Education

The cost is $135 per student. This price includes the cost of the class, a t-shirt, a play script & family admission to the showcase at the end of the session. This is typically provided by the student’s families, however at the school’s discretion it may be sponsored by school arts funding, the parent organization, etc. All fees will be paid to the Columbia Theatre.

The students and teaching artist(s) will meet on the school’s campus for 90 minutes once a week during an 8-week session. The students will stay after school for the class session each week. There will be a brief snack break immediately following dismissal where the students can bring a small snack to enjoy, and then class will begin! The exact times of the class sessions will depend on the school’s dismissal schedule.

If the school and space permit, there WILL be a showcase to share all of the work that the students have been doing throughout the session!  This will take place on the last day of the session and the performance will consist of a short play (about 15-30 minutes in length).  The students will be given a t-shirt which will serve as their primary “costume” for the showcase. We use no sets, and props and other costume pieces are minimal. If parents want to provide extras, that can be coordinated with the teaching artist(s).

There is very little work for the schools to do when it comes to the program. You simply pick the location for the classes and the showcase to be held, and we take care of the rest of the details from there!

In each session, there are a limited number of spaces available, so spots will fill up quickly! However, we would love to come back for many more sessions to accommodate as many students as possible. Please let us know if your student is in need of any accommodations so that we can best work with them throughout the session!

We offer programming for the following grade groups. Students will work and perform together across the following grade levels:
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2-5 Grade
6-8 Grade
9-12 Grade

There are multiple script options available for this programming that are written for students of all ages. For each session, the school will be able to choose one script for the students to rehearse throughout the session. All script options are open to all age groups, however, we suggest the following scripts for the grade ranges below:
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2-5 Grade
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland for Kids
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz for Kids
Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book for Kids
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6-8 Grade
Edgar Allen Poe Mashup for Kids
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow for Kids
Mark Twain’s Tom Sawyer for Kids
Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol for Kids
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9-12
Grade Romeo & Juliet for Kids
Macbeth for Kids Hamlet for Kids
Julius Caesar for Kids
The Great Gatsby for Kids

Reach out to our Education Coordinator, Taylor Wingate, at taylor.wingate@selu.edu. We offer 8-week class sessions throughout the school year and would love to find a time that works for you to get started. We can’t wait to work with you and your students very soon!