BAM

BAM is a play about self-deception and the secrets we hide from ourselves. The play centers around Matt, an eager young man who has created an empowerment program for adolescents. The program is designed to build strength, and combat feelings of helplessness and fear. The play follows a group of facilitators-in-training as they learn about adolescent development, engage in trust exercises, share stories, sing songs and dance to Prince. In preparing them to work with the adolescents, Matt pushes the group to reveal their fragile and fearful selves. Not everyone is ready, but Matt is insistent. He prods and pushes and urges them forward. The play builds to a climax when one of the members reveals a secret Matt had hidden from the group.