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Upcoming Events
October 9th, 2024, 7-8:30pm - MetroWest Adolescent Data Presentation (LS Cafeteria)
Recent Events
Drug Story Theater
Lead by Psychiatrist Dr. Joseph Shrand, teens in the early stages of recovery from drugs and alcohol, are taught improvisational theater, and to help craft their own unique stories into a play about their seduction of, addiction to, and recovery from drugs and alcohol.
The play is presented to middle, high school and college audiences in a way that “the treatment of one becomes the prevention of many.”
At the end of the performance, Dr. Shrand will talk about the neuroscience of addiction and how it specifically affects the adolescent brain. A Q&A between Dr. Shrand, the audience, and the teen-actors will follow up, where the teen-actors will have the opportunity to answer questions about their lived experiences and about different ways to open the conversation between teens and adults.
This is a highly well reviewed program and usually hard to book! We are very fortunate to have them visit our school.
This program is brought to LSRHS by the DA office, the Sudbury Health Department and Community Connections.
For more information and to learn about this play on the news, please visit
https://www.drugstorytheater.org/
PRESS RELEASE
Drug Story Theater Announces "Back to Life" Performance for Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Sudbury, MA – Drug Story Theater and LS Community Connections proudly presents a unique and impactful theatrical performance titled "Back to Life". This performance debuted for the Massachusetts Nurses Association on April 30, and was performed in observance of Fentanyl Awareness Day 2024 at Massachusetts Maritime Academy. This enlightening event is scheduled for Tuesday, May 21, 2024, from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School, 390 Lincoln Street, Sudbury, MA 01776.
This event has been made possible through the generous funding and ongoing support of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Dept. of Public Health Bureau of Substance Abuse Services
About "Back to Life"
"Back to Life" is a harrowing yet vital play based on a true story where a casual night of partying takes a tragic turn. The performance is designed to engage parents and community members in a candid conversation about the dangers lurking in recreational drug use today, particularly the deadly presence of fentanyl and xylazine. Through a compelling narrative and a subsequent talkback session, the event aims to shed light on the often-underestimated risks of experimenting with drugs, the critical importance of destigmatizing Narcan, and the real possibility of saving lives by making this life-saving drug readily available.
Following the performance, attendees will have the unique opportunity to participate in a talkback and Q&A session. This session will feature Dr. Joseph Shrand, founder of Drug Story Theater, and cast members of the Drug Story Theater. Together, they will address audience questions and provide deeper insights into the current health crisis affecting communities across the Commonwealth.
About Drug Story Theater
Drug Story Theater is a groundbreaking initiative that uses the power of storytelling and theater to educate and inspire. Through real-life, peer-to-peer narratives, DST aims to raise awareness about drug addiction and recovery, providing hope and actionable solutions, while teaching about the brain science of addiction. Drug Story Theater has performed for over 50,000 middle school and high school students throughout the Commonwealth, and has provided online prevention education to over 200,000 6th-12th graders.
About LS Community Connections
About LS Community Connections
LS Community Connections mission is to support, foster and promote the participation of different community agents to help students in making healthier choices for themselves. By fostering a stronger relationship between students, parents and the school, the ultimate goal is to empower the community to become a resource for itself, using and learning from the knowledge and experience of others to form new and broader understandings of our students’ behavior, emotions, thoughts and dynamics. To this extent, LS Community Connections strives to provide instances for parents, students, and the community in general to strengthen their relationship, while providing a safe, anonymous and protected environment to re-think issues, alternatives and solutions.
For media inquiries, please contact:
Kathleen Wright, Chief Operating Officer, kathleen@drugstorytheater.org 781-267-0740
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