PG-13 Players (PG stands for Peer Guidance) are peer educators from high schools across Middle Tennessee. Through their dramatic presentation of original skits, teen issues are brought to life.....not just talked about.
AUDITIONS* by appointment only. Contact Elisabeth at 345-0952 to schedule your time!
- Monday, March 12th
- Tuesday, March 13th
- Thursday, March 15th
- Friday, March 16th
Must be entering into the 9th-12th grade this fall.
*Acting experience is NOT required.
Should You Audition?
Want to learn more about issues teen face around sexuality?
Are interested in serving as a resource for your peers?
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| The PG-13 Players offer teens the opportunity to use their voice to inspire change. They address issues surrounding sexuality through theatre. The goal is not to give out easy answers but to explore options and build decision-making skills. |
The PG-13 Players are teens from high schools across Middle Tennessee. Each year, they receive training to equip them with the skills needed to serve as peer educators. In addition, they use those skills to develop and perform new skits dealing with teen issues about which they are passionate. Through their presentations, teen issues are not just talked about, they’re brought to life!
What does PG-13 mean?
PG-13 stands for Peer Guidance. It’s a play on the movie rating PG-13. Our teens talk about things that can be hard to talk about but believe that every teen deserves the knowledge and resources to make the best decision they can. We know that adolescence is the process to becoming an adult and part of that process is talking about tough issues.
What happens during a PG-13 Players performance?
The program consists of a series of short skits. The situations presented are left unresolved so that audience members can then join in the dialogue with the characters. By exploring the motivations, feelings, and choices of the characters, the audience participates in helping them make responsible decisions while beginning to build the skills needed to deal with real life situations. The goal of the PG-13 Players is to not give out easy answers, but to explore options and increase sensitivity in dealing with real-life situations.
PG-13 Players Topics
Each year the PG-13 Players develop skits on several issues they are passionate about that affect teens. The topics for 2011-2012 are as follows:
LGBT: This skit is about Allison who has recently come out to her friends as being a lesbian. However, coming out isn’t easy and Allison struggles with the judgment of a particular friend named Britney, who will not support her decision and continuously puts down homosexuality. Will Allison be able to confront Brittney about her hurtful remarks and stereotypes around her sexuality? This skit explores the reality of how it might feel for a teen to come out to his or her friends as a identifying as GLBT and how he/she could approach a situation like this one.
PG-13 Players on-stage at Marathon MusicWorks for the launch of NPT's Children's Health Crisis: Sexuality.
Sexual Assault: This skit is about Asia, a shy girl who meets Joe, the captain of the football team at a party. Her friend encourages her to get to know Joe and suddenly things go much further than Asia would have liked. Asia struggles with what took place at the party and doesn’t know how to express her feelings. Her friend Jazz realizes that Asia isn’t acting like her usual self. Will Asia convey what took place or will she keep it inside? Will Joe do the same thing to his new crush, Tiffany? This skit is used to explore the importance of consent, communication about being sexually assaulted, and what a friend should do if they know someone who has been sexually assaulted.
Sexual Decision Making/ Healthy Relationships: This skit is about two different couples; Carson and Tatiana and Autumn and Eric. Tatiana is pressuring Carson to have sex with her even though he’s not ready. Autumn and Eric have waited a long time and they feel like they are ready. Will Carson give into the pressures of Tatiana or will he stand up for his own values? Will Tatiana cheating on Carson result in her having a STI? This skit explores communication around sexual decision making, the importance of getting tested for STI’s/HIV and it shows the difference between a healthy and an unhealthy relationship.
Schedule a Performance
The PG-13 Players can come to your school, place of worship, community center, or agency. To schedule a performance, contact Elisabeth at (615) 345-0952. A fee of $200 is requested for a performance; however, special rates may be negotiated.
Join the PG-13 Players
Open auditions are held each spring for dedicated high school students wishing to join the PG-13 Players; no drama experience is necessary. Training takes place during the summer and the performance season begins in September.
PG-13 Players receive financial support from The National Council of Jewish Women, Nashville Section. For more information, contact Planned Parenthood’s Youth Development Coordinator at (615) 345-0952.
Why Peer Education?
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- Sloane BC, Zimmer CG. The power of peer health education. Journal of American College Health 1993; 41:241-245
- Milburn K. A critical review of peer education with young people with special reference to sexual health. Health Education Research 1995; 10:407-420.
