“Words Not Spoken” is a dynamic, interactive, improvisational theatre, educational and prevention program addressing issues such as: teen and young adult dating violence; cancer survivorship; intimacy and sexuality in aging; communication and choices in death and dying; domestic violence; child abuse; elder abuse; family relationships; and other life experiences. “Words Not Spoken” is effective with professional audiences, as well as teenagers, young adults, parents and other adults from the general community. 

Experience an actual “Words Not Spoken” by watching the following video clips.
Teen and Young Adult Dating Violence	Cancer Survivorship	Communication and Choices in Dealing with Death and Dying

This program is an innovative way to present different life problems and educate on healthy relationships and effective communication in many areas. The program begins with an improvisational drama depicting intimate moments of each character, using non-professional actors, who are participants from: the sponsoring organization / company; a group of community individuals; or others who have participated in previous presentations.

After the theatre presentation, the actors stay in the character of the person they have just portrayed and the audience gets an opportunity to have a dialogue with them. The facilitator/director guides this discussion between the actors and the audience. During the post-theatre dialogue between the audience and actors, and group discussion that follows, information and education is shared on the topic by the facilitator, actors and audience.

Hedda Matza-Haughton now offers another exciting way to begin the "Words Not Spoken" Program. She, as the facilitator, using herself as the sole actor, portrays through improvisational drama, a variety of the characters dealing with the issue. Her most recent portrayal of “Words Not Spoken,” using herself as the sole actor was on the topic of Cancer Survivorship. She has also done solo performances on the topics of Aging, Intimacy and Sexuality, as well as on the issue of Family Violence. Please click here to read about an example of a program where Hedda does a poignant and at times humorous solo acting performance of all the characters. This can be done on any of the topics offered in the "Words Not Spoken" series.