PROGRAMS FOR HOMESCHOOL STUDENTS

If you are a part of a homeschool community and would like to bring the arts into your daily curriculum, check out our offerings! We are happy to offer hour-long workshops at the theatre during the day. Our workshops include:

ACTING AND PUPPETRY
Grades K – 2
Meets one time for one hour.

Cost: $100 per workshop.
Location: Playhouse on Park

Description: Students will participate in activities that teach both the basics of acting and reinforce ideas of narrative structure. Students will first participate in basic acting activities that allow them to feel more comfortable expressing themselves and working as a group. Next we would create puppets out of basic craft materials. The workshop would conclude with students having a chance to perform with their puppets. As a class they would create a problem and a solution for each puppet show. The students are prompted to think of problems and solutions they may encounter in their every day lives. In addition, students would be encouraged to create a unique voice for their character.

This workshop can also be altered to use puppetry to dramatize all or sections of a story that students read in class. Playhouse on Park staff can meet with the parent in advance to plan the lesson and confirm that the selected story will work with the workshop format.

Common Core State Standards:
English Language Arts Standards, Speaking and Listening Standards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.

Arts Standards: Theatre Content Standard 1: Creating, Theatre Content Standard 2: Acting, Theatre Content Standard 4: Directing, Theatre Content Standard 5: Researching and Interpreting, Theatre Content Standard 7: Analysis, Criticism, and Meaning.

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ACTING THROUGH POETRY
Grades 3 - 5
Meets one time for one hour.

Cost: $100 per workshop.
Location: Playhouse on Park

Description: Playhouse on Park staff will work with students on using basic acting techniques to present poetry with feeling and expression.  We will work on finding the central idea or emotion that the student wants to express, and talk about techniques for portraying that feeling to an audience. Students will also work on body language and use of their voice when presenting. By the end of the session, students should have the skills to present the selected poems confidently and with a sense of purpose. They should also be able to apply these skills to their own poetry. 

Common Core State Standards: English Language Arts Standards, Reading Standards 4, Reading Standards for Literature 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, Speaking and Listening Standards 1, 2, 3, 4

Arts Standards: Theatre Content Standard 1: Creating; Theatre Content Standard 2: Acting; Theatre Content Standard 5: Researching and Interpreting; Theatre Content Standard 7: Analysis, Criticism, and Meaning

Students can participate in our Literature Alive field trip program for just $6 - $10 per student. A reasonable number of chaperones can attend for free.  This program includes:

• -- A study guide to prepare students for the production
• -- A professional from Playhouse on Park can lead a workshop at the theatre in advance of the production to teach students about elements of the production
• -- A post-show discussion or meet and greet with the cast.

For more information, please visit the Literature Alive page.

To schedule any of these programs or discuss a custom program for your students, please contact: Dawn Loveland, Director of Education via email at dloveland@playhousetheatregroup.org, or via phone at (860) 523-5900 ext. 15.