REPORT ON EDUCATION PROGRAMS July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019 Young Actors Summer Institute (YASI) 2018 Final Showcase Overview Since the inception of Project Discovery (created with a 1966 grant from the NEA), Trinity Repertory Company has introduced more than 1.4 million students to the experience of live theater. We provide some of the best formal education and training programs in the country to students in grades K-12 from Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, creating not only the next generation of theater audiences, but also the next generation of artists and creative thinkers. Our offerings continue with lifelong learning programs for adults. Trinity Rep’s education programs serve thousands of students, teachers and adults from schools in RI, MA and CT each year. We provide access to professional live theater with student matinee performances of most of our mainstage productions and curricular, in-school programming. We also offer year-round, out-of-school programming in theater arts through the Young Actors Studio, a Trinity Rep 2018-2019 Education Report Page 2 variety of supplemental school-to-career activities for students of all ages, classes for adults, and professional development for teachers. Providing a diverse range of programming, Trinity Rep’s education activities also include workshops and residencies in schools and community organizations, and school-to-career activities. TRAIN, the Trinity Rep Active Imagination Network, uses drama as a therapeutic and educational tool for children and adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders and other cognitive and physical disabilities. During the 2018-2019 season, Trinity Rep served more than 20,000 students, adults and teachers from 201 schools. All of our education programs operated at or near capacity for the funding period. Education Program Participation Summary ACTIVITY OCCURENCES ATTENDANCE 33 performances of Pride and Prejudice, A Christmas Carol, black 15,701 students and teachers Project Discovery odyssey, An Iliad, Macbeth, Little from 201 schools in RI, MA, and Student Matinees Shop of Horrors and Marisol; and CT MFA program touring Shakespeare 6,020 students participated in All invited, following every Post-show discussions discussions with cast, crew and performance staff Project Discovery Plus 35 workshops for Macbeth 662 students from 15 schools Workshops Teacher Previews One for each main stage show 145 teachers More than 50 classes for grades 5-12; 9am-4:30pm M-F for 5 weeks in Young Actors Summer summer 2018; with extension weeks 195 students from RI and MA Institute for YASI Shakespeare, Junior, Players & Masters Young Actors Studio Courses for students in grades K-12 School Year ranging from 6 weeks to full 2018-19 152 students from RI and MA Programming school year programming Trinity Rep 2018-2019 Education Report Page 3 1,304 students from Achievement First Mayoral Academy, Classical High School, Blackstone Academy, Boy Scouts of RI, Providence After School Alliance/Esek Hopkins Elementary School, Off-Site Residencies and Frequency and duration varied by Cole Middle School, Workshops location Providence Athenaeum, Rocky Hill School, Dighton-Rehoboth High School, School One, Norton Middle School, The Learning Center, Wheeler School, Moses Brown School, North Attleboro High School, St. Augustine Academy 575 students at Asa Messer, Creative Classrooms arts Carl Lauro, Frank Spaziano, and integration in throughout the school year Alan Shawn Feinstein at Broad elementary schools St. Elementary Schools School-to-career internships, lectures, Approximately 1,000 students backstage tours, throughout the year from RI and MA outreach activities, career fairs, & workshops 850 students from Sargent Rehabilitation Center, The Autism Project, Seven Hills RI, Bradley Hospital adolescent inpatient unit, Bradley Hospital Intensive, long-term and short-term TRAIN: Trinity Rep Active Center for Autism and drama therapy workshops Imagination Network Developmental Disabilities, throughout the school year Bradley Center/Cranston, Bradley School/North, Portsmouth, New London Regional, South County and Providence; Brown University 327 students and teachers from North Providence High ArtsTalk throughout the year School, Toll Gate High School, Cranston East High School, Juanita Sanchez Educational Complex Adult classes Variety of classes September - May 56 students from RI and MA Trinity Rep 2018-2019 Education Report Page 4 PROJECT DISCOVERY AND PD PLUS Project Discovery and Project Discovery Plus encompass our curricular-based programs for grades K- 12 that bring students and teachers to the theater, provide in-school workshops with teaching artists, and offer comprehensive study guides and post-show discussions with