Schooled: Where Young People Are Catching the Theatre Bug
At high school theatre programs big and small, well funded and not, educators are stoking excitement and building a future, both for their students and for the art form.
Category Archives: Education
Unfinished Business: What Theatre Schools Should Also Be Teaching
Theatre students, taught to do the job, deserve to learn more about how to get the job.
AT Education Monthly: Brown/Trinity Pause, Educator Roundtable, and Student Auditions
In this month’s newsletter, Allison checks in on Brown/Trinity Rep’s MFA programs and asks educators about students auditioning for professional roles.
Teaching the Moment: A Roundtable With 5 Educators
The world outside can’t help but enter the classroom, which offers both a challenge and an opportunity to make theatre training more meaningful.
AT Education Monthly: UCLA, California Wildfires, and College Auditions
This month, Allison speaks with the dean of UCLA’s School of Theater, Film, and Television about navigating the fires in California.
AT Education Monthly: A Tennessee ‘Carol’ and a Critics’ Reunion
This month spotlights a collaboration between the University of Tennessee and Clarence Brown Theatre and looks back at readers’ favorite school productions of 2024.
AT Education Monthly: Pig Iron School, Special Education Report, and Sensory-Inclusive Theatre
This month, Allison chats with Pig Iron co-founder Quinn Bauriedel and checks in with teachers helping students navigate the post-election period.
Pig Iron, Stranded by UArts Closing, Finds New Partner in Rowan University
In joining a college theatre program with similar aims and aesthetics, the training arm of the experimental company will keep its students on track with minimal interruption.
AT Education Monthly: Fall Season, Community Engagement, and the Business of Acting
This month, Allison heads to the former home of artist Frederic Edwin Church and readers uplift their mentors.
AT Education Monthly: CMU Visit, Back-to-School Spirit, and Design Training
An afternoon at Carnegie Mellon’s School of Drama and life-changing educators highlight this month’s education newsletter.
