues through the power of theatre,” said Hauppauge Theatre Teacher Ruth Pincus.

High school students from Hauppauge, Smithtown, Half Hollow Hills, Wyandanch, Bellmore-Merrick and Rockville Centre School Districts; college students; educators; guidance counselors; social awareness clubs; youth groups; parents; theatre and not-for-profit professionals and community members attended the program. 

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The event engaged attendees and inspired them to become voices of change – addressing the spectrum of social and emotional literacy issues, including bullying, tolerance, diversity, test anxiety and beyond.

“Staging this change has been another lesson in the power of passion,” said  Pincus. “Arts education becomes more and more important as we look for voices to speak loud and clear – ringing on well beyond our performances. Passing this gift of ‘voice’ on to students through our schools is imperative.”

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