Awareness through Performance | Feel the Community Impact!

WOW!  What a cool presentation…! I've been to many Diversity programs, and this has to rank up there as the most powerful I've seen. They had me laughing and 'tearing' beyond my control all at the same time!  I would like to learn more about how the group/concept can be used in K-12 (specifically HS).  Is the group thinking of taking this on the road? I had a great... and hard time.

- John Horman | Guidance Counselor | Onalaska High School


…Kudos for a wonderful performance!  I was impressed by the content, student performances, and attendance and you should be very proud. 

Missy Klouda | Campus Activities Coordinator | Viterbo University


You gals were a “step” above any other show we have seen.  You are truly the best. Thanks again!

Katie Rootes | 3rd Grade Teacher | Elm Creek Elementary School (Minnesota)


Thanks so much for the incredible program yesterday. Our 6th annual "Diversity Circles in Action" conference was a huge success. I was so moved by the student's performances. The La Crosse students are an amazing group. I am sharing info about your group with the national Ophelia Project office. Our 3rd annual national conference is in Chicago (October 2008). I would love to see your group invited to perform. Thank you, again. The event was a great success.

Jane Finkenbine | UW-Platteville    


Let me start by saying a million times thank you for making the sacrifice of time, money, and heart in order to share an incredible gift with us over in Minnesota. You went above and beyond to be here and then met each demand/constraint with such grace and optimism. Your content is empowering, but your commitment to living what you teach is what I find most inspiring. I am particularly encouraged and personally challenged by the demonstration I experienced of people willing to lay down their social positions of power, despite the emotional pain and torment that they may experience because of it, in order to align with those who do not share that power. Your presentation has held me accountable to what I believe and challenged me to live those beliefs.

Thank you for generously sharing your world, for exposing your vulnerabilities, for welcoming us into your troupe, for challenging us to BE about change, for comforting us in our differences, and for affirming the value of diversity.  You are truly inspirational and I encourage you ... to continue to break down barriers, stand against the status quo, and most importantly care for yourselves and each other in the process.

Chenelle Boatswain | Zanewood & Birchgrove Schools (Minnesota)