Each One Reach One. Juvenile Detention Drama Program

Miguel Gonzalez and his mentor Susan Alvaro.

EORO Executive Director Robin Sohnen (left),

Miguel (center) and his mentor Susan Alvaro(right)

at his GED ceremony! !

A few weekends ago B & I attended an amazing actually juvenile detention performance of one act plays, written by kids and performed as dramatic readings by professional actors. The performances are the culmination of an intensive writing workshop orchestrated by the group that sponsors the GED tutoring I've been doing. Here is a Video link of a dramatic reading from a performance at Juvenile Hall last year ( Requires Quicktime)

B., who went with me, did a very nice write up of the experience on her blog. Here is an exerpt:

"The weekend before last I attended Each One Reach One's performance of one act plays in San Francisco's Juvenile Detention Center. It was amazing. I was impressed by the young men, their writing and the wonderful performances the professional actors gave in reading them. The plays are written in metaphor and each one had honest, creative writing straight from the heart. It was particularly moving to watch the parents that were able to attend embrace their child afterwards. No matter how tough or mature each one looks it was a vivid reminder that they are all still very young. Much younger than my own son. "

Read the rest of B's description Here.