Still ¿ Falling and The Code

<p><em>Still ¿ Falling</em> and <em>The Code</em> explore contemporary social issues today¿s teens face in their daily lives: anxiety and depression, the complexities of gender dynamics, and the challenges that arise when the lines between friendship and romance are blurred. A realistic, honest, and bitingly funny look at the difference between so-called teen angst and mental illness, <em>Still ¿ Falling</em> (which includes an adaptation for a male actor) follows Nina as she tries to come to terms with what it means to struggle with anxiety, depression, and self-harm and to rise above them with as much strength, and as few scars, as possible. <br><br>In <em>The Code</em>, grade-eleven student Moira becomes a hero when she stages a school-wide protest after her school¿s principal implements a dress code for school dances. But when the principal responds by cancelling the spring dance, Moira¿s followers viciously turn on her. With humour and nuance, <em>The Code</em> challenges audience