Totally Awesome Players:
Theatre Program for Young People with Intellectual Disabilities

The Totally Awesome Players (TAP) Program, established in 1992, has become the cornerstone of the Delaware Theatre Company's Youth-At-Risk Program. TAK employs acting skills and the creation of a play to increase the social skills and creativity of young people with intellectual disabilities. The troupe meets weekly and participants create, write, rehearse and perform a play. These original plays are presented on the main stage of the Delaware Theatre Company and other community venues, including Mitchell Hall at the University of Delaware. The TAP Program serves the entire state by offering in-school workshops at the Howard T. Ennis School, a school for students with significant disabilities located in Sussex County, Delaware.

Totally Awesome Players present:
AROUND THE WORLD TO FIND A FRIEND and PARTY PLANET
Monday, March 14, 2011, 7:30 p.m.

This year’s Totally Awesome Plays were inspired by a line from the Delaware Theatre Company’s production of Around the World in 80 Days, namely “I can think of no better reason to go around the world (Phileas Fogg).”

Around the World to Find a Friend

In Around the World to Find a Friend, Fred’s best friend has moved away and Fred is lonely. In search of a new friend, and with the aid of his sidekick Sam, Fred begins a trip around the world visiting exotic places like Discoville, Sportsville and Fashionistaville. But he just doesn’t seem to fit in anywhere, which makes finding a friend almost impossible. Sam comes to the rescue by helping Fred identify the qualities of a good friend and it turns out his new best friend has been with him the whole time.

Party Planet

In Party Planet, extraterrestrial beings from the Planet Iris embark on a mission to learn all they can about Earthlings. Their computer navigation system takes them on a mixed-up trip around the world, a journey involving seven talking animals, six wild rides, five pit stops, four celebrities, three continents, two salsa dancers, and one quest for an out-of-this world party.

FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Monday, March 14, 2011 | 7:30 p.m.| Reception to follow

Reservations Required | Call 302.594.1100

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