September 2005 | Volume 63 | Number 1
The Whole Child
Pages 78-82
Using Theater to Address Bullying
Jo Salas
Acting out personal experiences with bullying fosters compassion and empowers all students—bullies, victims, and witnesses—to stand up for what's right.
In a school music room, a 6th grader is telling a story. The room has been arranged into an informal, intimate theater, with a cleared stage area and curving rows of chairs for the audience. A visiting theater company has come to listen to and act out the students' stories about bullying.
Kelly,1
a heavyset girl with a blonde ponytail, sits at the side of the stage beside the emcee, or “conductor.” “I get teased every day, on the bus and at school.” Kelly's voice drops and she looks at the floor. “Because of my size.”
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