Residencies are co-teaching experiences in which professional artists and teachers work together to bring artistic value into education. By working alongside the existing curriculum, this collaboration method provides a unique, in-depth way into the subject matter. Available for all grade levels, in schools for daily, weekly, monthly, and semester scheduling.
This is an opportunity for teachers to collaborate with professional theatre artists in the classroom and work with the students to create something of their own. Together, they will guide the students on a journey of creativity, collaboration, and exploration of learning through theatre making. This method takes the students through the concepts of playwriting, improvisation, story building, design and technical application, and performance techniques while the classroom subject is learned.
It is encouraged for our artists to work directly with the staff at the school to create a cohesive working team. If the class is studying a piece of theatre text, a residency can be tailored to this script study and development of a production.
7 Stages currently offers the following residency programs:
Literacy Arts Residency
Teachers choose a piece of literature or author for students to explore. Working alongside professionals, theatre teaching artists guide students to creatively respond to the chosen literature culminating in a final presentation or performance highlighting how the literature impacted the students. These are unique and creative “book reports” offering a different and more intense response to literature.
Curriculum Based Residencies
Professional theatre artists partner with teachers to help students learn core curriculum content using creativity, collaboration and exploration of learning through theatre making. Students present what they have learned in a creative way. These are co-teaching experiences in which professional artists and teachers work together to bring artistic value into education through writing, literacy and expression. By working alongside the existing curriculum, this collaboration method provides a unique and in-depth way into the subject matter.
Available for all grade levels in schools for hourly, daily and weekly schedules that can be spread through the month and semester.
Project Based Residencies
Theatre artists collaborate with schools to create and produce a theatrical presentation. These residencies are crafted after our 5-week summer Youth Creates program. Through playwriting, design and performance, students collaborate to create an original production. (Semester or quarterly based)
CLICK HERE to read 7 Stages Education Curriculum & Standards (PDF)
Contact 7 Stages Education Director Destiny Renee to learn more about these programs and discuss options.
