Resources for Teachers

TheatreSquared's program for students and teachers, T2 for Education, offers a deeply discounted student performance series as well as professional development opportunities and teaching materials for educators.

Student Performances, Workshops & Teaching Materials

Through charitable sponsorships and individual support, TheatreSquared is able to offer groups of junior high and high school students deeply subsidized single ticket prices — discounted up to 75% from single ticket prices. Student group prices apply to the following performances:
        Thursdays, 7:30pm; Saturdays, 2:00pm; Sundays, 2:00pm
Special weekday matinee performances for field trips may also be scheduled upon request for groups of 75 students or more.

With each production, TheatreSquared offers free teacher workshops and complimenary teaching materials to extend the experience beyond the theatre and into the classroom. Teachers will receive lesson plans and classroom handouts.

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Professional Development Opportunities

TheatreSquared offers free professional development workshops throughout the year led by artists and experts versed in the Arkansas Curricular Frameworks. Workshops focus on creative literacy techniques, core theatre skills, and collaborating across curricula. For a current schedule of 2010/11 professional development opportunities, visit theatre2.org/education.

Each summer, the Theatre offers the week-long T2 Professional Development Institute, conferring 25 hours of Arkansas professional development units in partnership with the University of Arkansas. This program will be offered July 19-23, 2010. Four subsequent workshops scheduled throughout the school year will build on the week-long institute to further enhance creative learning techniques.

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T2 PDI Schedule of Activities >

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In-School Workshops for Students

TheatreSquared offers free in-school student workshops led by professional artists on topics ranging from reading text through theatre, Shakespeare: Page to Stage, building confidence thorugh comedy improvisation, and a variety of additional subjects integrating theatre techniques with life skills and classroom study.

Want to get involved?
CONTACT: Morgan Hicks, Director of Education and Program Development
            (479) 595-8590 — morgan@theatresquared.org
            theatre2.org/education