After School Programming:

Drama Club – Professional actors and teaching artists from The Sapphire Theatre Company will lead students in learning the basics of improvisation for the theatre, working together as an ensemble, creating characters and using the actor tools of body, mind and voice. This club is an overview designed to make playing drama games fun without emphasis on a final performance with memorization and other responsibilities

Play Games – PLAY GAMES is totally mobile performing arts education program offered by The Sapphire Theatre Co. Designed and lead by professional theatre artists and educators, PLAY GAMES is an energetic and interactive “edu-tainment” session  filled with theatre games for children and youth. Sessions available for participants in grades 3-5, middle school and high school.  Every game is an ensemble-based experiential that teaches valuable, age-specific lessons such as confidence, teamwork, mental focus and physical awareness.  (But don’t worry — it’s so much fun, they won’t know their learning!) PLAY GAMES is perfect for school and youth groups, summer camps and after-school programs.

Arts For Learning Programs:

Bullying: A Play on Conflict Resolution – This highly interactive workshop gives students a real-life look at what to do with bullies in school. Two actors use theater techniques to help students learn what to do and say when tension and conflict arise during bullying situations. (Arts for Learning topic categories: anti-bullying, communication, health & wellness, life skills.)

Bullying: Behind the Scenes – Students will explore their own experiences, attitudes, and prejudices about school bullying in a way that is engaging, comfortable and insightful. This program raises awareness about the roles that the bully, victim, and the witness play in these situations. Both students and teachers will come away with new tools for dealing with bullying. (Arts for Learning topic categories: anti-bullying, communication, health & wellness, life skills.)

Once Upon Our Time: Staging New Fairy Tales in a New Environment – How does pollution play a part in the epic re-match between the Tortoise and the Hare? What happens to The Three Little Pigs after they all move in together and the trash piles up? How can the Ant reduce, reuse and recycle? And what happens when the Grasshopper refuses to do so? In this residency, students will explore Fairy Tale characters of yesterday as they encounter the environmental issues of today. But can they ensure a happily ever after…? Students will have a multifaceted, page-to-stage experience ending with a live performance. For each grade, 3rd through 5th, we have chosen a Fairy Tale story that exemplifies and incorporates the Science Standards specific to that grade level. And, every Fairy Tale story will engage the students in learning about the environment and reducing, reusing, and recycling. (This Arts for Learning program is offered as part of The Pulliam Environmental Care and Preservation Program 2013-2014)

Arts Integration Consulting – e.g. Tunnel of Oppression