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.
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| 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.
No other company in the region 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.
How can educators inspire students to want to read? A most effective way is to bring a book to life. The Laguna Playhouse TheatreReach program is doing this with their outstanding plays. I have seen all three and they are exciting to watch, educational, and professionally done. I highly recommend this educational outreach program; administrators, teachers, and students will not be disappointed.
– Randall Coleman, former coordinator, visual and performing arts,
Santa Ana Unified School District
Bring These Books To Life For Your Students!
Spring 2008
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APRIL 14 - JUNE 6: BY THE GREAT HORN SPOON! The year is 1849 and the California Gold Rush is surging forward. Together with his fearless butler, Praiseworthy, young Jack Flagg sets out to save his Aunt Arabella’s fortune. The two stow away on a ship bound from Boston to the California gold fields and the wild, swashbuckling adventure begins!
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