2011/12 SEASON
A POWERFUL NEW PLAY ADDRESSING MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AMONG TEENS
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Subsidized Transportation
for Qualifying Schools
TEACHERS: If your school hasn’t attended performances at YPT in two or more years, ask if you qualify for a one-time only transportation subsidy, funded by the ONTARIO ARTS COUNCIL. (also applicable to public transit)
Limited funding available.
BEYOND THE CUCKOO’S NEST
Written and directed by Edward Roy
WORLD PREMIERE
MAINSTAGE | MAY 7 TO 17, 2012
RECOMMENDED FOR GRADES 8-12
ADVISORY: strong language
TICKETS: $15-$20
Commissioned by YPT, this riveting play explores teen mental health. Patricia, Jude and Trey meet regularly at a drop-in group for teenagers diagnosed with a mental health issue. In a series of scenes from both the group and their personal lives, we get to know their unique situations as they struggle with school workloads, worried parents, peer pressure and broken hearts. Beyond the Cuckoo’s Nest reminds us that stigmatization of mental illness is still one of the biggest barriers to finding and holding on to hope.
Beyond the Cuckoo’s Nest provides an effective teaching tool for Mental Health Awareness Week (May 7-14).
- CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS:
Health and Physical Education, Social Sciences
- CHARACTER EDUCATION CONNECTIONS:
Respect, Integrity, Honesty
- THEMES:
Stigmatization, Negotiating Identity,
Teen Mental Health
