The  Catchin’ the five C’s is a 1/2 hour educational play inspired by superintendent Dr. John Puglisi focusing around the five C’s which consist of communication, collaboration, caring, critical thinking and creativity. The show was written and created by Drama Artist in Residence, Diane Delaurentis and actively put into production by Hip Hop Mindset with director, Diane Delaurentis. The show incorporates music dance, acting and singing.

The story is of a main character Izzy who is playing a Pokémonesque-Go type of phone game and is in search of capturing five Pokémonesque characters. During his pursuit he meets five other students who join him trying to catch the five C’s. What they don’t know is that any problem they encounter is resolved by one of the five C’s! in the end they not only catch all five C’s but learn their importance of communication , collaboration, caring, critical thinking, and creativity!