Education Overview
Our education programs have served more than 30,000 students throughout Chicagoland. We are dedicated to providing affordable arts programs that:
- FOSTER the development of creative expression
- ENGAGE students in cross-cultural dialogues
- ENCOURAGE collaboration and critical thinking
- Are EXCITING and EDUCATIONAL!
The Carol Marks Jacobsohn Arts & Education Program at Writers’ Theatre includes:
Write On!, an artist-in-residency program that brings students and Writers’ Theatre’s artists together to explore classroom studies
The Novel Series Study Plan, a literature program that uses vocabulary, writing, discussion, and theatre to enhance reading skills
The MLK Project: The Fight For Civil Rights, a touring outreach performance that chronicles a student’s journey through the Civil Rights Movement.
Audience enrichment programming includes: From Page to Stage, a free, public collaboration between Writers’ Theatre and North Shore libraries that explores the literary and theatrical themes of our stage productions, and our pre-show lectures and post-show discussions.
Writers’ Theatre also offers exciting internship opportunities in the areas of development, marketing and communications, education and theatre administration.
To view testimonials from teachers and students, visit our You Tube Channel or find us on Facebook.
For more information please email Nicole Gilman, Director of Education.
Writers' Theatre's education programs are sponsored by:
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