Creative Age
Begun in 2009, ETC's Creative Age program offers on-site, weekly theatre workshops for people ages 55+ and seniors taught by experienced theatre professionals who are also seasoned educators. Participants engage in hour-long classes which develop and expand their knowledge of theatre history and practice as well as encourage social engagement in their community through a combination of dramatic lecture, scene study and reminiscence. Programming is offered for Assisted and Independent Living populations and content is tailored to the needs and goals of each community. Since 2009, we have served 200 participants in nine unique communities in the National Capital Area.
Partners
- The Jefferson
- Sunrise Bluemont
- Methodist Home of DC
- AHC Hunter's Park
- Madison Community Center
- Aurora Hills Community Center
- AHC, Inc.
- Arlington Department of Parks and Recreation Office for Senior Activities
- Marymount University
Our Work
AHC Hunter's Park, 2012
Episode 1 of ETC's Creative Age 2012: Hunter's Park Performance from ETConfilm on Vimeo.
Madison Community Center, 2012
Episode 2 of ETC's Creative Age 2012: Madison Center Performance from ETConfilm on Vimeo.
Aurora Hills Community Center, 2012
Episode 3 of ETC's Creative Age 2012: Aurora Hills Performance from ETConfilm on Vimeo.
Our Impact
Episode 4 of ETC's Creative Age 2012: Q&A with all 3 casts from ETConfilm on Vimeo.
Our Scripts
- AHC Hunter's Park, May 11, 2012
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"The loss itself, it just took so much from me. But because I had forgiven him, I no longer felt revengeful and angry. I had carried that burden with me for so long. I didn't want him to have that control over me anymore. So I let go. And I felt... I felt like I could fly away."
- Madison Community Center, May 11, 2012
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"I have made, of course several decisions. You don't get to this age without being confronted with them. But I can't think of one that was impossible. Even big decisions like when my husband was on life support. But it seemed to come...I don't know...I just I felt that I was doing the right thing at the time."
- Aurora Hills Community Center, July 6, 2012
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"I think for me - time, when I look back it's like amazing that all that time has gone by, but when I'm in the middle of it, it's just going along at... however it goes along. It doesn't seem like it's slipping away it's just...looking back it's like "Wait where did all those years go" but living it is being in this moment."
