An Atheist, a Buddhist and a Christian walk into a…
The founders of The Journey Theatre Project, although holding different beliefs, found themselves in a faith based, long term shelter for their final thesis project during their Masters in Applied Theatre program at CUNY for SPS. And so the Mission Project was born.
The Three Midwives, a title given to the founders of JTP by their Mission participants was inspired by the idea of helping the participants to give birth to their own ideas and stories through performance.
JTP uses playbuilding, process dramas, workshops, data inquiry, forum theatre, storytelling, dialogue, and innovative tailored theatre experiences to engage with participants.
JTP ‘s love of theatre is coupled with an awareness of social inequities in theatre and society alike. Participant centered planning is a cornerstone of JTP’s work. In this way they model an equitable form of theatre and social engagement.