a theater for social change
Our mission through theater and the written word is to shine bright lights in dark places on women and children in need of social justice and community support.
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"LIFE CHANGING....POWERFUL...IMPORTANT THEATER"
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April 9, 2018
COURT SIDE
The Life and Trials of A Sex Trafficked Victim
Illinois Circuit Court Judicial Conference
Performance of COURT SIDE
Conference with over 400 judges attending.
Written and Directed by Mary Bonnett
Speakers: Judge McGraw
Brenda Meyers Powell, Founder Dreamcatcher
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Philidelphia, Here We Come!
July 26, 2018
Performance of COURT SIDE
Philidelphia Trial Judges Conference
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MONGERS
AUGUST 30 - SEPTEMBER 30, 2018
BRING YOUR ORGANIZATION
Post Show Discussion with Survivors and Experts.
Tickets are $35.00.
Part of proceeds go to a service organizaiton working
with sexually exploited women and girls.
HER STORY THEATER enters its fourth production of the Chicago Sex Trafficking Cycle. MONGERS, is a play about men who play in an anonymous online community of other men who encourage, support and help each other purchase girls for sex. They call themselves "Mongers" as in Sex Mongers. They also call themselves "hobbyists". There are Senior and Junior Mongers. They have "dreams". There is a nightmare side to those dreams.
Set to music with multi-media and social media bombardments, Mongers explores the habits, life and attitudes of a monger whose sexual desires trump the welfare of others. Ed is a lawyer and Senior Monger. Eddie is his son trial and erroring his way through teenagehood. Alice, Eddie's Gender Studies teaching wife, is oblivious. Elayne Smith is not.
MONGERS Funny. Powerful. Eye Opening. Theater!
Thanks to THE OPPENHEIMER FAMILY FOUNDATION for their ongoing support.
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FOR SCHOOLS - 7TH-12TH.
A SHOW ABOUT SEX TRAFFICKING OF YOUTH
MONEY MAKE'M SMILE
Written and Directed by Mary Bonnett
Over 5000 students saw the production of Money Make'M Smile.
"Powerful! Amazing! Unforgettable THEATER!"
Curriculum, Teacher's Workshops, Study Guide
An incredible success!
Click and See Photos and Comments, Cast, Speaker
MONEY MAKE'M SMILE STUDY GUIDE ONLINE
About this 'Remarkable and Life Changing' Production Thank yous to The Oppenheimer Family Foundation, Greenhouse Theatre, Chicago Teachers Union Foundation Sunlight Project The 4th Presbyterian Church
Lauren Woods CBOE Civics and Learning Services Melinda Wilson Currie High School, Chicago Community. Debby Pope CTU Women's Rights Committtee, Partners In Schools, After School Matters and all our expert speakers.
With Quinnita Bellow, Jackson Pearl, Katherine Bellantone, Chris McClellan
In Memory of Desiree Robinson. A great thank you to her family and relatives.
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The Chicago Sex Trafficking Play Cycle
Shadow Town The Johns Money Make'M Smile Mongers
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FRONTLINE SERIES
Court Side, Benched, Harm's Way, Code Amber, Invisible Child
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Her Story Theater is a Non Profit Corporation 501(c)3
- HST raises public awareness; a call to action to create social change for women and children in need of community support and social justice.
- HST is a tool to teach, to bridge gaps, to create understanding, to harness empathy.
- HST develops original work by artists for audiences.
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