TheatreReach School Tours

For more information, please contact Kelly Herman by email or at (949) 497-2787, Ext. 230.

TheatreReach is a touring program of The Laguna Playhouse that brings professional productions into area schools. The plays are one-hour stage adaptations of books included in the K-6 literature and history school curriculum. The content is similar to G-rated films.

The Laguna Playhouse TheatreReach production of By the Great Horn Spoon!

Teachers are provided with study guides in advance and post-performance question and answer sessions further enrich the educational value of the visit. Related student and teacher workshops may also be booked.

TheatreReach productions are typically toured in pairs, two during the fall for about eight weeks and a different two for a longer period in the winter/spring — usually about 12 weeks. Each week, as many as nine performances are offered in elementary and middle schools, primarily in Orange County but also in Los Angeles, San Diego and Riverside Counties. A single company of actors performs each set of two alternating plays for an annual total of as many as 150 shows.

We are one of the few companies in the region that offers a curriculum-based professional theatre-touring program. Our TheatreReach program runs at full capacity. Tours are often over-subscribed, creating a waiting list for schools requesting performances.