"-the arts have a real place
with Alzheimer's folks--it's been documented!
I look forward to hearing
from some of your visitors."
Bonnie L. Vorenberg
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ArtAge Publications
Around the world,
seniors are Acting, Singing, and Dancing
into the hearts of older audiences.
PRESS RELEASE
Senior Theatre Connections:
The First Directory of
Senior Theatre Performing Groups,
Professionals and Resources has been released.
Written by Bonnie L. Vorenberg,
an expert in senior theatre,
the book is the first compilation
of this new genre of theatre and performing.
With over 200 senior performing groups
in the US, Canada, and around the world,
the book documents theatre activity
from professional to amateur in a
wide variety of locations.
They demonstrate the magic
that happens when seniors appear on stage.
Senior Theatre Connections conveys this feeling!
The book brings all of senior theatre
together in one volume--for the first time!
Handy and concise, with many photographs
and complete contact information,
the directory directs readers
to opportunities such as community theatres,
arts agencies and associations
as well as to playwrights, publishers,
and funding sources.
The directory provides information
for all levels of expertise—from
beginning to advanced and will be useful
for everyone interested in senior performing,
from those who work in a care center
to those who are on stage
in a professional company.
The book also includes music and dance,
and provides information ranging from
the basics such as
improvisation to advanced skills
like acting in films and commercials.
Senior Theatre Connections
is a tool for practitioners,
encouraging them to expand or
initiate performing programs for seniors.
In addition, the directory will be a useful
tool for young professionals who are
exploring senior theatre as a career choice.
Senior theatre gives to everyone,
from participants to audiences.
It is physically and mentally stimulating,
as well as being socially relevant.
Whether older actors have been performing
their entire lives or
are newcomers to the footlights,
being on stage brings a new lease on life.
Here are the basic facts about the book:
Publication Date:
October-November, 1999 Soft cover
144 pages 8.5 X11 inches
Price: $24.95
plus $5.00 Shipping/handling
ISBN: 0-9669412-0-9
Distributed by ArtAge Publications:
P.O. Box 12271
1(800)858-4998
Portland OR 97212-0271
Email: bonniev@teleport.com
Phone/Fax: (503) 249-1137
Website: www.seniortheatre.com
Available through all bookstores
Senior Theatre Connections demonstrates
the depth and vitality of senior theatre
and performing and encourages
others to get involved,
leading them down
the yellow brick road of discovery.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Bonnie L. Vorenberg (B.A., M.S. Theatre)
has worked in the field of senior theatre
since 1978 creating productions with
and for seniors, from frail to very active.
She founded and directed Arts for Elders,
an arts academy for seniors,
and later, a professional company,
the Oregon Senior Theatre,
which toured extensively
and was the proud recipient
of several grants
from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Bonnie is the author of Senior Theatre Connections:
The First Directory of
Senior Theatre Performing Groups,
Professionals, and Resources
which has recently been released.
In addition, she edited the first anthology
of new scripts for older performers,
New Plays for Mature Actors,
a handbook entitled
Enriching an Older Person’s Life
Through Senior Adult Theatre,
and numerous articles.
In the field of activities,
Bonnie trained activity directors
in ten states as the
National Enrichment Director
for Hillhaven Corporation and wrote the manual,
Simple and Useful Activities in Adult Care Homes.
Bonnie has recently been selected
to serve as the Chair for the
Senior Theatre Focus Group of the Association
for Theatre in Higher Education.
She has brought her expertise and enthusiasm
about senior theatre to many
local, state, and national audiences
including the National Council
on Aging, the Association for Theatre
in Higher Education and many others.
END
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For the best information about performing arts
for seniors turn to the new book,
"Senior Theatre Connections:
The First Directory of Senior Theatre Performing
Groups, Professionals, and Resources"
from ArtAge Publications!
Contact Bonnie L. Vorenberg at:
P.O. Box 12271
Portland OR 97212-0271
Fax & Phone: (503) 249-1137
bonniev@teleport.com
http://www.seniortheatre.com
...and remember to keep
acting, singing and dancing
no matter what your age!
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