Attention TEENS! **PLEASE NOTE** Since the teens are the ones who will be volunteering with this program, I need to hear from them directly, not from the parents/guardians. The teens are the ones who need to reach out to me to request an application.
RISE is the spinoff of the Reflections school year program, which addresses a variety of issues through the use of improvisational theatre.
This is a FREE program, funded by the County of Bergen.
RISE uses improvisational techniques to address teen issues, and teens will be trained in a variety of games, activities and exercises and then will be able to share what they have learned with others.
Teens earn volunteer hours and acquire leadership skills and have fun, all at the same time.
This Summer, RISE will be on Tuesday nights, starting on July 8th and will run until August 26th.
*NEW TIME: *5:45pm-7:45pm
WHERE: 1 Bergen County Plaza – Hackensack, NJ
THIS IS A DROP IN PROGRAM – THIS MEANS THAT RISE CAST MEMBERS ATTEND WHEN THEY ARE AVAILABLE. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THEY MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ATTEND EACH WEEK.
We will also have other opportunities for RISE participants to earn volunteer hours by attending workshops that we will be leading. This will be explained to them once they are part of the RISE program. Again, this is on a “drop in“ basis, in that cast members attend the events that meet their availability.
To be part of RISE 2025, one needs to have just finished 8th grade, all the way to just graduating high school.
They also must be Bergen County residents.
