Process, not product. It's one of the main tenets of youth work and seems to get trotted out more often than cliches about Kevin the Teenager.
But with youth theatre projects, there's both a process and a product involved. The product is the sense of achievement that comes from putting on a performance, says Jessica Hare, project worker at The Point, a youth centre in Blyth, Northumberland. The process is what young people learn from taking part in productions.
Important lessons
The Point runs the Natterjax Theatre Company, which recently staged a play on teenage pregnancy performed by young people. The purpose was to educate participants about sexual health and also give them a chance to express themselves creatively.
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