The Student Theatre Series provides a comprehensive
arts-education supplement to classroom curriculum. Here's how it
works.
1. Participating schools sign up for educational activities associated
with any one or all of the following Mainstage productions:
THE PRICE
Student Matinees
- November 7, 2007, 2 pm - Free Student Workshop at 10:30 am
- November 8, 2007, 11 am - Followed by a Post-Show Talk-back
- November 14, 2007, 2 pm - Free Student Workshop at 10:30 am
LET ME DOWN EASY
Student Matinees
- January 23, 2008, 2 pm - Free Student Workshop at 10:30 am
- January 24, 2008, 11 am - Followed by a Post-Show Talk-back
- January 30, 2008, 2 pm - Free Student Workshop at 10:30 am
THE BLUEST EYE
Student Matinees
- April 9, 2008, 2 pm - Free Student Workshop at 10:30 am
- April 10, 2008, 11 am - Followed by a Post-Show Talk-back
- April 16, 2008, 2 pm - Free Student Workshop at 10:30 am
2. Long Wharf Theatre staff and teachers work together to integrate
the themes, questions, and issues of each play into established
classroom curricula through special in-service training for each
production. Teachers are also invited to preview the show.
3. With this preparation, teachers then lead their students in
classroom exercises and participate with their students in a pre-show
lecture/interactive workshop at the theatre, focused on basic theatrical
concepts spanning literary, historical, political, and social perspectives.
Each season, Long Wharf Theatre provides approximately $100,000
in fully or partially subsidized tickets and transportation for
area students. Contact Jim Clark at 203-787-4284 Ext. 294 for information
about ticket funding or for guidance in obtaining funding to participate
in Long Wharf Theatre's Student Theatre Series.
TEACHER INFORMATION PACKETS: These comprehensive
packets serve as a written supplement to the shows in our Student
Theatre Series. They contain background information on Long Wharf
Theatre's productions, including a synopsis of the play, biography/interview
of the playwright, bibliography, related articles, timelines, vocabulary
lists, and historical information.
Activity guides are included to complement the informational
component of the packet. Educators may choose from activities using
essay questions, discussion prompts, and multi-layered projects
to stimulate personal and global responses to the play.
VIDEO STUDY GUIDES: Embracing the advancements
and benefits of technology, Long Wharf Theatre offers Video Study
Guides, which serve as visual supplements to the shows in our Student
Theatre Series. A behind-the-scenes perspective leads students
through the production process from conceptual theories to design,
rehearsal, and production, weaving in critical facts and information
necessary for a full understanding of each production.
Interviews with actors, designers, directors, and other artists
increase students' level of investment by establishing a deeper
connection with the artists.
Each video centers on a recurring theme, stimulating discussion
on the production process and theoretical concepts of the play.
Video Study Guides are made possible through a generous grant
from the Seymour L. Lustman Foundation. |
