Teen Performance Troupe
Teens share their stories
Teens from The Children’s Room come together each year to create their own original show about grief and loss in their lives. Each performer has experienced the death of a parent or sibling, and together they create a powerful and innovative performance that incorporates their personal experiences and journeys through grief.
Read Teens Learn to Cope with Grief Onstage in the Arlington Advocate.
View the lyrics of Arielle’s Song, an original song written by Arielle about her dad, and sung by Alex, in the 2011 teen performance.
Performances include:
- Mt. Auburn Hospital, Grand Rounds
- Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Nursing Staff
- Independent School Health Association Spring Conference
- Harvard University class for Masters of Education Program
- Cambridge School of Weston school assembly
- Wediko Children’s Services (Providing counseling for up to 1000 children in the Boston Public Schools)
A typical performance lasts 45 minutes, followed by 20-30 minutes of open questions and answers. All performances are attended by professional staff of The Children’s Room. Performances are most appropriate for children ages 12 and up.
Bring the Performance Troupe to your community. To schedule a performance, email laurie@childrensroom.org or phone (781) 641-4741.
The Troupe was honored to be a beneficiary of the annual SCA Boston SnowBall in 2009.
In the voices of Teen Troupe alumni:
“Each time I perform it acts as a therapy for me. Because of the troupe, I remember so many things about my brother that I had forgotten about. Each time I recite my poem, I feel stronger. Each show is a step in the grieving process, and although I may be on my one-hundredth step, I am satisfied knowing that I could have helped someone…”
“Laughter and joy were brought back into my life by some truly amazing people…the tarnished memories of my mother were unlocked and she came back into my life as if she was still here. The time she picked me up at the beach and swung me around in the air laughing. Those are what get me through the bad days. With everything she has left me, I know I can make it through the everlasting battle of her absence.”