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Customized theatre programs for elementary, middle and high schools
Bring a subject to life with tailor-made activities, games and take homes thematically linked to a topic of your choice. Whether you are looking to wake up a tired curriculum, construct a school performance or offer new programming, we will develop a course specifically for your school or program’s needs.
We can offer a single workshop, multiple classes, or a full session.
Past courses have included:
Acting
Theatre Games and Performance!
Improvisation
Poetry Come to Life!
Shakespeare
Fairy Tales Revisited
Ensemble Building
Storytelling and Public Speaking
Slapstick Comedy and Safe Stage Combat
Telling Jokes and Stand Up Comedy
Filmmaking
Telling a Story Through Acting, Singing and Dancing
Costumes, Hair and Makeup
Lights, Sound and Set Design
Duck & Goose (Spring focused for K)
The Busy Green Garden (Plant and Animal Life Cycle focused for 2nd Grade)
Greek Myths & Legends (Activity focused for 3rd Grade)
Ecosystems (Theatre Game focused for 5th Grade)
A Raisin in the Sun (Activity and Character Exploration for High School Students)
Reach out to discuss your goals and to begin building your Mobile Masterclass. Contact Vivian Preston Schwartz at education@virginiarep.org
Vivian holds a master’s degree in Acting from the New School for Drama in New York City as well as a masters in Educational Theater from NYU. Working for over a decade as an actor in New York, Vivian found her love of teaching through the joys of youth-driven theater. She adores young people and believes with all her spirit that theater creates avenues for young people to develop their worldviews, empathy, and become contributing and inclusive community members.
Gracie is the Education Assistant at Virginia Rep and an actor in the Richmond community. With a BFA in Musical Theatre from VCUarts, she brings both performing and teaching expertise to her work. Gracie has extensive experience working with students of all ages, but is especially dedicated to inspiring a love of theatre in young people.