FLIGHT 360
Following the success of "Voices from Zimbabwe", Dramatic Adventure made a daring journey to Ecuador in 2008. There the team taught basic english, acting, and playwrighting skills to various disenfranchised communities across the country. The team also had the opportunity to workshop with Teatro La Catanga in Esmeraldas and can't thank El Patio de Comedias enough for their support. This trip was an experiment and a risk in many ways: a large group of 6 artists, traveling where we were unable to speak the language fluently, and working with a myriad of individuals and organizations. But when we arrived back in NYC after seven and a half weeks abroad, having acheived our goals and with an original play in hand, we knew this experiment had been a success! The Play, "Flight 360", written by traveling artist Leslie Fields, was performed upon our return to NYC and shortly thereafter was revived for Teatro IATI's Performing Arts Marathon, "De Todo un Poco". The responses from our audiences were overwhelmingly positive and we hope to publish this play in the near future, please check back for updates and feel free to email any questions to Jesse at info@dramaticadventure.com.

ACTion: Ecuador
In the summer of 2009, DAT will bring an outstanding 128 students and 12 professional artists to Ecuador. One of their objectives will be to help give the the Quilotoa Community Center (Below) a great start. These students will spend 24 days in Ecuador learning about the culture, working on a service project in Quilotoa, teaching English and Theatre skills to kids, and creating a short piece of theatre. At the end of the trip, a showcase of the student's pieces will be performed at Teatro IATI's 2009 Performing Arts Marathon.

The Quilotoa Community Center Project
While traveling in Ecuador in 2008, DAT worked with a small community in the Andes and fell in love. When asked to return to help this community build a community center where arts and knowledge can be shared, DAT couldn't dream of saying "no". Our first return will be in 2009 with ACTion: Ecuador, where the students will help to finish constructing and to begin supplying this center with the tools they need to take one more step toward building a stronger community. We will be making updates to the site, as this project develops so please check back soon. If you'd like to contribute to this project in some way, feel free to email Jesse at info@dramaticadventure.com or make a donation by clicking HERE.