Early Childhood Programs
Lucky’s Tap
The Lucky’s Tap theme-based residency is an interactive program designed to promote embodied learning for students. Each lesson promotes self agency and kinesthetic movement while integrating literacy principles. As a Harvard University Graduate and a John F. Kennedy Center for…
Steady Beat: Music on My Mind!
In this residency, students will be exploring the human brain and some of its parts and functions while learning and practicing syllable counting. Students will learn to love, appreciate, and care for their brains through music elements and the book…
STORY BEATS: Exploring Plot, Characters, and More through Song
In this dynamic residency, Teaching Artist Mary Fields will guide students in transforming the key elements of storytelling—Plot, Setting, Characters, Conflict, and Theme—into an original song! Using student ideas and responses as lyrics, Mary will help the class craft a…
Songs of Connection: Dance, Sing, and Build Community
This family engagement workshop will provide a space for families to have fun through singing and dancing together while connecting to the wider community. Students and family members will sing some call and response songs with movement and get to…
Songs of Connection & Counting: Music, Math & Movement
Participants will explore call-and-response singing, rhythmic patterns, and movement activities that feature number and pattern recognition, counting & cardinality. Through clapping, stomping, dancing, and simple rhythm games, participants will enjoy community building. The workshop concludes with an exuberant free dance…
Everyone’s a Songwriter!
Teaching Artist Mary Fields will show just how easy and fun songwriting can be! With simple prompts on a specific topic, students will learn to turn their ideas into catchy lyrics by rhyming their responses to a vibrant, upbeat track.…
Caterpillar Dreams: Over, Under and Through with Robin Neveu Brown
Kevin Alan Brown and Robin Neveu Brown invite you to Henrietta’s garden where we will use our bodies, our voices, and our imaginations to tell the story of Caterpillar Dreams by Clive McFarland. Henrietta is just a caterpillar, but she…
Caterpillar Dreams: Over, Under and Through with Kevin Alan Brown
Robin Neveu Brown and Kevin Alan Brown invite you to Henrietta’s garden where we will use our bodies, our voices, and our imaginations to tell the story of Caterpillar Dreams by Clive McFarland. Henrietta is just a caterpillar, but she…
Comic Books Alive! The Superhero Family Origin Story with Robin Neveu Brown
BAM! POW! KA-BLAM! In this workshop, the worlds of theatrical improvisation and comic books combine forces for some truly super family fun. We will unleash our superpowers of vocal and physical characterization to create original superheroes and place them within…
Comic Books Alive! The Superhero Family Origin Story with Kevin Alan Brown
BAM! POW! KA-BLAM! In this workshop, the worlds of theatrical improvisation and comic books combine forces for some truly super family fun. We will unleash our superpowers of vocal and physical characterization to create original superheroes and place them within…
Playful Productions: Creating Dramatic Escapades Anywhere
Create a play at home with kids! No prior playwriting or theatre experience needed. All we need is a little space to explore and our curious imaginations. In this workshop, Ali Oliver-Krueger leads adults and kids in applying our imaginations…
Beginning, Middle, and End is Just the Beginning!
Understanding story structure is a key element of literacy, and some of the best ways to build that understanding are acting out stories and creating stories of our own! In this theme-based residency, children explore an age-appropriate book through drama–unpacking…