This is NOT a Scam!
Writer, Director, Creator
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Scams and online crime, especially against older people, are a central focus of Dr. Katalin Parti’s research. With the support of Virginia Tech’s Department of Sociology and Center for Gerontology, Parti launched PROS: Performances to Reduce Online Scams.
Drawing from Parti’s interviews, This is NOT a Scam! is an interactive performance that recounts the real stories of scamming victims in the New River Valley region of Virginia.
Reviews and Accolades
Virginia Tech News, “‘Theater is by definition a convening of people at the same place at the same time,’ said Susanna Rinehart, an associate professor in the Virginia Tech School of Performing Arts, who is co-directing the show with Mason Rosenthal, an instructor in the school. ‘For a circumstance that is so isolating, it’s hard to reach people in other ways because there are so many forces at work that mean people suffer in silence.’”
Institute of Creativity Arts and Technology at Virginia Tech Grant Receipient
