Ally Theatre Company Partners With Defend Yourself to Offer Free Self-Defense and Bystander Training Workshops

Ally Theatre Company is thrilled to announce a partnership with local anti-harassment organization Defend Yourself! Lauren Taylor and her teachers will be offering FREE Self Defense and Active Bystander Training Workshops to attendees of select Think Before You Holla performances.

The workshops will happen between shows for the following dates:

(NOTE: attendees from either show can participate in that day's workshop, with proof of purchase.)

Sunday, July 16th
2:30pm performance
3:45pm - 4:45pm workshop - focus: Self Defense
5pm performance

Sunday, July 23rd
2:30pm performance
3:45pm - 4:45pm workshop - focus: Active Bystander Training
5pm performance

To RSVP for the workshop or to get additional information, please email: info@allytheatrecompany.org.

What to bring: Proof of ticket purchase. It is recommended participants wear comfortable clothes they can move in.

Generated from true stories via interviews and social media, Think Before You Holla is a devised piece that examines the patriarchal roots of gender-based street harassment and its overall influence on women's psyches. It runs July 15-23 at Joe's Movement Emporium as part of the Capital Fringe Festival.

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