Create Your Own Engaging Event Using A Night in Jail and Drama Therapy!
1.) USE ANY ADAPTATION OF A NIGHT IN JAIL
Then follow the dramatic presentation with an evidence-based discussion using our free Educational Toolkit
- Watch the 18-minute short film
- Put on a performance of the 75-minute One Act Play or the 15-minute One Act Play
- Read passages from the book
2.) HAVE YOUR GROUP CREATE THEIR OWN PERFORMANCES UTILIZING THEMES FROM A NIGHT IN JAIL
Then follow the dramatic portion with an evidence-based discussion using our free Educational Toolkit
- Improvisation (led by a Drama Teacher or Educator who uses improv as a teaching mechanism)*
- Skit Writing & Performing
- Shorts Film Festival (with teen-made movies filmed on their phones)
Scenario Ideas for Skits/Improv/Films and Discussion Prompts:
Scenario 1
Scenario 2
Scenario 3
Discuss: what are the specific pressures a person experiences on Social Media (as opposed to in-person)?
Extra credit: How do celebrities encourage and normalize drug use on Social Media? Do they have a financial incentive to get young people using?
Scenario 4
Scenario 5
Danny's best friend, Steve, got his supply of pot from his older brother. His older brother got his drugs from their father. Today, many parents consider weed to be a harmless substance. Many consider it to be medicine. Create a scene where a parent, or the parent of a friend, offers weed to a teen.
Scenario 6
Whatever choice suits your group best, your audience will have lots of questions--which is great! A Night In Jail Toolkit has the answers which are based on scientific evidence. Download our Toolkit to hold your own lively Q and A.