Bringing Character to Life
Drama by George grows students with compassion and character through the power of stories.
- We’re a Louisville-based theatre company that provides educational programs centered on social emotional learning (SEL).
- We offer live professional performances, out of school time programs, and classroom workshops to K-12 schools and other organizations that serve students. That’s how we’re Bringing Character to Life.
Success by the Numbers
- We measure success in the students’ lives we’ve had the privilege to impact. Since 2007, we’ve served over 88,000 students across the Kentuckiana region.
- We’ve delivered 728 performances, 323 one-session workshops, 160 after-school drama clubs, 62 school-break day camps, and 84 conference and professional development sessions.
Past Performances
- From 2012-15, we offered Be the Hero, a touring performance for elementary schools. Our costumed superheroes challenged 13,000 students in 70 performances to stop bullying. 97% of teachers said the program complimented their curriculum, and 94% would recommend it to fellow educators.
- From 2014-16, Kylie for President was our flagship touring play. We empowered 10,000 students in 45 performances to make wise choices. 100% of teachers said that our play complimented their curriculum, and 95% would recommend the program to fellow educators.
Current Performances
- Since 2016, we’ve performed The Grit Game Show, an interactive assembly about achievement and resilience, for 16,500 students in 89 performances. 97% of teachers would recommend us to a colleague.
- In 2019 and 2020 (before the pandemic), B.B. Wolfe Gets Schooled, a play about bullying prevention and empathy, served 5100 students in 26 performances. 100% of teachers believe our program provides content that’s valuable to their students, and 92% would recommend it to a colleague based on performance quality.
- Stop Bullies is a bullying prevention talk that draws on the real-life experiences of a bullying survivor to impact teens. Speaker George Halitzka has presented the program more than 100 times times for 11,500 students. In a student survey, 94% of middle schoolers rated the presentation as “excellent” or “good.”
Current Classroom and After-School Programs
- Our after-school drama clubs have empowered over 2000 students to rehearse and perform a short play in just 8 weekly sessions! We’ve produced a total of 170 student performances at 25 schools in Jefferson (KY), Bullitt (KY), Oldham (KY), and Clark (IN) counties. According to a parent survey, 93% of parents feel that their children both enjoyed and benefited from drama club.
- Real Life Drama workshops use role-playing to teach conflict resolution skills to at-risk teens. For participating students at one Louisville high school, 2/3 of participants demonstrated improved school attendance. Meanwhile, disciplinary referrals decreased by 17% and GPA increased 14%!
Play Scripts
- Our original play scripts have been performed 900 times by theatres, schools, and organizations around the world, from Canada to China!
What Educators Are Saying
- In addition to statistics, we’ve also collected many educator testimonials over the years. Check out our individual program pages (like this one) to see what teachers are saying.
To keep this page as concise as possible, we’ve included only a small sample of our program data. The data on this page represents estimates which are current as of March 17, 2021. For more information or to inquire about how we collect and analyze data, please contact us.