Schools
Wilton Teen Performs in Anti-Bullying Theater
Wilton resident Caitlin Witty, 14, performs with the Random Farms Kids Theater's traveling show and anti-bullying assembly "The New Kid" in schools throughout the greater New York metropolitan area, including Fairfield and Westchester counties.
After weeks of rehearsal at the Random Farms Kids Theater's performing arts center in Elmsford, N.Y., two casts of local actors between the ages of 10 and 15 take their show on the road to schools within a one hour radius of New York City.
"The New Kid" is a 55-minute musical performance that addresses issues of bullying, peer pressure and cliques.
Wilton resident Caitlin Witty, 14, portrays Samantha, an independent young woman who befriends Zack, a teen who recently moved to P.S. 32. The show is set in a fictional middle school that will feel very familiar its student audiences.
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Witty's character seeks to bridge a gap between four rival cliques.
In this video, she talks about the message of the show, the crucial role her character plays and what it's like to perform for an audience of one's peers.
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Company manager and parent Ellen Flaks and school counselor Sandra Hacker also speak about the importance of anti-bullying education after a recent performance at Dobbs Ferry Middle School in Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.
If you would like to book the production for your school, please see all the details here on the Random Farms site.
