UF School of Theatre and Dance Faculty Uses Improvisational Theatre to Heal Veterans
2012
Charlie Mitchell is using improvisational theater to heal, one “Zip Zap Zop” at a time.
Mitchell, a theater professor, leads weekly improv sessions at the HONOR Center in Gainesville, a Veterans Affairs facility that serves as a transitional residence for once-homeless veterans.
He and retired classics professor Karelisa Hartigan created the program last year to help veterans to improve their social skills.