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USA: children's theatre makes smoking a farce
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A theatre group based in Minnesota has been busy delivering a dramatic message to children that smoking is far from "cool" (the word used by children in the United States and many other countries to describe what is trendy and worthy of attention). Two plays, both produced by the Minneapolis-based National Theatre for Children (NTC), are being performed to schoolchildren about the dangers of smoking, using humour and imagination to get across their message. During the academic year from October 1997 to May 1998, NTC and sponsor Allina Health System took 2 Smart 2 Smoke to 162 Minnesota elementary schools.
The 2 Smart 2 Smoke productions are aimed at children as
young as five, in the knowledge that children's erroneous perceptions about smoking begin very early in life. The group set out to use live
theatre, along with curricular materials for use in the classroom and
at home, to teach children about the perils of beginning nicotine
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