Using the teaching power of the arts, especially creative dramatics, StageWorks Theatre has written programs to transmit content in all curriculum areas including Language Arts, Math, Science and Social Studies. Residencies are typically 5 days in length at 55 minutes per class each day (except Bringing Words to Life). StageWorks staff will confer and plan with your classroom teachers before the residency begins. Minimum booking is 4 classes per day, meeting sequentially with a maximum of 30 students per class. Fees are based on number of classes plus travel expenses. Teaching materials are included.
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Imaginative and Personal Narrative & Creative Writing
This residency is designed to follow the performance of imagination express!
Available in a 5-day format for grade levels or a flexible format for intervention/remedial student groups, our StageWorks instructors partner with classroom teachers and students to teach a formula for creative writing that they can remember each time they begin to write. The four concepts of character, location, action and plot (CLAP) are presented in a creative drama lesson. Children play as they learn, making the experience fun and something they look forward to doing. Children write everyday so issues of grammar and mechanics are caught and corrected at the moment. The end result is that every student becomes a writer/storyteller.
The companion-teaching residency with the production of the Write Stuff
This 5-day residency brings our actor/educator into the classroom. Sequential elements of clarification/descriptive OR problem/solution writing are taught daily through a creative drama activity. At the end of each period, the students write that part of their paper. Depending on the curriculum focus, daily exercises may include,
responding to the prompt, brainstorming, organization styles, examples and elaboration, or summary and conclusions. When the week concludes, teachers will see their students’ expanded creativity, acting talents, and an initial draft of a 5-paragraph paper!
A school-wide theatrical event where your students write a play about a theme of your choosing
This residency will get your student body writing and creating! With guidance from a StageWorks facilitator, your young authors and artists go to work creating content for your school's upcoming big production. All of that original material is collected and scripted into a theatrical presentation and brought back to your site by our StageWorks director who directs your students to perform their own creation. The result is an unforgettable school and community event!
This teaching residency can accompany the production of The Lion King’s Folktales
This interactive writing residency delivers an exciting StageWorks actor/educator right into your classroom for five consecutive days! The first four days are filled with fun acting exercises that teach as the students participate in them. Four of the following character traits may be chosen for residency content: Respect, Responsibility, Kindness, Integrity, Courage, Self-Discipline, Perseverance, Good Judgment, Honesty, Fairness, Citizenship, School Pride, Virtue, Tolerance, Punctuality, Courtesy, Patience. The fifth day culminates in a remarkable presentation of performance and understanding suitable for sharing with the larger school community.
**Fees are Based on Number of Classes and Travel Expenses**