There's usually just standing room only. Alexander has spent five years directing a similar theater troupe at the University of Michigan. Her EMU CloseUp Troupe has spent almost two years performing on EMU's campus. The members of CloseUp write all their performance pieces.
Ideas come from a collaboration of actors' personal experiences and audience feedback.
We take those ideas and create skits using those ideas. Approximately one week after each performance, Peers Inc., sponsored by University Health Services, will facilitate a workshop. We're not providing a lot of information. We're encouraging people to ask questions about information. What Peers is doing is coming back and providing that information a week later.