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The Warehouse Theatres Education Programs

Bring Your Curriculum to Life!The Warehouse Theatres Education Programs offer you access to unique, high quality workshops, residencies, and

performances that are designed for your specific needs. Students and teachers who have experienced these programs

often remark how we make the most challenging subjects seem fun. Please take a moment to learn more about which of

our Education Programs might work best for you:

This Wooden OBring the works of Shakespeare and other authors to life in your classroom with This Wooden O,The Warehouse Theatres mos

popular educational outreach program is led by our experienced teaching artists teams, this programs unique approach addresses

Common Core State Standards and has been recognized by the National Endowment for the Arts. This Wooden O offers a

kinesthetic approach to encountering literature. Students participated in hands-on, customized activities learning the actor o

theatrical designers approach to close-reading, analysis, and interpretation of texts. Students also hone skills in group process

forging connections between disciplines, and creative inquiry, while aligning with the Common Core.*Learn more about This Wooden O and our teaching artists on the next page.

Arts Integrated Residencies for Students and Professional Development for Teachers Bring new life to nearly any subject with customized workshops taught by our professional teaching artists who bring a host of theatre

experience and have undergone extensive training in creating arts -integrated residencies. Many of our staff also have extensive

experience in teacher training in arts integration We d love to work with the faculty at your school or district!

Healthy Living Theatre ProgramsPerfect for guidance and career cluster curricula or other youth -oriented programs, our improv and applied theatre-based workshops

allow students to use acting techniques to explore and investigate challenging personal choices while rehearsing their own

solutions. These workshops also help build leadership skills and empower youth to make healthier lifestyle choices.

Theatre Arts Master Classes & WorkshopsYou name the topicimprovisation, physical theatre, staging literature, voice and speechand well match you with an exper

teaching artist!

Educational Touring ShowsDuring the 2013-2014 Season The Warehouse Theatre will produce Julius Caesarwhich will tour to The Peace Center as part of thei

POP Series, and to The South Carolina Theatre Association convention in Charleston. In 2014 -2015 WHT will offerA Midsumme

Nights Dream to regional presenting organizations. Contact anne@warehousetheatre.com for booking information.

Community & Audience EnrichmentThe Warehouse Theatre also offers FREE community enrichment programming for each Mainstage production that isdesigned to augment our audiences understanding and enjoyment of the productions:

FORUMS

Facilitated discussion about themesrelated to the shows topic as they apply

to our community.

When: 6:00, Wed .before opening night.

Student preview following the forum

PRE-SHOW TALKS

Brief, scholarly discussion related to thegenre , historical or societal context of the

production.

When: the final Thursday of eachmainstage, 25 minutes prior to performance

TALKBACKS

Gives the audience, director, designers,and actors a chance to dialogue directly in

response to the performance.When: following the first Sunday matinee of

each mainstage

To learn more, contact Anne Tromsness, Director of Education at The Warehouse Theatre: anne@warehousetheatre.com or 864-235-6948 ext. 3

You may know The Warehouse Theatre for its excellent live theatre productions

and prominent role in revitalizing Greenvilles historic West End District, but did

you know that we also offer cutting-edge Education Programs for schools, com-

munity organizations and audiences? You can take the same talent, creativity,

and energy that makes The Warehouse Theatres productions so magical and

bring them into your classroom or organization!

For more information and dates check out The Warehouse Theatre Website: http://www.warehousetheatre.com/community-audience-enrichment-series

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The Warehouse Theatres This Wooden ONow in its eleventh year, The Warehouse Theatres This Wooden O is a dynamic outreach program offered

throughout the school year that brings expert teaching artists into your

classroom to break open the mysteries of Shakespeare and other

literary genres in a way that is fun and accessible to students of any

age group.

Frequently Asked Questions About This Wooden O

How does the This Wooden O work?This Wooden O is a residency program that can visit your school for 1 -3 days. We

send a hand-picked team of our expert teaching artists to address your classes

specific curricular goals. We can tailor our workshops to incorporate any text or

texts you are working on, or provide in-depth information about a key concept your

students are trying to master. Perhaps most importantlyits fun! Students learn by

doing, and applying higher level thinking with low pressure group & individual

activities. The Wooden Os active exercises help your students experience the joys

of using the hidden clues and the actors toolbox to understand and appreciate the

Bard and other classical texts.

What grade levels and subjects does This Wooden O address?Our primary audience is middle to high school students in English and Theatre classes, although we have worked with after

school programs and in History classrooms as well. We also offer Intro to Shakespeare workshops for students as young as 3rd

grade! Youll also be happy to know that This Wooden O is designed to align with Common Core State Standards in English

Language Arts and state Theatre Curricular Standards.

How do I bring This Wooden O to my school?It all starts with a conversation! Contact Anne Tromsness, Director of Education at The Warehouse Theatre by email:

anne@warehousetheatre.comor phone: 864-235-6948. Were not geographically limited to Greenville or even South Carolina!

Who are your teaching artists?The Warehouse Theatre boasts a faculty of teaching artists who have considerable experience in bringing vital theatrical arts and

arts-integration to the classroom. Several faculty, including Anne Tromsness, our Director of Education, have completed Kennedy

Center Arts-Integration training through the Peace Center, and many have completed Metropolitan Arts Council Smart Arts

training. Collectively, our faculty have conducted residencies/taught with: the South Carolina Governors School for the Arts andHumanities, SC Childrens Theatre, over 50 area public and private k-12 schools, Lunch Box Theatre Company, Furman

University, The Distracted Globe Theatre Company, the Peace Center for the Performing Arts, Greenville Technical College,

Clemson University, and South Carolina Shakespeare Company.The Warehouse Theatre is also on the Approved Artist Roster

for the SC Arts Commission.

A few of The Warehouse Theatres Teaching Artists

To learn more, contact Anne Tromsness, Director of Education at The Warehouse Theatre: anne@warehousetheatre.com or 864-235-6948 ext. 3

Thomas Azar Timothy Giles Crystal Stewart Michele Labar

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