the actors and artists involved with the production. Rachael Warren as Darcy and Rebecca Gibel as Elizabeth in Pride and Prejudice Project Discovery The 2018-19 season marked the 52nd season of Project Discovery, our pioneering educational outreach program, which has served more than 1.4 million children since its inception in 1966. Project Discovery activities center on the student matinees, which provide students and teachers with significantly reduced cost (and in cases of extreme need, complimentary) tickets to Trinity Rep mainstage productions. Every class attending a student matinee is offered the opportunity to enhance their theater learning experience with standards-based study guides for teachers that highlight themes of the play and suggest activities for integrating the play into the classroom experience. Students and teachers attending a Project Discovery matinee performance are also invited to stay after the production for an in-depth discussion and analysis of the play with actors, the artistic/production team, and staff members. Trinity Rep 2018-2019 Education Report Page 5 Teachers, students, teaching artists, and parents all testify that Project Discovery and Project Discovery Plus increase students’ interest in the subject, their class participation, and their comprehension of the text. Jude Sandy as Seymour in Little Shop of Horrors After seeing Little Shop of Horrors, a teacher wrote, “The students loved hearing all of the music and identifying the different genres, rock chords, Motown, and other influences and elements. The Providence students were thrilled to see the diversity of the cast and felt inspired to complete "reach" tasks as a result. They were enthralled, even those who are usually not engaged. Wonderful experience." After black odyssey, teachers wrote: “Plays like this, that tackle so beautifully the realities of our country and world, are so needed. I loved how this play tied a 'classic' to the contemporary. It was important to see an entirely African American cast; the first we've ever seen.” Trinity Rep 2018-2019 Education Report Page 6 The cast of Marcus Gardley’s black odyssey “I really appreciated the opportunity to attend the talk back following the show. It's such a special experience for the kids to speak directly to these fantastic artists. After this show, especially, the actors were able to add a deeper level of understanding and empathy for my students that they are continuing to talk and ask about today. Thanks again for this opportunity!” “This was hands-down the best performance we have seen at Trinity and this is our 7th trip. It took very difficult literature and broke it down in such a relatable way. This is the first year all of my students, and I mean ALL, said they loved the play.” Project Discovery Attendance ATTEND PLAY # MATINEES SCHOOLS ANCE 18 schools: Barrington Christian Academy, Barnstable High School, Classical High School, Dartmouth High School, Gilpin Homeschool, Middletown High School, North Smithfield High School, The Pennfield School, Providence Pride and Prejudice 849 by Jane Austen, 4 Career and Technical Academy, Putnam High School, adapted by Kate Rhode Island Nurses Institute Middle College, Rocky Hill Hamill School, Saint Philomena School, Saint Rose of Lima School, Somerset Berkley Regional High School, Trinity Academy for the Performing Arts, Westborough High School, Wheeler School Trinity Rep 2018-2019 Education Report Page 7 98 schools: Agnes Little Elementary School, Ahern Middle School, Alan Shawn Feinstein Middle School of Coventry, Alfred Lima Elementary School, Asa Messer Elementary School, Barrington Middle School, Beacon Charter School for the Arts, Birchwood Middle School, Blackrock Elementary School, Block Island School, Bradley School - New London Regional, Brennan Middle School, Brooklyn Middle School, Burrillville Middle School, Carl Lauro Elementary School, Carver Middle High School, Chariho Middle School, Chester Barrows Elementary School, Clark Lane Middle School, Classical High School, Clayville Elementary School, Coelho Middle School, Community School, Community Solutions Inc., Davisville Academy, Davisville Middle School, D.L. Beckwith Middle School, Dr. E. A. Ricci Middle School, East Providence Senior High School, Edward S. Rhodes Elementary School, Exeter West Greenwich Jr. High School, Fogarty Memorial School, Forest Park Elementary School, Griswold Middle School, Holliman School, Hope High School, Hope Highlands Middle School, Hugh Cole School, Immaculate Conception Catholic Regional School, Jenness Home School, John F. Deering Middle School, Johnston Senior High School, Kent Heights Elementary School, La Salle Academy, Lillian Feinstein A Christmas Carol at Sackett Street School, Lincoln Central Elementary School, by Charles Lincoln Middle