"If you are really serious about changing lives through the arts, the Life Stories Institute is the choice you must and should make."
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Apply for the Life Stories Institute | Register for the Life Stories Online Course
The Life Stories Institute and Life Stories Online Course train participants in The Theatre Lab’s award-winning Life Stories methodology. The training enables participants to help others create original films or plays using their life experiences as inspiration.
The Life Stories Program has a profound impact on participants of all ages, backgrounds and skill sets. Individuals build their self-esteem, strengthen communication and collaboration skills, stretch their creativity, and gain many other benefits and skills.
Join Us for the Life Stories Institute
The Life Stories Institute is a four-day, intensive learning experience for anyone interested in harnessing the power of the dramatic arts to encourage wellness, inspire empathy and drive positive self-expression in their community and/or workplace.
The next Life Stories Institute will be held October 12 – 15, 2018 in Washington, DC. Learn more about the Life Stories Institute and apply now. To ensure individual attention, attendance is limited.
NEW: Full Need-Based Scholarships Available for Social Service Practitioners to The Theatre Lab’s Life Stories Institute
If you are working in the social service field with people from vulnerable populations--and you believe that the dramatic arts could enhance the experience of the people you serve--we invite you to apply for a scholarship to The Life Stories Institute. A four-day intensive learning experience for anyone interested in harnessing the power of the dramatic arts to encourage wellness, inspire empathy, and drive positive self-expression in their community and/or workplace, The Life Stories Institute teaches participants to use The Theatre Lab’s award-winning Life Stories methodology to help people and communities create and perform original dramatic works based on their real-life experiences. Past institute participants have included artists, teachers, social service providers, life coaches, human resource professionals, pastoral counselors, and many more.
The Institute takes place Friday, October 12 through Monday, October 15 (9am-5pm) in Washington, DC. Scholarship(s) will be awarded based on demonstrable financial need and ability of applicant(s) to incorporate the Life Stories methodology into their present work. Must be available for all days and times of program. Application Deadline: September 28, 2018. APPLY NOW
Announcing the New Life Stories Online Course
The Life Stories Online Course is a virtual learning course consisting of videos, quizzes, reading and experiential exercises designed to help participants build the skills to develop and teach their own Life Stories program. It takes about three hours to complete, but includes a wealth of resources to explore at your leisure.
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Certification Level |
All attendees will receive the certification required to teach the Life Stories Program |
No certification |
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$920 for early-bird registrants; Deadline to apply for this rate is Sunday, July 8. $995 for regular registrants: Deadline to apply for Life Stories Institute is Sunday, September 9.
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$195 for individual log-in $850 for an organizational membership (maximum of 5 users) If you register for an individual license of the Life Stories Online Course, you are eligible to receive $195 off your enrollment in the Life Stories Institute. |
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How to Participate |
The Life Stories Institute (apply now) will be held in downtown Washington, DC at The Theatre Lab October 12 - October 15 |
Please contact Deb Gottesman at deb@theatrelab.org or (202) 824-0449 for more details.
The Life Stories program has been nationally recognized and is the subject of two award-winning documentary films, How I Got Over, a full-length feature by director Nicole Boxer, and The Life Stories Project, a short film by Michael O. Snyder.
The Life Stories program was also the subject of Theatre Lab Director Deb Gottesman's TEDxCharlottesville talk.