i thought of something else. i want to explain what i think is the most important thing i can do with my extra time.
I'm in a theater group called TeenAgeCommunicationTheater, or TACT. its run by Planned Parenthood of North Texas. after i finish saying the second sentence, most people stop listening and immediately label me as left wing, liberal, baby-killing whore. But honestly, TACT does not condone abortion or abstinence- we really just want to make sure that our audience makes informed decisions, whatever that decision may be.
so an outline of what TACT does. we have a repertoire of skits, written by the troop, about a variety of different topics that affect teenagers today, such as underage drinking, drug abuse, parental alcoholism, abstinence, marijuana, abusive relationships,and yes, abortion. we (the thirty or so teenagers from around the Dallas area that auditioned and were selected) go to churches, youth groups, juvenile detention centers, synagogues, etc. basically anywhere there are teenagers. usually these kids are underprivileged, but not always.
i cant even describe what it feels like to perform the skits. You're playing a character in a situation unlike anything you, or anyone you know, has ever experienced. what we do is stay completely in character thought the skit, and afterwards the audience asks us questions, and we answer them as the character. for example, when i play the pregnant teenager, the audience may ask me "are you going to stay with the baby's dad?" in which case i would answer whatever i think the made-up girl would say, like "we don't really know whats going to happen after this. we're trying to focus on what to do about my pregnancy"
the reason i started this with "the most important thing i can do...", is because i feel like its so rare for a teenager to feel like they're making a difference. even if my whole audience texts the whole time, but one girl or one boy asks questions and seems to understand what we're saying, its worth it. id rather make a difference in the way one person thinks than be mostly ignored by a huge group of people.
so anyways, thetas what TACT is. we also spend ALL summer learning about all the issues, so I'm a "sexpert" now. its nice.
kay.bye again.
-kfine
2 comments:
btw- you posted A LOT today. No one I have ever seen has ever posted this much on a blog in a single day.
Also, it sounds in here like TACT personally performs abortions ("abortion is only a small part of what TACT does" not an exact quote...) which made me laugh, because it made me picture us in the TACT room with a hanger, a turkey baster full of pineapple juice, and a handheld vacuum cleaner. (This is funny, because we never, ever do anything like that. Most Saturdays we eat doughnuts and talk about sex and drugs. And make puns involving TACT (TACTor, TACTicians, TACTful.)
And she's right. TACT=greatness.
Fellow TACTor/TACTling,
zbrice
PS- you officially have one reader of your blog.
Retraction: I learned where they put the dates. I was just reading the times and assuming they were all in one day. You post like a normal person. Sorry for insulting your blogging honor.
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