Give International Students a Stage: An English-Language Theater Workshop at the University of Olden

Theater is more than a hobby. It helps people grow personally and emotionally, connects them with each other, and gives them a stage for self-expression. In a time when so much of our lives happens through screens, students need spaces to engage with the arts and with each other.

Our university already offers a theater workshop in German. I took part in it myself, and I can’t emphasize enough how much it helped me grow as a person. I want other students to have that same experience.

For international students in particular, theater can be a place to show who they are, to perform in a language they feel at home in, and to gain confidence in their diversity instead of feeling like outsiders. It brings international and local students together on equal footing.

The interest is already there: I know at least 10 people who would like to join. We are experiencing difficulties in obtaining a funding, so we are trying to pitch our idea to the international office and Studierendenwerk office

Please sign and help us give international students a voice and a stage.