Bond Street Theatre initiates theatre-based projects for conflict resolution, education and empowerment in critical areas worldwide.

Myanmar
Theatre for Civic Engagement

Bond Street's current Youth Initiative for Civic Engagement is aimed at curbing the recent rise of sectarian violence in Myanmar.  The project gives youth new skills in leadership and problem-solving through theatre-based activities. The collaborative project is sponsored by the Open Society Foundation.  In August, the project reached 10 monastery schools in Pakokku, and one leper colony, with performances & post-show dialogue.

In addition to the Youth Initiative, Bond Street continues its collaboration with theatre group Thukhuma Khayeethe on a unique, dual-language production of Volpone.  We thank the Theatre Communications Group for support.

Awards & Recognition

Otto Award for Political Theatre

BST has been awarded an Otto René Castillo Award for Political Theatre. We are honored to receive recognition for our years of creating theatre for social change around the world.

Lee Reynold Award

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Artistic Director Joanna Sherman received the League of Professional Theatre Women's Lee Reynold Award in honor of Bond Street Theatre's work for social justice.
Left, Ambassador Cynthia P. Schneider presents Ms. Sherman with the Award at the March gala.

Afghanistan
Youth-Led Community Improvement

Bond Street is initiating a new youth-led community improvement program in Afghanistan.The project engages over 375 youth from 25 provinces in creative and constructive activities that will improve their communities and counter violence.

The program provides mentorship and training in creative problem-solving, communication, planning and leadership. The youth design their own projects with practical solutions to community issues. 

The project culminates in a nationally televised presentation -- a cross between TED Talks and Afghanistan's Got Talent -- in which the best community projects compete for the nation's vote.  The best community ideas will serve as inspiration for their peers around the country.  

Voter Rights Project

The project is supported by the United States Institute of Peace. To read more, click here. 

Women's Prison Program
Afghanistan

BST will initiate a Creative Arts Program for incarcerated women in the Herat Women's Prison in Afghanistan. The program gives women a voice to speak out about the uneven judicial practices that imprison women on moral grounds. We thank the generous women of Dining for Women for their sponsorship.

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