Educator: For the Love of Acting is an at-risk program where youth write about issues they are facing. Using theatre techniques Isabella teaches classes on creative writing and storytelling. Through this process youth are able to release their inner most thoughts and feelings. Our youth are going though a difficult time in their lives. They are experiencing peer pressures, trouble at home as well as their own biological changes. When bottled up these feelings and emotions may lead to behavioral problems. These emotions are the emotions that can some times cause youth to use drugs or get into trouble. Through the exploration of writing, storytelling and video each youth has the opportunity to understand themselves and the world around them better. For the Love of Acting, Founder, Orange County, CA and Moscow, ID, Holyoke, MA January 1999 – present Sample productions produced by youth: Triumph over Trauma, After-school writing program. William Dean Vocational High School, Holyoke, MA, May 2007 Roots and Shoots, Taught fourth to sixth graders creative writing and drama for outdoor performance, Creator/Producer/Director, Moscow, ID, April - May 2006 Dramatic Writing Project. Second through sixth graders wrote short scripts that were then performed. Creator/Producer/Director, Moscow, ID, November 2005 - March 2006 Shattered Voices. Issue based drama. Creator/Producer/Director, Moscow, ID, May 2005

Videotaped by: Palouse productions. Lakeside Elementary School. Issue-based drama. Worley, ID, December 2004 Valencia Community Center. Teen production Fullerton, CA May 2002 Workshops may focus on: Peer Pressure Smoking prevention Drug and alcohol awareness Teen pregnancy Problems at school/home Runaways Incarceration Violence against women Please click on video’s to see previous performances. top

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bella@bellasvoices.com