School Programs & Workshops
A theatre education experience is about so much more than seeing
a show.
Contact us to find out how educational programming can enhance your
existing curriculum and provide meaningful interpersonal skills for
students in 4th through 12th grades.
Teachers and students rave about the education programs at
MCT:
"You showed me that if I put my <mine> to it I can <belive
an> anything I put my <mine> to."
--student Story School
"Thank you for coming to our classrooms and teaching us how to
write a one-act play! I can tell that my students truly
enjoyed the experience. I have such limited knowledge of play
writing (although now I have a little more) so your ideas and
exercises have been fun and valuable to all of us. We
appreciate your time, knowledge, skills and willingness to share it
all. This has been a wonderful opportunity for both my
students and me."
-- teacher Menomonee Falls High School
"<Thing> that I like was that you never gave up on us from
the first day you were here."
--student Story School
"You so clearly care about the students. That shows in
everything you do."
-- teacher Cooper School
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Service Provided
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Goal for
participants
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Young
Playwrights Festival
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Four workshops guiding high-school age
students through the writing of a one-act play for our
competition.
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Connected to Creative Writing curriculum for most high school
English teachers, this series of classes encourages students to
celebrate their "adolescent voice" in creating short plays.
Curriculum encourages a deeper understanding of the core elements
of a well-made play and expressing story through dialogue.
These pieces are read and evaluated by no less than 3 theatre
professionals, and the top three plays enjoy a fully mounted
production in our Studio Theatre at the Broadway Theatre Center in
March.
See our dedicated Young Playwrights Festival
page for more information.
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Basic Acting
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5-10 interactive workshops for 4th-12th
grade
$65/class period
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Designed to encourage even the most reticent student to explore
community effort and personal control, these introductory acting
classes teach important life skills through interactive play.
This curriculum has been utilized in a variety of classroom
settings, including those serving students with special needs of a
physical or behavioral nature.
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Pre-show Workshops
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Designed to enrich the experience of high school audience
members before seeing a production at our theatre
FREE Workshop
$10 student tickets to our matinees are available
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Knowing that students will have a much deeper experience seeing
a professional production if properly prepared, this workshop
features curriculum specific to whatever show the students
attend. That means that teachers can expect a new experience
for their students each time they choose to bring them to a
play. Exploration of design drawings and models, writing, and
interactive games are frequently included.
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"Words would not do justice to how impressed I am by your
talents. I have really enjoyed working with you and look
forward to it again in the future."
-- program facilitator Kluge
Elementary
"I am glad we talked about want, observation, focus, and that
other word because people don't help other people. And I am
<glade> that you <is> working with us about helping
others."
-- student Kluge Elementary
"I enjoyed it because it was fun. It was like adventures
in my mind. I could feel it in my soul <cause> it felt
like we were in another world."
-- student Kluge Elementary
"You keep me getting up in the <mornig> because you
<is> the best theater teacher I ever had."
-- student Kluge Elementary
"Thank you for <helpening> us with acting. Thank you
for believing in us."
-- student Story School
"Thank you for helping us with our dream and <tailing> us
about community effort and stuff."
-- student Story School
"You came here. You were patient. You gave us good
tips and helped us learn."
--student Story School