PROGRAM

Rick's engaging personality and captivating performance style mesmerizes young audiences while providing them with tools to control tempers, relieve frustration, resist peer pressure, and celebrate differences. He effectively delivers his message by creating an emotional bond with his audience, using original songs, contemporary music, personal experiences, and theatrical techniques.

Rick Adam grew up as the overweight son of an alcoholic father in a factory town in Rhode Island. He experienced the drunken anger of his father, the taunting of his classmates, and his own frustrations and expressions of rage. He learned to use his passion for music along with a sense of humor to cope with his feelings, and to channel them into appropriate and productive directions. As an adult, Rick worked with youth in prisons, discovering their inner problems, and helping them to view the world in a more compassionate manner.

PERFORMANCE FOCUS

• Conflict Resolution
• Solving Problems Creatively
• Anger Management
• Celebrating Differences
• Mapping Personal Goals
• Making Healthy Choices
• Building Self-Esteem
• Positive Self Imaging
• Peer Counseling
• Resolving Rage

FORMAT

In this program, Re-Solving Rage, Rick bonds with school audiences by relating his personal experiences. He delivers positive messages while captivating the audience with his original songs, winning style, and contemporary sound. He offers specific tools for dealing with peer pressure, dissipating prejudice, developing empathy, releasing frustrations, and managing anger. Rick's special talents of mime, juggling, and comedy create a light-hearted approach to this invaluable program.

Today's youth are experiencing more pressure than ever to succeed while going through an already difficult time in life. Re-Solving Rage provides mesmerizing entertainment while delivering vital, life-saving messages. Re-Solving Rage is a performance that every teenager should see.

PRESENTER RESOURCES

View-Download "Resolving Rage STUDY GUIDE" (.pdf format)
View-Download "Resolving Rage INFOSHEET" (.pdf format)
INFOSHEETS CONTAIN PROGRAM DESCRIPTION, ARTIST BIOGRAPHY, CONTACT INFORMATION, AND TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS.
View-Download High Resolution PUBLICITY PHOTOS (.pdf format)