Mosaic Theater Company’s Intergenerational Matinee Program – PRECARIOUS

Through the Intergenerational Matinee Program, middle and high school students will attend a Mosaic Theater Company production at the Atlas Performing Arts Center on H Street, NE. Our goal is to provide an opportunity for students to experience the arts, explore the important themes that are prevalent in our productions, and discuss how those themes connect to their lives and what they are learning in school.

In June, we will host matinees in conjunction with our production of PRECARIOUS, a world premier play by Steph Del Rosso. This is a fresh new comedy about starting out, starting over and the enduring love of family. Recently retired Violet is ready to chart a new path forward, but her daughter Tilly and a summer heatwave seemingly stand in her way. PRECARIOUS features an interracial relationship and explores complex mother/daughter relationships and aging. Matinee participants can reflect on how climate change affects each of us and how age and race impacts how we see the world.

Matinees are available on the following date:
June 11th, 11AM – 1:15PM

The run of show for each day includes:
5 mins: Welcome and introduction by a Mosaic staff member to share more about the schedule for the day, provide context about what participants can expect, and set norms that make students feel welcomed and comfortable.
90 minutes: Students will watch a full performance of the production.
30 minutes: At the end of each performance, students will participate in a post-show educational conversation conducted by Mosaic staff and featuring the actors working on the show. The goal of the conversations is to give students the opportunity to ask questions about the content of the performance, deepen their theater experience through up-close engagement with professional artists, share their own perspectives about the play’s themes and how those themes related to their own lives, and engage in meaningful intergenerational dialogue with senior citizens who also participate in the Intergenerational Matinee Program.
10 minutes: Students fill out DC Collaborative Feedback Survey