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Do you want to bring This Is My Brave to your community? Let us introduce you to The Brave Way of show production!
Do you want to bring This Is My Brave to your community? Let us introduce you to The Brave Way of show production!
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So You Want to Produce a Show<br />
What is This Is My Brave?<br />
This Is My Brave is a movement that empowers individuals to put their names and their faces to their true stories<br />
of recovery from mental illness and/or addiction. We do this through live storytelling events in cities across the<br />
country called This Is My Brave - The Show. Each production of This Is My Brave - The Show features its own cast<br />
of local individuals who tell their stories in a creative way -- through personal essay, spoken word poetry, original<br />
song, maybe even stand-up comedy or dance.<br />
No two productions of This Is My Brave - The Show have ever been the same in terms of cast members and<br />
stories shared. Yet, despite their differences, our research indicates that, overall, our shows consistently yield<br />
desired outcomes of increased feelings of empowerment and a strong sense of community. Both of these<br />
outcomes are important steps towards stigma reduction.<br />
Are the Storytellers for This Is My Brave - The Show actors?<br />
Cast members for This Is My Brave - The Show are invited to share their own true stories of recovery from<br />
mental illness and/or addiction. Our Storytellers (also called Cast Members) are NOT actors. They are members<br />
of your local community who are ready to speak openly about their experiences.<br />
How are Storytellers recruited for This Is My Brave - The Show?<br />
Local production teams for This Is My Brave - The Show put out a casting call for Storytellers. Auditions are<br />
announced in the community via social media, press releases, flyers placed on local bulletin boards and<br />
through word of mouth.<br />
How do we bring a production of This Is My Brave - The Show to my town?<br />
Gather a production team that is committed to mental health awareness and reducing stigma associated with<br />
mental illness and substance use disorder. Talk to sponsors in your local community to generate support for<br />
the event including a License, Training and Support Fee to This Is My Brave, Inc. Then begin training on This Is<br />
My Brave, Inc.’s model for event production, called The Brave Way.<br />
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