No Baloney
SAGES Plays with Purpose Help Seniors Fight Scammers “Fraudsters use the power of theater – pretending to be someone they are not – to scam seniors. SAGES fights fire with fire,” says Christine Hamacher, Executive Director of Senior Actors Guild and Education Services. Hamacher and her team at SAGES invite seniors from across Tampa Bay to experience their newest production, “Phoney Baloney,” an original play that spotlights reality on both ends of a scam phone call. Thanks to grants from the RRF Foundation for Aging and the Pinellas Community Foundation Senior Citizens Services, DVDs of a live performance are free for use at 55+ communities in Pinellas, Hillsborough and Pasco counties to help keep seniors from falling victim to scams. “The topic of scams came to my attention through my work with seniors,” Hamacher says, “and I realized this was another taboo subject we needed to get people talking about more to protect them.” Once SAGES’ latest topic came into focus, company playwright Linda Goldman got to work conducting interviews and research, discovering that scams perpetrated over the telephone were the
CHRISTINE HAMACHER
By Jeff Donnelly
Tony Barbetta and Candice Felice in “Phoney Baloney,” an original play by nonprofit SAGES Theater spotlights reality on both ends of a scam call.
most prevalent and target seniors more rapidly than ever. Goldman, Hamacher and SAGES Board Member Kelly McGuire worked to shape the data, personal stories and tips on prevention into “Phoney Baloney.” Crafting a play that educates as much as it entertains is not a onceoff gimmick for SAGES. “Baloney” is
just the latest in a string of “Plays with Purpose” going back to 2014. “This is all Linda Goldman’s fault,” Hamacher said of the playwright. “Truly! She and her friends love theater, so she would plan outings for senior groups from her temple to see community theater shows around the area. But they were disappointed to see seniors on stage
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