VIDEO: Somerville Teens Preview Upcoming 'Peace Month' Performance

Teen Empowerment, a youth services organization in East Somerville, has been in the city for eight years, and on April 6 it kicks off "peace month" in with a performance at Somerville Theatre.

The performance is the creation of about 30 teens who work with Teen Empowerment.

It's "all original material," said Jaime Lederer, program director at the organization.

Every year Teen Empowerment hosts a peace conference in Somerville, inviting young people to participate in discussions and exercises about issues affecting their lives—violence, drugs, school, family difficulties, bullying, and other matters.

This year's "late nite" show at Somerville Theatre is a bit of a departure from those previous peace conferences. The teens will perform three vignettes dealing with drug use, bullying and mental health, and media influences.

The April 6 show kicks off full lineup of about 25 different "peace month" events that include things like meeting with state legislators about youth jobs, Teen Game Day, a police-youth dialogue and Teen Movie Day.

In this video, Matthew, 14, Joshua, 15, and Judcine, 16, talk about the upcoming "late nite" performance and give a preview of what audience members can expect.

The performance is at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $2 in advance and $3 at the door.