October, established as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM), has become a time to advocate for survivors and honor the voices of those affected by domestic violence. This October, McMurry Theatre is engaging with this mission by partnering with Noah Project. The partnership was inspired by the themes in McMurry\u2019s homecoming musical, \u201cLittle Shop of Horrors.\u201d Although fictional, the story of Audrey\u2014a character who endures abuse\u2014reflects the real-life experiences of countless individuals. In response, Noah Project graciously joined forces with McMurry Theatre to spread an empowering and inclusive message of hope and support during DVAM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alana Jeter, Executive Director of Noah Project in Abilene and a McMurry Theatre alumnus, shares insights about the organization\u2019s mission and the vision for this partnership, illuminating their shared commitment to advocacy, awareness, and community support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Noah Project is a domestic violence shelter serving Abilene and the surrounding area. Jeter says their mission is, \u201cempowering victims to become survivors and working to end domestic violence and sexual assault.\u201d Noah Project serves individuals and families who have experienced sexual assault, domestic violence, or human trafficking; offering safe shelter, advocacy, legal assistance, and counseling for all. They are based in Abilene and serve a 10-county region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jeter shares that when we first meet the character Audrey in \u201cLittle Shop of Horrors\u201d, \u201cshe has clearly experienced intimate partner violence. It is important for anyone in the audience who has expended a similar relationship to know they are not alone and local resources are available.\u201d McMurry Theatre supports this testimony fully, and is excited to share Audrey\u2019s story in hopes of fostering hope, understanding, and support within our community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI hope this collaboration will increase the community\u2019s knowledge of Noah Project and most importantly, let those who may be in similar relationships know that they have safe options and advocates available to walk with them every step of the way,\u201d Jeter said. October may be DVAM, but these relationships exist all year round. If McMurry\u2019s production of \u201cLittle Shop of Horrors\u201dcan do one thing, they hope to foster sympathy and hope for those suffering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I encourage you to come see the show this Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2:00 p.m. You can learn more about the Noah Project and their resources on their website, https:\/\/noahproject.org\/index.html<\/a>. McMurry resources<\/a> are also available \u2013 visit the Student Life tab on the website to learn more. You are seen, loved, and supported!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" October, established as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM), has become a time to advocate for survivors and honor the voices of those affected by domestic violence. This October, McMurry […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":1222,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1221","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-issue-32","clearfix"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blogs.mcm.edu\/herald\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/noah-project-image1.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.mcm.edu\/herald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1221","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.mcm.edu\/herald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.mcm.edu\/herald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.mcm.edu\/herald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.mcm.edu\/herald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1221"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.mcm.edu\/herald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1221\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1223,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.mcm.edu\/herald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1221\/revisions\/1223"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.mcm.edu\/herald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1222"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.mcm.edu\/herald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1221"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.mcm.edu\/herald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1221"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.mcm.edu\/herald\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1221"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}