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The Acceptance Project: A devised play with the members of the Creative Arts Theatre Company in Grenada.
 This project is a collaboration between Todd Siff with the support of TYA USA and Creative Arts Theatre.

The purpose of the project is to develop, produce, and tour a new play centered around the theme of “Acceptance”. Devised in conjunction with members of the Creative Arts Theatre, under the guidance of Todd Siff (MFA in Theatre for Youth) and Neila Ettienne (MFA), founder and Artistic Director, the play will help spark dialogue amongst teenagers who are dealing with an array of oppressive issues within their current Grenadian culture and communities and within the world at large. The project will develop through a three week rehearsal process and will then tour to elementary schools, theaters, and community centers across Grenada and the Caribbean at the 2019 Caribbean Festival of the Arts (CARIFESTA), held biannually and hosted by a different Caribbean nation. We also intend to bring the play to International Festivals.


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