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Everybody talks about driving: how to drive, when to drive, what driving is like, drinking and driving, accidents, good drivers, stupid drivers…but sex? Well that’s a different story.
Are We There Yet? is a funny participatory play by Jane Heather and sexuality health education workshop for 14-16 year olds. Drawing a parallel between mastering driving skills and negotiating relationship dilemmas, this award-winning play humorously opens a dialogue on sex. As teens watch and advise characters on stage, they feel as safe and free to talk about sexuality and relationship issues as they do about learning how to parallel park. Road-testing their knowledge in the environs of theatre, they become better— and safer— drivers of their own sexual growth. Read more about the AWTY? program.
Thanks to generous funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Are We There Yet? is the subject of a national research project. A unique partnership of theatre companies, health organizations, playwrights, and academics across Canada, the Are We There Yet? Community-University Research Alliance (CURA) is studying how and why theatre is an effective tool for teaching teen sexuality and education.
The goals of the Are We There Yet? CURA research project are:
- To assess and evaluate whether and how the Are We There Yet? program helps teens develop and improve sexual decision-making skills.
- To adapt the Are We There Yet? program for different cultural and regional settings, including rural, urban and Aboriginal communities across Canada.
- To encourage and assist others to use and benefit from the Are We There Yet? program, nationally and internationally.
- To disseminate information about the strengths and value of using theatre in community and educational programming.
Are We There Yet? Profile in The University of Alberta's Work of Arts Magazine (Fall 2006)
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