Live to Tell by Eric Coble
Touring September 9 – October 11, 2024
The One Humanity Tour is a free, professional touring program for middle school students created exclusively for the School District of Palm Beach County. This program was designed to use storytelling to develop informed, thoughtful, and compassionate citizens, and includes an engaging discussion following the performance.
“It showed us how strangers can use social media [to] get in your head and cause damage.”
7th Grade Tradewinds Middle School StudentThree vulnerable teens, Alison, Makayla, and Isabella, share their firsthand stories of being trafficked over three years. The play is told in direct address style, and the girls’ stories are revealed reflectively and not through explicit action.
Booking Details:
- This school-day tour comes to you, and serves your entire 7th grade.
- There is no cost to the school or students.
- The performance and post-show discussion are 55 minutes in total.
- Morning or afternoon performance times are available.
- We use your space, and bring the play to you.
- Booking dates and times are on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Technical requirements are simple: a clear playing space and two electrical outlets. We bring all of our own equipment. More details are provided after booking.
- We include a Teacher Resource Guide in the Marzano framework with extension activities.
- A moment-to-moment, detailed synopsis is available with the Teacher Research Guide. Both can be found below. The script is available to read by request.
LIVE TO TELL DETAILED SYNOPSIS
LIVE TO TELL TEACHER RESOURCE GUIDE
To book your free performance, please contact:
Director of Education and Commuinty Engagement Gary Cadwallader
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 561-514-4042, ext. 123
About the Tour:
The One Humanity Tour is an important multi-faceted program supporting Florida State Standards (see Teacher Research Guide above.) Watching Live to Tell, and participating in the post-performance discussion and classroom conversation deliver the following topics directly to your students:
- Responsible decision-making
- Relationship skills
- Social awareness
- Self-management
- Self-awareness
- Considering multiple perspectives
- Demonstrating effective coping skills when confronting a problem
- Creating relationships with adults/authority figures that are respectful
- Showing cause and effect
“We definitely want to continue these presentations in the future at H.L. Watkins Middle School!”
Mrs. Tomas-Andres,Ed.S., M.Ed., Principal, Howell L. Watkins Middle School
“Please know that Tradewinds holds in high regard the work you and Mrs. Milligan did to bring the Live to Tell performance to our school. The fantastic skills, hard work, and dedication from everyone that participated in this project are much appreciated. As a parent and as a member of the TMS family, we value what Palm Beach Dramaworks does for our children. See you next school year!!!”
Teresa Rigoni-Quinto,Tradewinds Middle School
Student response to Live to Tell:
- “It made us realize trafficking is real and is a problem” - J.B. Tradewinds Middle School
- “It showed trafficking could be prevented.” - M.P. Tradewinds Middle School
- “It shows, tells us what could happen/would happen if we're not careful” - X.G. Pahokee Middle School
- “We need to be informed on how to stay safe from this” - L.C. Howell L. Watkins Middle
- “It can help us save someone from going through the same thing the characters were” - F.F. Bear Lakes Middle School
- “We’re not that aware or how common it is where we live” - S.S. Bear Lakes
- “We can be more alert and educated about our surroundings.” - Y.D. Howell L. Watkins Middle
- "Human trafficking happens to people our age” - O.M. Pahokee Middle School
