Exciting, enriching, theatre-in-education experiences for students in grades K-12
Recognized through the SMARTS Arts in Schools and Demonstration Project for California Arts Council as qualified to teach arts in the SMMUSD and an approved www.LAArtsEd.org education program, the Santa Monica Playhouse® Education Experiences are crafted to augment the State Educational Standards and the Common Core. Workshops place special emphasis on fulfilling requirements in Theatre, Reading, Writing, Oral English Language Conventions, Music, History, Dance, Listening and Speaking.
"This in-service was the best I’ve attended in years. It was inspirational personally as well as professionally." Rosewood Park School
“You are making a difference in people’s lives.” Marco Gudiño (11th Grade)
in-classroom & after-school theatre arts workshops
Our workshops connect professional theatre artists and your students, to help them learn to express themselves creatively, build confidence, and learn performance techniques, through the use of theatre games, improvisation, movement for the stage, voice & speech, and just plain theatre fun.
These workshops help build self-esteem and social consciousness, and also such study and life skills as teamwork, problem-solving, decision making, leadership, communication, cooperation, and language arts. Students learn to use the creative process as a tool in their studies, as well as to help them face the challenges of what it is to be a young person in today’s world.
“The production was absolutely outstanding. What a joy and what a gift to our kiddos. Thank you so very much!” Ms. Elizabeth R. Nuzzolese, M.A., Vice Principal, St Monica Catholic Elementary School
We can adapt our workshops to fit your classroom needs, offering one-hour, two-hour, or three-hour stand-alone theatre arts workshops OR a weekly/bi-weekly workshop over several weeks that culminates in a performance of an original play. We can visit during school hours or create a special after-school program on premises. You can even bring your students to the Playhouse on a special field trip for one or more workshop sessions (see below). Please inquire about the options and pricing! Email us.
create-a-play stand alone workshop at the playhouse
Students and their teachers spend two hours with one of our theatre educators learning theatre skills, participating in theatre games and exercises, using these new found tools to create their own mini-play. The play is crafted on the spot, based on themes selected by the participants that reflect their personal feelings about the world, their community and their school. The workshop takes place in one of the three Playhouse performance spaces. Each participant receives a Theatre Games Activity Booklet and two complimentary tickets to a Santa Monica Playhouse® Family Theatre weekend production. Complimentary refreshments are also included.
Price: $395 for up to 20 participants (includes refreshments; $15.00 for each additional participant)
“Your enthusiasm, your professionalism, and the scope of your material were all impressive...” Lone Hill Intermediate School
project: shakespeare
The Project: Shakespeare workshop is designed to help students turn the learning of Shakespearean text from a cultural chore to an inspired study of the beauty and imagery of his poetic language, epic stories and universal themes.
Project: Shakespeare brings a maximum of thirty-five students to Santa Monica Playhouse® for a two- to four-hour on-stage workshop with two professional performer/educators.
Project: Shakespeare brings a maximum of thirty-five students to Santa Monica Playhouse® for a two- to four-hour on-stage workshop with two professional performer/educators.
You choose one of the following themes that best suits your curriculum:
Understanding Verse • Making Sense • Discovering Imagery & Themes • Exploring the Characters •
Considering Status and Hierarchy • Contemporary Equivalents • In Your Own Words
Understanding Verse • Making Sense • Discovering Imagery & Themes • Exploring the Characters •
Considering Status and Hierarchy • Contemporary Equivalents • In Your Own Words
The session can focus on the Shakespeare play of your choice, or it can be a general class touching on Shakespeare’s language, stories, and world-wide impact. Students bring the words off the page and onto the stage, creating a mini-performance that is presented at the end of the session.
Price: $395.00 for one two-hour session; $495.00 for one four-hour session
FROM OUR HOUSE TO YOURS... Bring one of our theatre artists to your classroom for a one-hour drama experience or exploration of Shakespearean verse, text, and personal connection to the material. Cost: $15. Maximum distance: 15 miles from Santa Monica; maximum number of students 25. (If you are farther away or have more students, ask us for pricing)
Email us to book or to learn more!
“Your theatre is just amazing! The children learn so much about literature, fairy tales, live theater, acting, audience behavior, play-writing…” JUAN CABRILLO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Interested in a bringing a class to see a show as part of our Theatre Field Trips? Find out more here.
Badge Programs for girl or boy scouts
"What an excellent experience for our Brownie troop! It's hard to imagine what would keep 20 second grade girls entertained and engaged for two hours but this workshop did the trick! Everyone had a wonderful time. The staff is amazing - professional, patient and incredibly creative. We could not have asked for a better way to earn our Theatre/Drama badges! I highly recommend this workshop." Carla P. McLoughlin
Santa Monica Playhouse® has been providing Theatre/Drama Badge activities for Girl and Boy Scouts and theatre experiences for scouts of all ages for over thirty-five years. Also suitable for Brownies, Boy Scouts, Camp Fire USA and others.
the play-goers' experience
In this exciting weekend activity, troops come to the Santa Monica Playhouse® theatre arts complex, where they see an age-appropriate professional musical production presented by the award-winning Actors' Repertory Theatre® and the Young Professionals' Theatre, the city's oldest resident professional performing arts companies. After the show, the young people are given a back-stage tour and participate in a discussion with the performers and technical crew, where they can ask questions and learn more about theatre as a craft, as a career, and as an instrument for social change. Each participant also receives a Theatre Activity Book, filled with theatre games and exercises they use at home, at school, or to create their own play with their troop members.
Price: $16.50 per child’s ticket; $15.00 for adults (tour and discussion & activity booklet included)
Show Time: Saturday at 2:00pm or Sunday at 12:30 (Pre-booking is required - please call or email us)
Price: $16.50 per child’s ticket; $15.00 for adults (tour and discussion & activity booklet included)
Show Time: Saturday at 2:00pm or Sunday at 12:30 (Pre-booking is required - please call or email us)
play-makers theatre adventure
In this hands-on theatre activity, participants spend two hours with a professional theatre director, learning about the craft of theatre, playing theatre games and drama exercises, and creating their own mini-play. The play, crafted on the spot and based on their personal feelings about the world and their community, is performed by the participants in one of the three Playhouse performances spaces at the end of the session. Face-painting is part of the process. Video taping of the performance is welcomed. In a little ceremony at the end of the performance, each participant receives a certificate good for two complimentary tickets to a Santa Monica Playhouse Family Theatre weekend production.
Price: $395 for up to 20 participants (includes complimentary refreshments; $15.00 for each additional participant)
Time: Tuesdays or Wednesdays 4:00 to 6:00pm (other weekday afternoons are available upon request; weekends sometimes available for an additional $50)
Price: $395 for up to 20 participants (includes complimentary refreshments; $15.00 for each additional participant)
Time: Tuesdays or Wednesdays 4:00 to 6:00pm (other weekday afternoons are available upon request; weekends sometimes available for an additional $50)
To book, call 310.394.9779 ext 3 or Email Us!