NORMAL IN SCHOOLS

NORMAL In Schools (NIS) is a national nonprofit arts-and-education organization that educates about the devastating impact of eating disorders, the therapeutic impact of the arts, and related issues such as body image, self esteem and family communication.

Programs include: Live tours of the NIS program (a Jonathan Larson award-winning rock musical followed by a talkback with expert panelists), NIS Curriculum, INSIDE OUT (Celebrating inner beauty through theatre, music and art), SELF ESTEEM STOMP (a family event with an interactive experiential “playground”), TEAM NORMAL (education for athletes and sports teams) and (coming soon) the online NIS Program.

NIS Program
– WINNER 2010 Champion in Women’s Health Award (with a link to the press release???)
– KEYNOTE PRESENTER at the 2010 American Association of University Women district meeting in Elm Grove, WI
– RECURRING PRESENTER at the Wisconsin Psychological Association annual conference
– RECURRING PRESENTER at Aurora Behavioral Health as part of NEDAwareness
– 2010 PRESENTER at Rogers Memorial Hospital – Madison
– INVITED PRESENTER at the 2009 Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland
– KEYNOTE PRESENTER at the 2009 EAPA (Employee Assistance Professional’s Association’s annual conference)
– KEYNOTE PRESENTER at the 2009 Peck School of the Arts — High School Theatre Day
– KEYNOTE PRESENTER at the 2008 Wisconsin State PTA conference in Green Bay, WI
– FEATURED PRESENTER at the 2007 National Eating Disorders Association annual conference

NORMAL The Musical
THE AWARD-WINNING 75 MINUTE SCRIPT AND SCORE
– Jonathan Larson award for excellence in musical theatre
– PRESENTER at the 2007 EDTA International Thespians Festival in Lincoln, Nebraska
– PRESENTER at the 2009 International Fringe Festival (High School Theatre Festival) in Edinburgh, Scotland

THE AWARD-WINNING 30 MINUTE SCRIPT AND SCORE
– WINNER at each sectional competition in the Wisconsin State High School Theatre Festival
– INVITEE to the State Championship
– WINNER – Critic’s Choice at the Wisconsin State High School Theatre Festival – State Finals
– WINNER – Outstanding Acting Ensemble, Outstanding Direction and Outstanding Actor for the actresses playing the roles of Kayla and Polly at the Wisconsin State High School Theatre Festival – State Finals at University of Wisconsin- Whitewater
– WINNER – Best Play at the GI Play Festival in Nebraska (Kearney High School production