Filming an Educational Soap Opera In April 2012, Peace Corps Volunteers in the Dominican Republic completed the fourth and final filming of an educational soap opera. The project was designed for Volunteers to use technology in innovative ways to address common adolescent issues common throughout the Dominican Republic. The main theme in the soap opera is HIV/AIDS education and prevention. In this photo, Volunteers shoot a scene with a Dominican youth actress as she lies in bed after falling off a motorcycle in a drunk driving accident.