Welcome to THETA

Ma te whakatau, - ka mohio,

Ma te mohio - ka mãrama,
Ma te mãrama - ka matau,
Ma te matau - ka ora
(by discussion comes understanding, by understanding comes light, by light comes wisdom, by wisdom comes life everlasting)

Vision: Stronger resilient communities.

Mission: The Theatre in Health Education Trust (THETA) uses applied theatre to promote well-being, equity, self-determination and to inform and strengthen communities.

The Theatre in Health Education Trust provides innovative and challenging health education programmes to the rangatahi/youth of Aotearoa-New Zealand through the experiential medium of theatre.

Our interactive theatre-based programmes use a combination of traditional theatre, educational drama, structured role play and decision-making activities to engage students in the exploration of issues relevant to their lives.

Become a Trustee:

THETA is expanding to produce programmes for a wide variety of communities. We employ two full time staff, and contract actor/facilitators to tour for part of the year. THETA is looking for additional trustees to help guide the organisation through a period of growth and expansion. We are particularly interested in anyone with an interest and experience in:

- Businesses growth and development

- Celebrating and enhancing Pasifika resilience

- Youth advocacy

- Community development

- Rainbow community

- Applied theatre

- Health and wellness of communities

- Te Ao Maori

What do we offer:

- The opportunity to work collaboratively with experts from a variety of fields

- The chance to expand your governance experience

- The opportunity to apply your skills to improve outcomes for our communities

- Reimbursement for your time

For more information please contact Evan Hastings: director@theta.org.nz

Our Programmes

THETA promotes the development of healthy attitudes and behaviours by delivering factual information to encourage critical thinking and to enable young people to make informed lifestyle choices.