PACTHOUSE PLAYERS THEATRE TROUPE

PACT’s Theatre Troupe, left: Jovyn Anderson, Jacob Redmon, Wil Fisher, Ian Stewart and Ian Chartier.


PACTHOUSE PLAYERS theatre troupe was formed in 2017 and is composed of members of the PACT community. It’s purpose is to give troupe members an opportunity to expand their skills by creating and performing in theatre productions designed to raise awareness, inform and entertain the community at large.

Wil Fisher serves as PACT’s theatre troupe director and has directed PACT’s most recent projects. The following are some of the theatre troupe’s present and past projects and performances:

Musical Theatre!

Theatre troupe rehearsing Musical


Wil Fisher
Troupe Director

The troupe’s current project is to produce a musical called “This Enchanted Forest”, together with many other members of our autism community. The musical is being created through improvisational theatre, and original and classical music. Wil Fisher directs the musical, and PACT’s four theatre troupe members are assistant directors.

They all meet weekly to develop and rehearse “This Enchanted Forest”. We are excited about this innovative project, and plan to perform our musical before live audiences in late 2024, and also film it for online viewing.

“Our Stories” Streaming TV Series

Under Wil Fisher’s direction, troupe members recorded six episodes of “Our Stories,” where they asked people to come on the program and tell a story about their lives. The troupe then brought their stories to life through Playback Theatre, a form of improvisational storytelling.
 

Here is a link to their final episode. https://youtu.be/NdeyWa0vWV0

To learn more about Playback Theatre, see this helpful article.

 

Beyond Bullying Theatre Events

The theatre troupe’s first project was to create “Beyond Bullying”, which they performed for teens at local schools and community centers under the leadership of PACT Artistic Director Sandy Redmon. These live theatre events were designed to help prevent bullying and were met with positive reviews by their young audiences.

Everyday News Online Comedy Series

Over the Covid shutdown, the troupe created and videotaped two comedy performances: “Everyday News, Episode 1” and “Everyday News, Episode 2 “ with troupe member Jovyn Anderson as the newscaster, sharing his humorous take on the everyday ‘news’ going on within his household.

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