Banned in Boston

Banned in Boston

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Banned in Boston, the annual comedy and music revue hosted by WGBH's Margery Eagan and Jim Braude, is Rehearsal for Life’s signature fundraising event. For one-night-only, local Boston celebrities, media personalities, politicians, and business, arts and community leaders rally together to put on a show of hilarity, musical satire and skits.  

The show supports Rehearsal for Life’s Urban Improv program using theater as a vehicle for social change. Since 1992, the interactive program has engaged over 75,000 young people at more than 125 schools and community groups.  

Urban Improv’s structured improvisational theater workshops are designed to strengthen social and emotional (SEL) skills and help students deal creatively with real-life challenges through dialogue and performance.

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Urban Improv Celebrates 25 Years of Empowering Young People Through Theater

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Urban Improv is proudly celebrating 25 years of empowering Boston’s youth through theater. Since 1992, the interactive program has engaged over 75,000 young people at more than 125 schools and community groups. Located in Jamaica Plain, Urban Improv’s structured improvisational theater workshops are designed to strengthen social and emotional (SEL) skills and help students deal creatively with real-life challenges through dialogue and performance

Led by professional actor/educators, each workshop teaches young people self-awareness, empathy, impulse control and responsible decision-making by presenting realistic scenes around current social issues and highlighting the skills young people need to navigate them. At the height of the scene’s conflict, students are invited to jump in and use their minds, bodies and creativity to resolve the conflict, experiencing the consequences of their choices firsthand. Through Urban Improv, students can express their unique voices, explore choices without fear or judgment, and build understanding and community through shared dialogue.

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