Breaking
Ice

Pillsbury House
Theatre is please to announce that Breaking Ice has been awarded
the 2007 Leading Lights Diversity Award by the National MultiCultural
Institute.

The Leading
Lights Diversity Awards are awarded annually to celebrate exemplary
leaders in the nonprofit sector whose demonstrated courage, innovation
and commitment to diversity light a path to a more inclusive society.
Non-profit organizations not only provide critical health and human
services within our communities, they also help define and give
character to our society at large. It is in recognition of their
pivotal leadership roles in our communities that NMCI is proud to
recognize non-profit organizations for leadership in the area of
diversity with the Leading Lights of Diversity Awards. Learn more
about NMCI at www.nmci.org.

"Prepare
yourself to be moved on a very personal level and compelled to action
after experiencing the work of Pillsbury House Theatre. You will
be reminded as I was that change begins with each of us." Barbara
Nobles Crawford, P.h.D., Executive Coach and Business Training Consultant,
Nobles Crawford & Partners



Breaking Ice is a stimulating and entertaining performance program
that gets to the heart of difficult issues. Each performance is
created for the specific circumstances of its presentation, an original
theatre piece using poetry, music, movement and structured improvisation
to bring difficult issues to life. The facilitated discussion that
follows provides the forum for participants to explore the issue
together.



Topics have included:

• Racism

• Violence

• Sexual Harassment

• Workplace Diversity

• HIV Awareness

• Women in the Workplace



Corporations, non-profit organizations, schools and community groups
have booked Breaking Ice performances as a workplace training session
or a workshop. Depending upon the subject and circumstance, performances
and discussions vary from a half hour to one and a half hours in
length. Groups have ranged from 10 to 1000 people.

The
Theatre Programs

• Mainstage Season Plays

• Chicago Avenue Project