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SETTING THE STAGE FOR A SOBER COMMUNITY ON CAMPUS
| Title: | SETTING THE STAGE FOR A SOBER COMMUNITY ON CAMPUS. |
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| Name(s): |
DeLisa, John, Author Chicurel, Steven, Committee Chair University of Central Florida, Degree Grantor |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Date Issued: | 2014 | |
| Publisher: | University of Central Florida | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Abstract/Description: | In the last thirty years, a movement in America helps students struggling with substance abuse and dependency. Only recently, in the 1970s to be precise, has there been any significant documentation that unveils the problem of substance abuse in college. Schools like Texas Tech University and Kennesaw State University are in the forefront helping hundreds of thousands of students who struggle to have a safe and productive college experience. These schools provide support systems, scholarships, and mentorship to those students who are free from drug use and dependence and are looking to further their education. It is my intent to demonstrate a growing need for these support systems and present a theatrical work that will raise awareness of this issue. Oftentimes, the issue of substance abuse is an embarrassing and uncomfortable topic for people to discuss. There are issues of denial at both the personal and academic level. By using theatre as a means to present this topic in a non-confrontational, engaging, and thoughtful manner, I contend that there can be progress in bringing Collegiate Recovery Programs to colleges nationwide. My play, A Way Back, will add to the canon of substance abuse plays with an emphasis on substance abuse recovery in college. | |
| Identifier: | CFH0004580 (IID), ucf:45159 (fedora) | |
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2014-05-01 B.F.A. Arts and Humanities, Dept. of Theatre Bachelors This record was generated from author submitted information. |
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| Subject(s): |
Collegiate Recovery Theatre Social Change Drugs Alcohol Abuse College Play |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFH0004580 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | public | |
| Host Institution: | UCF |
