Insight Theatre is an annual PPO initiative focused on youth sexual health education. We use peer-led theatre programming to discuss subjects ranging from sexting to STIs to stigma. Based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Insight has been performing for over 30 years in schools and organizations across Canada’s Capital Region. What does it mean when we say Insight is created by, for and about youth? It
means that each year, new troupe members come together and write a 45 minute show based on the Ontario Ministry of Education’s guidelines for Health and Physical Education (Grades 7 to 9), that covers the material in a way that speaks to them. They receive plenty of training in sexual health and theatre as they become peer educators, but then it’s up to them! Each of our troupe members volunteers hundreds of hours over the course of a season – in some years Insight has reached over 12,000 students! If you are an educator with the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (or otherwise) and would like to book an Insight show for your students, please contact Jasmine Keeler at [email protected] for more information.
