Training and Standards-Based Workshops

Half and full day Blueprint seminar and mentoring programs explore developmentally appropriate skills, strategies, and processes for educators of grades three through six.

Workshop in Acting

Select one of the following topics:

• Character (including movement and stillness)
• Movement (Gesture)
• Expression
• Speech and Articulation
• Tableau (Focus)

2 Hours: $764 (for a classroom of 20 teachers)

Workshop in the Rehearsal Process

Direct, coach, and instruct students through all of following topics:

• Introduction and overview of the rehearsal process
• In-school performance possibilities
• Rehearsal cycle and stages
• Casting
• Coaching
• Understanding and learning lines
• Acting areas
• Stage blocking and notation
• Costumes, props, and scenery
• Dress rehearsal

6 Hours: $2,052 (for a classroom of 20 teachers)

Workshop in Shakespeare

Developmentally appropriate and field-tested strategies to teach Shakespeare to students in grades three through eight. Extensive take-a-ways for classroom teachers include the following resources:

• Professional Development Guide for Teachers: This guide will direct classroom teachers through their own study prior to engaging students in theirs.

• Directing Tools for Teachers: This resource includes everything the classroom teacher needs to facilitate the process of studying and performing Shakespeare with students:  Interpretations, Notable Quotes, Cast of Characters, Plot Synopsis, Contemporary English Versions, and student Acting Scripts. Features include single-use developmentally appropriate footnoted vocabulary, pronunciation guide, and glossary of Shakespeare and theatrical terms.

• Acting Tools for Students: These tools help to make Shakespeare accessible to students. Includes: Plot Synopses help students learn the sequence of actions in the plot; Cast of Characters is a one-page “who’s who;”  In My Own Words worksheets enable students to paraphrase Shakespeare’s words into their own; Acting Scripts are modeled after what professional actors use and engender a sense of pride in the age group.  As with the teacher’s versions, features include single-use developmentally appropriate footnoted vocabulary, pronunciation guide, and glossary of Shakespeare and theatrical terms for students to learn new vocabulary.

One play on one grade level will be explored in depth during the workshop:

• Grades 5-6: Othello, Henry V, Hamlet, and Julius Caesar
• Grades 4-5: Macbeth, The Taming of the Shrew, The Tempest, and Twelfth Night
• Grades 3-4:A Midsummer Night’s Dream, As You Like It, King Lear, and Romeo and Juliet

6 Hours: $2,052 (for a classroom of 20 teachers)

Mentoring, Consultancies, and Study Groups

Mentoring in Acting

A qualified Teaching Artist will work one-on-one, to guide the teacher through the lesson. For one classroom, the mentoring program includes a planning session, observation of two classes and a reflection.  Topics are:

• Character (including movement and stillness)
• Movement (Gesture)
• Expression
• Speech and Articulation
• Tableau (Focal Point)

6 Hours per Classroom Teacher: $2,052

Consultancy in Theater Assessment

Assessment in the arts can be elusive. Customized consultancies, as defined by your needs, draw on extensive experience in assessment and evaluation of the art form in three stages: 1) planning, 2) implementation, and 3) reflection.  Consultancies aim to build capacity to assess student learning benchmarks in Acting, Directing, and Developing Theater Literacy.

$200/Hour

Independent Study Groups*

A customized course of study for one or a cadre of teachers focuses on one essential theatre question of the group through: 1) needs assessment, 2) program design & implementation, 3) assessment, 4) reflection and next steps, and 5) a written report.  Maximum 10 participants per group. 

10 hours of facilitated group meetings: $5,184

*Please allow at least 6-8 weeks to complete the project design process, which includes contact hours.