I direct the Musical at a PreK-8 school. We progress the kids in this way:
-Talent Show open to PreK-8 (1st year 4-8th to get it established)
-Cabaret called Night of Musical Show Tunes open to 3-8th
-5 Acting/Dance/Movement Classes In Oct open to 5th-8th (1st one each year open to new members only)
-when we had a Forensics Team it was open to 4-8th (a year earlier it was 5-8th & I started it at 6-8th), Feb competition for 6-8th girls, May competition for all)
-30 min Ensemble Tournament Play open to 7-8th- By invitation only-had to attend 2 acting classes that year to be considered (6th Crew-one boy, one girl-act As understudies for all)
-Drama Games Day open to 1-8th, 6 stations of Drama games worked by those who attended Acting Classes, last station skit prep then performed most attended were 1-4th
-Musical Auditions open to 4-8th (PreK-3rd are invited to join for 4 rehearsals March-May (ours Little Ones are coming next week!) then for last 2 weeks called Music on Stage & Dress/Tech. The first 4 they come only for first hour & 15 min & sit around alot watching to see where they will come in then rehearse their dance in Act 1. I bring them in once in each Act. Always have a Kick line on floor in front of stage while Cast has their kick line.
Maria Stadtmueller
St. Augustine School
Kendall Park, NJ
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I am the new Director of Theatre at a K-12 Independent private school. The school has a pretty active middle and upper school program but the Head of Lower School wants to begin implementing a program for the Lower School. I think that this is a great idea but feel that their needs to be a progressive component to the entire K-12 experience. Does anyon e have ideas of scheduling and implementing Theatre throughout the K-12 curriculum?
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David ValdesMiddle & Upper School Theatre Teacher
UNIVERSITY LAKE SCHOOL
4024 Nagawicka RoadPO Box 290, Hartland, WI 53029
ph: 262.367.6011 x1322 fax: 262.367.3146