IRVINE
STOP-GAP, a theater troupe that helps adults and youngsters explore the pressures in their lives, has received a grant from the Irvine Health Foundation.
The nonprofit foundation, which works to improve the physical, mental and emotional well-being of Orange County residents, awarded a grant of $26,200 to STOP-GAP on Tuesday. The funds will be used to support an educational program for city students and drama therapy workshops for seniors at the Irvine Adult Day Health Center.
STOP-GAP, a Santa Ana-based company, uses drama as an educational technique and allows the students in the audience to participate, directors said. The company is made up of 16 actors and two dramatists who annually offer more than 1,100 classroom productions in Orange County. In the last school year, city students saw 62 interactive plays.
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