YEAH! is bringing it again….The Children’s Academy Theatre of Tennessee by YEAH! is in its visioning and development stages, and we are writing grants and looking for funding this summer even as we plan the programming. We will be taking theatre into the schools, providing interactive theatrical experiences for small classroom settings and large auditoriums alike. And once we’ve gotten ourselves established, we’ll move into producing shows for school groups to attend during the school day, and in which kids can perform on the weekends!
We’ll be working with teachers and principals to be sure our programming fits in with their core curriculum requirements, and we’ll be providing educational materials to go along with our productions so that students have the opportunity to really drill down into the educational value of the piece. And then our actors will stay around after the productions to answer questions about the play, the theatrical process, whatever the students want to know, in an informal and educational workshop setting.
Keep checking back with us and watch for the following announcements:
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Who will be our teaching professional actors? We’ve got some ideas and applicants already, so watch for that. It will be working actors you may know…. |
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Our kick off gala….we’ll be hosting a dinner theatre fundraiser to kick off our programming that you will NOT want to miss! If you ever wanted to hit the boards, this dinner theatre evening may be your chance. Talk about interactive theatre—a mystery to solve, good food, good drinks! |
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Our “season.” What shows are we producing for classrooms and school groups? Classic literature? New literature? Original plays written by our professional actors? Lots of options…. |
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Our classes and workshops. What classes will our teaching professionals be offering after school or on weekends for students? Auditioning skills? Improv comedy? Acting for film? Again, lots of options…. |
If you want to get involved in this exciting endeavor, please click here.
- If you are a teacher or a principal and you want to book us into your classroom or your school, read more here.
If you are a donor or sponsor who wants to share in bringing the arts back into our schools, then please make a donation, and thank you! All donations to YEAH! and The CATT are tax deductible:- If you are a theatre artist or a parent who wants to help out, audition, build sets, build costumes, build props, click here. Your assistance will be invaluable to us!
See you at the theatre! Watch for new developments….we’ll be in touch!
