Los Angeles Women’s Theatre Festival is currently seeking high school juniors and seniors to participate in “Wisdom and Wonder: An Intergenerational Storytelling Workshop” that pairs seniors and young people in an 8-week storytelling program in North Hollywood. Guided by Los Angeles Women’s Theatre Festival (LAWTF) professional teaching artists, participants will develop personal narratives, fostering cultural and generational exchange and understanding. This
program will culminate in a public showcase followed with a Q&A with the audience.
LAWTF will bring together 10 high school students from the North Hollywood/Los Angeles area and 10 senior citizens of the NoHo Senior Arts Colony, a residential community, and pair them one-on-one. By connecting participants who share the same neighborhood but rarely interact, the project bridges generational divides and invites meaningful exchange across age, culture, and lived experience.
Through a creative storytelling process, teens and seniors will build relationships, uncover shared and contrasting perspectives, and strengthen intergenerational connection within their own community.
The program is slated to run from September 26 to November 14, 2026. The workshop is planned to take place every
Saturday from 2pm to 4pm for the eight weeks that the program runs.
Teens who are interested may fill out the below Jotform:
https://form.jotform.com/261118415766156
Space is limited.
This project is being funded by the California Humanities Connecting California Program, an
affiliate of the National Endowment of the Humanities.
