Theater Outreach 2010-11

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History

NWCT Outreach began shortly after the founding of NWCT in 1993. NWCT Outreach strives to provide all children with an opportunity to participate in theater arts. Each year we bring theater to the classrooms of over 75 schools and agencies which serve at-risk youth.

Let NWCT bring award-winning theater classes to your school. We offer arts residencies, after school classes, and curriculum support and enhancement tailor-made for your school or classroom. We work with all students, including talented and gifted, special ed, at-risk, and bilingual. Here's a sampling of our theater classes.

Classroom Residencies
Playlab Production
After School Skills Classes
Theater Prep Classroom Visit

We take great pride in our ability to custom tailor all of our programs to your specific needs. We work with teachers, principals, and staff to create a program that will fit the special needs of your curriculum and students. We also collaborate with organizations such as The Smithsonian, OMSI and Ethos.

Please call our Outreach Coordinator, Suezann Kitchens,503-222-2190 x 11 for more information.

Classroom Residencies

Enhance learning from a unique perspective! Using improvisation, movement, acting and music, NWCT teachers help students develop a performance centered on curriculum workshops designed by the classroom teacher and NWCT. Residencies meet ODE Arts Benchmarks. Examples:

From Page to Stage	Grades 2-12
From monologues and scenes to fully developed plays, students draw upon personal experience and curriculum content to write their own performance pieces. Students engage in the creative process while developing literacy skills.
Grades 2-12	Cost: $80/hour

Storybook Theater	Grades K-8
Use your classroom’s favorite storybook for theater exploration as students experience literature from the inside out.
Grades K-8	Cost: $80/hour

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Playlab Production

Choose a title from NWCT’s catalog of plays, and watch your students act and sing to create a 30-45 minute play. We provide your students with an experienced staff-director, musical director, choreographer, and stage crew as well as sets, costumes and props. This program is an event for students, parents, and the entire school. Examples:

All the World’s a Stage	Grades 2-12
NWCT instructors help you choose a title from Shakespeare&rsqup;s canon of work and adapt it to suit your students’ needs. From the A Midsummer Night’s Dream to Romeo and Juliet, students revel in The Bard’s language, characters and themes.
Grades 2-12 — Length: 36 hrs. rehearsal, 4 hrs. performance	Cost: $3,500

Cinderella	Grades 4-8
Humor and magic are woven together in this lively version of the timeless French tale. With a flexible cast size, this classic show will work for any school! Available with or without music.
Grades 4-8 — Length: 36 hrs. rehearsal, 4 hrs. performance	Cost: $3,500

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde	Grades 6-12
Robert Louis Stephenson’s classic psychological study of man’s duality will be an exciting theater experience for your students. The story, set in Victorian England, has been adapted to be accessible to young actors. Available with or without music.
Grades 6-12 — Length: 36 hrs. rehearsal, 4 hrs. performance	Cost: $3,500

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After School Skills Classes

Acting ABCs	Grades K-2
Start at the very beginning and learn about the world of theater. Act, sing, create characters, and much more!
Grades K-2	Cost: $70/hour

Creative Drama	Grades 2-12
Students use basic theater skills and improvisation games to create an original performance piece. Students learn flexibility, team work, spontaneity and voice/body control.
Grades 2-12	Cost: $70/hour

Puttin’ on the Ritz	Grades 3-8
This enchanting class brings the wonder of musical theater to your school. Students learn music and dance numbers from famous Broadway shows to create an original musical review.
Grades 3-5: Section I	Cost: $70/hour
Grades 6-8: Section II	Cost: $70/hour

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Theater Prep Classroom Visit

Theater Prep Classroom Visit	Grades K-12
A company member will come to your school to talk about the production before the show.
Grades K-12	One hour, $80

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Our Mission: To educate, entertain and enrich the lives of young audiences.

Northwest Children's Theater and School (NWCT)
1819 NW Everett Street - Portland, OR - 97209-2189
email: info@nwcts.org
tickets: 503-222-4480
office: 503-222-2190

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