Wellarts Institue

503.459.4500 | info@wellarts.org
2710 NE 14th Ave, Portland, OR 97212

Past Projects/Performances

Previous Productions of Well Arts
Institute:

Hollywood Senior Center’s Voices of Our Elders Workshop

Performance Title: A Dose of Reality

Performance Dates and Times: Fridays February 3rd and 10th at 8pm, Saturdays February 4th and 11th at 3pm

Performance Location: Hollywood Senior Center, 1820 Northeast 40th Avenue.

Voices of Our Elders @ Hollywood Senior Center

Performance Location: Hollywood Senior Center 1820 NE 40th Avenue

Performance Dates:

Thursday May 26th at 7pm, Saturday May 28th at 3pm

Thursday June 2nd at 7pm, Saturday June 4th at 3pm

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Voices of Our Elders @ Elders in Action

(Pictured are the writers and scribes from the Voices of Our Elders @ Elders in Action workshop!)

Performance Location: Artists Repertory Theatre (1515 SW Morrison Street)

Performance Dates: Saturdays May 14th and 21st at 2pm

Returning Heroes 2011 : A Returning Writers Program of Well Arts

(In the picture actor Don Kinder, writer Larry Blackledge, writer Michael Braem, actress Eleanor Cohn Eichner, actress Sarah Milligan, actor Anders Liljeholm, actress Mikki Lipsey, actor Phillip Berns, actress Jenny Newbry-Waters, actor Patric Callahan, writer Patrice Hanson, writer Vince Falco.)

Performance Location: Concordia University Fine Arts Building (NE 27th Ave and NE Highland Street)

Performance Dates: Friday April 1st, Saturday April 2nd, Friday April 8th, Saturday April 9th, all performances at 8pm.


The Best is Yet to Come
Well Arts has been working with the elders at Augustana Lutheran Church using creative writing workshops, art and music to create a staged production of their writings. It was an amazing event! Over 175 people were captivated and inspired by the stories of their elders.
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Jerry Benson

The Best is Yet to Come

Starred: Wendy Westerwelle, Michael Chambers, Richard Moore, Lauren Steele, Arlene East, Susan Jonsson and Richard Armstrong.
Directed by: Sarah Hayes-Marshall
Workshop with the Elder’s at Augustana
Elder's Workshop

History – Wisdom – Spirituality

Voices of Our Elders – November, 2009

Elders from Emerson House,Friendly House, Summer Place and Terwilliger Plaza brought their memories to the community through stories and music in November 2009.

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Children and their parents share stories of
their living and coping with the challenges
of growing up with Type 1 diabetes. The writers were then teamed with professional actors who helped craft their stories for the stage. The theater production at Portland Actors Conservatory was presented to the community and healthcare professionals serving this population. Stories form this show are available to elementary and high schools throughout the region. Learning how to cope with life and illness through a child’s and parent’s perspective. This was directed by Diane Englert./strong>

 

Sharing War Secrets – 2008 Revisiting Vietnam, the first and second gulf war’s PTSD aftermath

Recovery: Write Now – 2007

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Writers with addictions to drugs and alcohol explore their lives and hard lessons learned from the impact on themselves and their families, friends and community.

 


 

 

 

 

 

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Soldier’s Heart – 2005  Vets from Vietnam and the first gulf war living with PTSD


 

 

 

 

 


 

Voices of Courage – 2005 Children and their parents deal with the pain of cancer  and it’s treatments, it’s impact on their lives.


 

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Living with Multiple Sclerosis -2004 Surviving MS and it’s impact on self/ family/friends and community


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After War: Our Lives in America – 2002 Vietnam Vets share stories of impact of PTSD.  Two wives tell their stories of living with a returning vet.


 

 

 

 

 

Performing Wellness Three – Living with HIV – 2001  Coping with HIV and it’s aftermath on family and community.

 

Performing Wellness Two - Surviving and living with Cancer – 2001

Performing Wellness One – Surviving and living with Cancer – 2000

Thanks to grants by City of Portland Vision PDX, United Way, National Endowment for the Arts, Technical Assistance to Community Services, Juan Young Trust, Meyer Memorial Trust, The Jackson Foundation, Oregon Community Foundation, Regional Arts & Culture Council.
Over 3,000 writers, families, actors, healthcare professionals and audience members have experienced the performances in person.




 

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