“I have such great admiration for Tom and Zilah. I feel like they just keep giving kids from my community a chance to grow and just see themselves in a different light.”  
Imani Antone
​​Coeur d’Alene Tribe - Marimn Health Youth Programs Coordinator 

OUR PROGRAMS

 

Thomas Kellogg and Mentor Zilah Mendoza with Boise Trio Upward bound young writer Marco.

"Especially love hearing and seeing the Mentor Artists one-act plays. It changes lives." Ed Keener- Kessler Keener Foundation

Mentored Playwriting 

A specially designed 1 to 1 mentored playwriting program.

​A group of young people, each paired with a mentor actor or writer, participate in a fun progressive series of intensive playwriting workshops led by Master Artist Thomas Dean Kellogg. With a core emphasis on the importance of the young person’s dreams and aspirations, Kellogg’s method introduces fundamental playwriting tools that explore the use of metaphor, the creation of characters through sensory and emotional work, monologue, dramatic storytelling, and theme. The young people are taught to examine the dynamics of conflict, and write plays where crisis, urgency, and possible consequences are explored.

The process culminates in public staged presentations of the young writers’ original plays by professional actors.

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Storytelling Animation

​Professional Writers, Storytellers, and Animators lead a hands-on workshop using writing exercises and drawing techniques along with cutting edge computer technology and stop motion, sound, and movie making applications

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"The best part is my students are still thinking and talking about career options related to animation and sound. Tom, Lars, and Zilah opened their eyes to so many possibilities! " Shelli Rambo- English Teacher   Trio Upward Bound​

 

 

Indigenous Women Artists

​This program is designed for high school and college aged groups who wish to sit in with a group of professional actors, who will present exciting works from works written by indigenous women playwrights. Along with the readings there will be a talkback. ​

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Mask Making

Learn the art of mask-making with a professional artist. This workshop is designed to allow each participant an opportunity to create a unique mask while learning techniques that will allow them to create beyond the MAPP program. ​

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Elizabeth Frances Cherokee Actress/Mentor with Coeur D' Alene tribe young playwright Spencer.

​PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS AND TALKBACKS

​MAPP brings professional actors into community, in what is the second phase of creative mentoring.
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The plays are presented at major universities, native cultural centers and schools reaching thousands of youth and community members.

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"The MAPP program remains as one of the most memorable and rewarding. The students blossomed into confident playwrights before our eyes. I watched them as they heard their words spoken and so highly respected by professional actors." Ginger Rankin- Author and Mentor

 

​CULTURAL MAPPING

​A creative workshop for mentors, educators, and those interested in exploring our diversity and our shared humanity.

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