Resource Room for PreK-12 Educators

Shakespeare: Teacher's Guide
For use with Midsummer - A teacher guide developed by the National Endowment for the Arts for the Shakespeare in American Communities Initiative - includes lesson plans and information on the life of Shakespeare and the Elizabethan Age. (Acrobat pdf 215kb)

Shakespeare: Recitation Contest
For use with Midsummer - Materials for an in-class project in which students study, memorize and perform Shakepearean sonnets and monologues . Developed by the National Endowment for the Arts for the Shakespeare in American Communities Initiative. (Acrobat pdf 1.1mb)

Shakespeare Activity Packet
For use with Midsummer - An activity packet including a simple quiz, Shakespeare quotes and phrases and a related crossword puzzle. Created by the National Endowment for the Arts for the Shakespeare in American Communities Initiative (Acrobat pdf 1.33mb)

A Midsummer Night's Dream Study Guide
A Midsummer Night's Dream Study Guide featuring background information on SITI Company, a note from the director, a synopsis of the play, literary and historical information on the dust bowl era, and student activities. (Acrobat pdf 3.26mb)

Aesop's Fables Study Guide
Aesop's Fables Study Guide featuring background information, pre-performance exercises, post-performance review of fables and their morals. Student activities include paper bag puppets, hand shadows and a newspaper mouth puppet. (Acrobat pdf 2.46mb)

My Heart in a Suitcase Study Guide
My Heart in a Suitcase study guide featuring background information and resources on the plot, setting, characters and performance. Complete with historical information and student activities. (Acrobat pdf 3.16.mb)

Luma Theater Study Guide
Study Guide includes background information, definitions, student activities for all grades and images taken by the Hubble Telescope. (Acrobat pdf 2.28)

Willy Wonka Study Guide
Study Guide includes information on the characters, the plot, adaptations from the book, student activities including music, and problem solving activties. (Acrobat pdf 6.96 MB)

Momix Study Guide
Study Guide includes background information on the company, phases of the moon and other facts, educational links, diameter of the moon activity, and a gravity activity. (Acrobat pdf 2.32mb)

Cirque Eloize Study Guide
Cirque Eloize Study Guide includes notes from the director, company background, history of the circus, elements of cirque nouveau, discussion questions, as well as multiple classroom activities for grades K-6. (Acrobat pdf 2.45mb)

DBR Study Guide
DBR Study Guide includes notes from the composer about the Civil Rights figures he wrote about: Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Jr., Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., and Maya Angelou. Also includes information on the Civil Rights Movement and Classroom Activities (Acrobat pdf 2,902 KB)

The Tempest Study Guide
Includes scene summary, about the company and section on holography (Acrobat pdf 2305 KB)

Max and Ruby Study Guide
Background information on the play and books; activities for grades 1-2 in creative dramatics, writing and artistic expression; games including fun with words, coloring, and maze. (Acrobat pdf 4.18MB)

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