"dont u luv me?" performances to benefit Raphael House

January 21 and 22, 2010 Doors open 6:30pm Show begins 7pm

Southridge High School 9625 Southwest 125th Avenue Beaverton, OR 97008

Directed by Thomas Varga, local teens present "don't u luv me?," a dramatic work by Linda Daugherty Tickets $6 All proceeds to benefit Raphael House of Portland. After the show, staff from Raphael House will host a discussion about teen dating violence with audience and cast members.

"dont u luv me?" portrays how easily any of us could be lulled into loving someone who doesn't know how to love us back in a safe way. From the friends who don't know how to help to the parents kept intentionally out of the picture, we see how the victim of relational aggression descends deeper and deeper into a trap from which she cannot free herself. This intense theater experience will empower teens to recognize potentially dangerous relationships so that they can take steps to help someone in trouble, maybe even themselves. - Susan Sugerman, M.D., M.P.H., Girls to Women Health and Wellness, P.A., Dallas