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This yeér's theme; the Myth of Macho, deals with the Each year the co-op Produc. tion is staged (this is the forth), a different social theme is presented to the students of elementary schools which book the production. As part of their drama co-op experience, 24 students are participating in a production which serves up a message with its song, dance and prose, The students, along with teacher and drama co-op program coordinator Peter Mansell, have been touring Waterloo Region tor the past month, delivering that mes- sage to area elementary school children. Live theatre can be more than entertaining - it can also be educating. And coap students at Bluevale eollegi. ate in Waterloo are proving that it can certainly be both. Deborah Crandall Chronicle Staff Bluevale students take it on the rosiii "The style of theatre we're working in is issue theatre, where you take an issue, theme or social problem and do an anthology, or collective It is through a collection of skits, song and dance that the drama co-op students deliver their message to young school children. "I was looking at the kind of behavior that men in particu- lar, and some women, tend to get into - where you are standing on your own two feet, are self-reliant, and are looking out for No, 1," Man. sell says. "A lot of that stuff came out of the 70s and 80s, and we're looking at that and saying, This is not going to help the culture get into the 2lst century', It seems to us that that kind of behavior is not a complete, whole, human behavior. A full human being can also cry - a full human being has a complete range of emotions." perceived roles of men and women. Participating in the one. semester drama coop pro- gram are 18 students from BCI, two from Waterloo-Ox, ford, two from Eastwood, and two from Waterloo collegiate, The program includes class time in which the students are taught the skills they will need to carry out the produc tion, The program also in, "They have specific job re. sponsibilities, but the way I like to work ___ it's a simple phylosophy like m the home - nobody's Job is done until everybody's Job is done, When somebody is done they imme, diately help someone else un. til everything is done, I think that's how a good family runs, any) we act as family, really," Participants are involved in all aspects of the show - writing, costume design, set design, lighting, sound and performing. type show," Mansell says, “It's a show made of bits and pieces and much of it is imprtr vised. cludes a job placement, usual. ly as an elementary school teacher’s assistant. Though the Myth of Macho IS exclusively touring local WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1991 - PAGE 9 a pm at an" Mm are s; for adults and $1 for students Call the school at88T4fi2f, elementary schools, " ml] be ttaged forpltpqbhr, Jan _ al