HANDLE WITH CARE performed at Lookingglass Theater Upstairs – April 12, 2016
Handle With Care, was written by Tracy Walsh, an ensemble member of Lookingglass Theatre. The material for the play came from the videotaped and transcribed interviews collected by the Child Care Committee of WWHP. This first performance took place in an upstairs theater of Lookingglass Theatre. Michael Rohd, director of the Civic Practice Lab, led the post show discussion in order to identify people and groups who would want to have the play staged at their venue.
HANDLE WITH CARE performed at Good City in Austin for Austin Coming Together – July 20, 2016
The play was performed for an audience of people working in the field of child care. Andrew White, Connectivity and Engagement Director of Lookingglass Theatre, led the post-show discussion to determine if the stories conveyed in the play rang true to this audience.
HANDLE WITH CARE performed at Third Unitarian Church in Austin – October 2, 2016
The play was performed for a diverse audience at Third Unitarian Church in the Chicago neighborhood of Austin. Andrew White, Connectivity and Engagement Director of Looking glass Theatre, moderated the post-show panel that included a senior representative from the Ounce of Prevention as well as the owner of a child care center and a parent who had a child attending that center.