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TO PROTECT, SERVE AND UNDERSTAND

TO PROTECT, SERVE AND UNDERSTAND

Round 10
January 13 & 14 at 7:30 PM

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WHERE OFFICERS AND COMMUNITY CREATE ART TOGETHER

Theatre doesn’t always happen on stage. It unfolds all around us on a daily basis.

In 2015, we witnessed with horror the tragic death of Eric Garner at the hands of NYC police officers. Our city was forced to grapple with questions of history, procedure, and social responsibility, and Irondale saw an opportunity to contribute to the discussion through its unique lens of improvisation, actor training, and ensemble building.

Now in its 10th season, To Protect, Serve, and Understand (TPSU)™ has gained local and national acclaim for being an innovative training program designed to ease tension between police and community members. Each series of workshops lasts ten weeks. Seven officers and seven community members come together to break bread, play, sing and have difficult conversations. They learn how to communicate and how to listen. They learn to improvise, tell their own stories, and “step into each other’s shoes.” The workshops culminate in public performances that show what can come from mutual trust and empathetic understanding.

Watch a video about the series here:

“There is no hope unless you and I sit side by side at the site of loss, telling each other the story of that night”
The Stones of Lifta - Marc Kaminsky

COMING UP - January 13-14, 2023

To Protect, Serve and Understand closed workshops run weekly on Tuesday nights through January 9, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

Public performances will take place January 13 and 14 at 7:30 p.m. All performances are FREE to the public.

Starting with a dinner and discussion, followed by group theater games and actor-training techniques, the workshop teaches a diverse and inclusive cast of participants a unique approach to problem-solving and offers real-life communication skills in a creative non-judgmental atmosphere.

The 40 for 40 Fund.

As Irondale celebrates its 40th Anniversary, we are looking to the future as we remember the accomplishments of the past. Please make a contribution of $40 to help us getting number 40 off to a great start.

Your gift will be fully tax deductible.

$40 FOR 40

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EP 01
We’re All a Part of that Matrix
LISTEN ON
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Brooklyn Forever
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What do you see
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Terry Greiss

contact us

For more information, please contact

Terry Greiss
terry@irondale.org
The space at Irondale Building
Phone: (718) 488.9233Fax: (718) 788.0607info@irondale.org
85 South Oxford Street
Fort Greene, Brooklyn 11217
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