Mending our broken connection with the land, each other, and ourselves.
BROKEN THEATRE
Wisdom. Curiosity. Real work.
Young people stepped into the worlds of farmers, builders, artists, craftspeople, elders, and other skilled members of their community. They learned by doing, built relationships, asked questions, took risks, and transformed those experiences into theatre.
SKILLS
“This is one of the most effective approaches to education I’ve ever seen.” — John Records, Executive Director of Committee On The Shelterless
Performance gave the journey a destination.
“BROKEN THEATRE absolutely offers something rare and wonderful and ‘worth it’ to the kids.” — Emily Liolin
RITES OF PASSAGE
Who are you becoming?
Adolescence asks for mentors, responsibility, ceremony, and a place to belong.
“A meaningful & amazing experience. My daughters did it and it impacted them TREMENDOUSLY” — Sharon Siegler
Brian Glenn Bryson
Brian Glenn Bryson is an artist, educator, entrepreneur, and community builder based in Sonoma County, California. For more than two decades, he created ambitious theatre projects with young people—bringing together artists, craftspeople, farmers, builders, and other local mentors to help students develop real skills, meaningful relationships, and a deeper connection to the land, their community, and themselves.
As the founder and artistic director of Broken Theatre, formerly Walking Elephant Theatre, Brian built experiences that were part theatre company, part school, part workshop, and part community gathering place.