Busy, Busy, Busy!

As you can see, the participants all survived the intense Global Village experience! After showers, and an excellent meal of Lasagna, they got to work right away. Staff began leading workshops on many different areas of theatre, such as Stage Combat, Masks, and different writing workshops. The creative process has begun!
Austin teaching a song.
Natalie and Kerry Grace focusing on a performance piece.
Olivia and Claire performing contact improvisation!
Johnny sharing one of his scenes with Jeanette.
Participants letting their "inner clowns" come out!
Clown-Dean talking to fellow clowns.
Brianna sharing her response to a journaling prompt.
Allison showing off for the camera.
Maria teaching Allison and Gabby a belly dance routine.
Elena composing music.Hanging out with Shelly, at the Little Rock Travlers game!

More updates soon!

The Global Village

Heifer Ranch is home to Heifer International's original Global Village, a unique five-acre program area, representing housing found in areas of the world where Heifer operates.

Global Village participants internalize complex issues surrounding hunger and poverty by experiencing the circumstances that many of Heifer International’s project partners face each day. Participants will leave with an awareness of their role as a global citizen and with ideas on how to create change.

From this experience, participants dive into an intensive workshop and creation process leading to performance.

Notable Quotes!

Everytime I would baby-sit, I would buy a chicken. --Brianna Holderman


My passion is not the stage but the communication tool the stage becomes when I am on it. --Joshua Ayala


Somehow I manage to choke down my least favorite granola bar. --Claire Curran


The youth are the world's future and we need to speak out. --Austin Howell


I strive to bring beauty and appreciation into all I do. --Kerry Keihn


Each child comes with a future full of determination and a will to overcome. --Dean Guerra


It was amazing to see the kinds of impacts we could create if we all joined our voices together. --Kate Astrove


I'm very thrifty. --Elena Aronson


I could be a role model for other young minorities. --Andrea Santana


I realized that if I could combine my love of theatre with my desire to help others, maybe people would begin to listen. --Natalie Rothwell


This opportunity means the world to me. --Allison Rollins


No one is able to shut my mouth. --Tessa Nelson


I love to capture the world as I see it. --Anna Stitt


I consider myself a character actor and a dramatic risk taker. I am driven. --Johnny Sfarnas


All people in all places can afford to learn more about the meaning of humanity. --Maria Zapetis


When I really, really, really care about something, there is magic that happens inside me. --Gabrielle Worley



The body is the first and primary method of expression. --Olivia White