On Thursday, November 3rd, Health Center and Beebe Assisted Living residents in The Mayflower Community participated in the first of two theatre workshops. The leader was Anton Jones, a 2002 Grinnell College alum and the CEO and artistic director of CLIMB Theatre, which is supported by a Mellon Foundation grant to Grinnell College.
Since 2015, CLIMB Theatre, based in a suburb of the Twin Cities, has used its interactive theatre techniques to create intergenerational experiences among individuals in senior living settings.
Here is Anton’s biography. Information about CLIMB can be located here.
Anton will conduct a follow-up session for these Mayflower residents on Friday, December 9th. That same afternoon, CLIMB Theatre will be showing the movie, “Grandpa and Lucy,” at 4:15pm in the Grinnell College Harris Center Concert Hall, 1114 – 10th Avenue.
The movie is an adaptation of a children’s book aimed at raising awareness and creating educational opportunities for youth and families around Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. There will be additional events on the College campus on Saturday, December 10th scheduled from 11:00am to 2:00pm, including a play based on the book.
— Leslie Jaworski, Community Life and Wellness Director
