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Theatre Students Volunteer to Trick or
Treat
October 6, 2004
The International Thespian Society (ITS), a division of the Educational Theatre Association (EdTA), is pleased to announce the participation of Saint Patrick’s Thespian Troupe 1279 in the “Trick or Treat so Kids Can Eat” program. “Trick or Treat so Kids Can Eat” is a new national community service program for ITS-member schools to collect canned and dry goods for local charities and food banks. Thespian troupes from across the state are participating in the program’s inaugural year.
Theatre students from Saint Patrick will be collecting food donations during performances of their fall show, Larry Shue’s “The Foreigner.” Show dates are October 22, 23 and 24. These donations will go to benefit Saint Vincent DePaul. Thousands of pounds of food will be collected, during the last few weeks of October, across the state, giving organizations the ability to help thousands of local people.
About the Educational Theatre Association
The Educational Theatre Association, founded in 1929, is an international nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote and strengthen theatre education as a means of lifelong learning. The Association’s major areas of effort – educational development, teacher development, and advocacy – serve to accomplish this mission by helping to improve the learning environment in the theatre arts. A professional association for theatre educators, EdTA also operates the International Thespian Society, an honorary organization for high school theatre students, and the Senior Theatre League of America, an organization for older adults in theatre.
Contact:
Christopher Hunt
Educational Theatre Association
(513) 421-2900 x.228
chunt@edta.org
Kevin Long
Saint Patrick High School
(773) 282-8844
klong@stpatrick.org
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