Improv theater helps at-risk young people learn a new script
Members of Everystory perform alongside participants in the Memphis Allies' SWITCH program. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
At first, the Memphis Allies program and the Everystory improve theater may not seem like logical partners.
Memphis Allies’ flagship SWITCH program supports people ages 12 to 35 who face a high risk of being involved in gun violence.
Many of the participants have been shot or shot at in the last year or know someone who has been. A lot of them have gun charges on their records.
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John Klyce
John Klyce is an enterprise reporter with The Daily Memphian who writes a wide range of in-depth features, as well as profiles about local leaders, scientists, musicians, artists, entrepreneurs, and anyone else doing exciting and important work in this city. He previously spent four years with the Memphis Business Journal, where he covered public companies, startups, and innovation, and a fifth year with The Commercial Appeal, where he covered education, and chronicled how gun violence and poverty were affecting Memphis youth and their families. He has also been a fellow with the Institute for Citizens and Scholars. John has a B.A. in journalism from the University of Memphis and an M.F.A. in creative writing from Boston University.
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