Theater Outreach 2007-08

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History

NWCT Outreach began shortly after the founding of NWCT in 1993. NWCT Outreach strives to provide all children with an opportunity to participate in theater arts. Each year we bring theater to the classrooms of over 75 schools and agencies which serve at-risk youth.

Let NWCT bring award-winning theater classes to your school. We offer arts residencies, after school classes, and curriculum support and enhancement tailor-made for your school or classroom. We work with all students, including talented and gifted, special ed, at-risk, and bilingual. Here's a sampling of our theater classes.

Classroom Residencies
Playlab Production
After School Skills Classes
Workshop/School Assembly

We take great pride in our ability to custom tailor all of our programs to your specific needs. We work with teachers, principals, and staff to create a program that will fit the special needs of your curriculum and students. We also collaborate with organizations such as The Smithsonian, OMSI and Ethos.

Please call 503-222-2190 for more information.

Classroom Residencies

Experience curriculum from a unique perspective! Using improvisation, movement, acting and music, NWCT teachers help students develop a performance centered on curricular units. These workshops are designed by the classroom teacher and NWCT to enhance learning and meet ODE Arts Benchmarks. Examples:

History in Action	Grades 2-12
Witness the signing of the Declaration of Independence, embark on the Oregon Trail or meet Cesar Chavez. Students use basic theater skills to bring historic events and figures to life.
Grades 2-12	Cost: $80/hour

Storybook Theater	Grades K-8
Adapt familiar stories and fairy tales for theater exploration as students experience literature from the inside out.
Grades K-8	Cost: $80/hour

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Playlab Production

Choose a title from NWCT’s catalog of plays, and watch your students act and sing to create a 30-45 minute play. We provide your students with an experienced staff-director, musical director, choreographer, and stage crew as well as sets, costumes and props. This program is an event for students, parents, and the entire school. Examples:

The Play&rsqup;s the Thing	Grades 2-12
NWCT instructors help you choose a title from Shakespeare&rsqup;s canon of work and adapt it to suit your students’ needs. From the comedy of “Twelfth Night” to the tragedy of “Hamlet,” students revel in The Bard’s language, characters and themes.
Grades 2-12 — Length: 36 hrs. rehearsal, 4 hrs. performance	Cost: $3,500

Broadway Bound	Grades 2-12
A musical revue introducing popular tunes and dance numbers from famous Broadway musicals. Students learn the fun of performing exciting routines and explore the history and significance of American musical theater.
Grades 2-12 — Length: 36 hrs. rehearsal, 4 hrs. performance	Cost: $3,500

Never Never Land	Grades 2-6
A new band of fierce pirates have come to Never Land. They want a ship and Peter Pan has it! This play is filled with familiar characters, a few fresh faces, and plenty of featured roles to go around.
Grades 2-6 — Length: 36 hrs. rehearsal, 4 hrs. performance	Cost: $3,500

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After School Skills Classes

Acting ABCs	Grades K-2
Start at the very beginning and learn about the world of theater. Act, sing, create characters, and much more!
Grades K-2	Cost: $70/hour

Creative Drama	Grades 2-12
Students use basic theater skills and improvisation games to create an original performance piece. Students learn flexibility, team work, spontaneity and voice/body control.
Grades 2-12	Cost: $70/hour

Razzle-Dazzle ’Em	Grades 3-8
This enchanting class brings the wonder of musical theater to your school. Students learn music and dance numbers from famous Broadway shows to create an original musical review.
Grades 3-5: Section I	Cost: $70/hour
Grades 6-8: Section II	Cost: $70/hour

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Workshop/School Assembly

Alice in Wonderland—A Concert Performance at Your School	Grades K-12
Follow Alice down the rabbit hole and into a world of jazz! This playful and interactive blend of story and song captivates students of all ages while older students appreciate the discussion of this uniquely American musical form.
Grades 6-8: One Performance	$900
Grades 6-8: Two Performance	$1,350
Additional Performance	$350

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Our Mission: To educate, entertain and enrich the lives of young audiences.

Northwest Children's Theater and School (NWCT)
1819 NW Everett Street - Portland, OR - 97209-2189
email: info@nwcts.org
tickets: 503-222-4480
office: 503-222-2190

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