Enhance your existing theater arts education program, or BUILD A NEW ONE with PUSHCART PLAYERS A robust arts education is an effective and extremely powerful way to generate: Student Achievement, Student Engagement, School Climate & Culture, and Parent Involvement. Pushcart provides: | | Outstanding Professional Assembly Programs |
| Innovative Curriculum Supporting Theater Programs |
| CREATIVE DRAMA WORKSHOPS On-school-time or after: Students develop self-awareness and confidence in dramatic play and self-expression through Theater Exercises, Games, Storytelling and Improvisation Technique. DEVELOPMENT THROUGH DRAMA RESIDENCY On-school-time: Over a period of 4-12 weeks, students experience a more in-depth Creative Drama program that fosters an understanding of theater and creates a proficiency in expression. Curriculum inclusion in early grades sets the stage for the ability to act and interact in any life situation. | | Young people benefit from theater by doing it! |
| | KIDS DO BROADWAY Student productions directed by Pushcart directors and teaching artists. Over an average period of 12 to 16 weeks, familiar Broadway favorites are designed, costumed, rehearsed and presented by students with the involvement of teachers, parents, and camp counselors. PUSHCART Jr. Scripts originally produced by Pushcart and in our repertoire are adapted for schools and other groups to be performed by youth ensembles of up to 50 students. Directed by Pushcart faculty, or licensed to organizations for self-production. Learn More | | Leading Teaching Artists engage Students and Teachers to Create, Perform, Respond and Connect | | WHY TEACH THEATER IN SCHOOLS? - Theater is SCIENTIFIC and MATHEMATICAL.
- Theater is a FOREIGN LANGUAGE and HISTORY.
- Theater is PHYSICAL EDUCATION and TECHNOLOGY, BUSINESS, LANGUAGE ARTS and ECONOMICS.
Theater is taught in schools not because you are expected to major in theater, or to become a performer for the rest of your life, and not so you can relax or so you can have fun, but - So you will THINK CREATIVELY,
- So you will recognize BEAUTY
- and be more AWARE,
- have more COMPASSION and GENTLENESS, more GOOD... in short, MORE LIFE.
| | Thank you for considering Pushcart Players for your arts education programming! | | | | | | | |