Theatre Program
4 Year Strategic Plan
Year 1:
In Classroom: Establish culture of safety and collaboration in the classroom. Refine Curriculum for each class.
Productions: Fall- Modernized Shakespeare 75 minute production of Romeo & Juliet (3 performances) Spring- One Act Competition Piece (2 performance nights and competition performance)
Fundraising: Program fee of $50 or volunteer time equally 3 hours ($16.67/hr) for each production, establish relationships with local businesses, campaign for playbill space to local businesses.
Outreach: Establish relationships with elementary and middle school principals, advanced theatre students visit one class and teach a workshop.
Year 3:
In Classroom: Advanced Theatre put on a full-length play.
Productions: Fall- Modernized Shakespeare 75 minute production of Macbeth (3 performances), Advanced Theatre full-length play, Spring- Full- Length Musical (3 performances plus student matinee), One Act Competition Piece (2 performance nights and competition performance)
Fundraising: Program fee of $75 or volunteer time equally 5 hours ($16.67/hr) for each production, make ask to local businesses for sponsorships of plays and Shakespeare Competition trip, campaign for playbill space to local businesses, 1 fundraising event with theatre students, Year Round Fundraising campaign for Shakespeare Competition trip in Fall Year 4.
Outreach: Advanced theatre students visit one class and teach a workshop, Musical students perform at a couple of schools during lunch or during an assembly, some schools come see musical in an afternoon matinee
Year 2:
In Classroom: Add technical theatre unit to curriculum.
Productions: Fall- Modernized Shakespeare 75 minute production of As You Like It (3 performances) Spring- Full- Length Musical (3 performances), One Act Competition Piece (2 performance nights and competition performance)
Fundraising: Program fee of $50 or volunteer time equally 3 hours ($16.67/hr) for each production, make ask to local businesses for sponsorships, campaign for playbill space to local businesses, 1 fundraising event with theatre students
Outreach: Advanced theatre students visit one class and teach a workshop, Musical students perform at a couple of schools during lunch or during an assembly
Year 4:
In Classroom: Established classroom culture and solid curriculum that can be adjusted here and there.
Productions: Fall- Modernized Shakespeare 75 minute production of The Comedy of Errors (3 performances), Shakespeare Competition pieces for Shakespeare Competition in Cedar City, UT Spring- Full- Length Musical (3 performances plus student matinee), One Act Competition Piece (2 performance nights and competition performance)
Fundraising: Program fee of $75 or volunteer time equally 5 hours ($16.67/hr) for each production, make ask to local businesses for sponsorships of plays and Shakespeare Competition trip, campaign for playbill space to local businesses, 1 fundraising event with theatre students, Fundraising campaign for Shakespeare Competition trip.
Outreach: Advanced theatre students visit one class and teach a workshop, Musical students perform at a couple of schools during lunch or during an assembly, some schools come see musical in an afternoon matinee
Shakespeare Competition at Utah Shakespeare Festival
Typically 1st weekend in October in Cedar City, UT
Bring 5-10 Students
Competition using works of Shakespeare
$200 entry fee
Group discounts to see professional productions
Opportunities to have a talkback with a professional actor and technician due to connections with resident staff members.
We would also arrange a campus tour with Southern Utah University.
Hotel and Flight costs