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Follow on Google News | Acclaimed actress/playwright Tracey Erin Smith unveils new Soul-O Theatre® programsAcclaimed actress, writer and educator Tracey Erin Smith offers two new Soul-O Theatre personal storytelling performance courses this winter/spring to help people create their own one-person shows from the raw material of their life stories.
Developed by Tracey Erin Smith at Ryerson University's ACT II Studio, Soul-O Theatre is an innovative, interactive program designed to help people create - write, direct and star - in their own one-person show by transforming raw material from their life-stories into creative solo performances. Smith's process turns personal experience into compelling and entertaining theatre, with no prior acting experience necessary. Participants take part in writing and theatre exercises to explore their lives, gaining insight into their trials and triumphs, as well as their wisdom earned; and share a ten-minute performance with an audience of friends and family at the end of the course. Some graduates take the class again and again because they discover there is no end to the stories they have within them. And some graduates have gone on to perform full-length solo shows. "Soul-O Theatre courses are very creative, empowering and super fun," says Smith. "Participants share their stories, and hear the stories of others. In so doing, they bond in a deep way. Sharing these sometimes-hilarious, sometimes-heart- Soul-O Theatre has been adapted and taught by Smith in a variety of settings to students from 18 to 80 - to people living with cancer, to seniors in community living facilities, to professional actors at Toronto's famed The Second City, and more. These two new courses follow Smith's return to Canada after conducting an intensive Soul-O course in Israel for Tel Aviv's world-renowned Dream Doctors - a group of medical clowns that aid in the treatment of gravely ill children of all ethnic and religious backgrounds. This winter/spring, Smith works with the First Unitarian Congregation of Toronto and Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre. Anyone is free to enroll in these courses. "By inviting people to examine their lives through the prism of drama, Tracey is…helping us to look deeply at some aspect of our life's story to find enduring wisdom," says Rev. Shawn Newton of the First Unitarian Congregation of Toronto. "There are many rich and diverse stories that come from our membership and immediate community," says Esther Arbeib, Film and Theatre Program Coordinator at the Miles Nadal JCC. "We are happy to offer our guests and members this chance to learn how to capture their stories, and to perform them as unique one-person presentations." Tracey Erin Smith is the founder and creator of Soul-O Theatre®. She is the author of Soul-O-Theatre: Soul-O Theatre® Personal Storytelling - from Page to Stage Courses created and taught by Tracey Erin Smith February 22-April 26 (Tuesdays 7pm-9:30pm) at First Unitarian Congregation, 175 St. Clair Avenue W. February 24-April 28 (Thursdays 7pm-9:30pm) at Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre, 750 Spadina Ave. Fees: $285 (includes $25 workbook) - some discounts available To register for either course, and for more information: -30- Media Refer: Dianne Weinrib, Brendan Ross / DW Communications 416-703-5479 dw@dwcommunications.net # # # DW Communications is a boutique PR agency that specializes in Toronto entertainment: End
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