NHTP AIR programs are designed to:
Enhance school arts programming by providing professionally trained teaching artists;
Introduce students to basic acting techniques, emphasizing stage presence, collaboration, and public speaking skills;
Develop creative problem solving and conflict resolution skills;
Offer academically at-risk youth an alternative method of expression, in a positive environment;
Build community awareness, with youth and their peers, and with youth and their surrounding community.
Notes
Fees for artist-in-residence programs are listed as a range, based on the artists available. Master artists (20+ years experience) are paid fees commensurate with their professional expertise.
All NHTP residencies are inclusive, and designed to accommodate children of all abilities.
NHTP residencies are designed to match the Curriculum Standards for Drama recommended by the NH Department of Education.
For Story Theatre and Peer Theatre residencies, NHTP artists teach in teams to accomodate school schedules and classroom size, and to model artistic collaboration.
Residencies are designed for in-school hours, except for final performances. After-school programs may be considered, with appropriate supervision and regular participant attendance.
RESIDENCY PROGRAMS
STORY THEATRE RESIDENCY
Length: 6-8 days
Appropriate For: Grades 3-8
Number of Artists: 2
Fees: $300-$800/day
Number of Classes per day: 5 maximum
Additional Fees: Travel beyond 30 miles of Portsmouth, NH; customized scripts; technical support; artist hours for evening performance and pre-planning meetings.
Description: Students learn basic theatre skills, and perform a story theatre script adapted from literature or world mythology. Scripts are designed to include 16-24 students and every member of a class participates in some aspect. Final production can be in-classroom sharing or a public performance. The Story Theatre process emphasizes teamwork, creative thinking, concentration and self-discipline as well as curriculum standards for drama recommended for Grade 8. Scripts can be adapted to suit language arts, science, history or social studies curriculum.
PEER THEATRE RESIDENCY
Length: 6-8 days
Appropriate For: Grades 6-10
Number of Artists: 2
Fees: $300-$800/day
Number of Classes per day: 4 maximum
Additional Fees: Travel beyond 30 miles of Portsmouth, NH; customized scripts; technical support; artist hours for evening performance and pre-planning meetings.
Peer outreach theatre gives voice to youth perspectives and increases the awareness of the complex issues facing today’s youth. Artists work with students to create a variety of short, open-ended scenes that present characters in situations that are realistic and common. Following the performance, cast members stay in character and solicit questions and comments from the audience about the scenes presented and the choices that the characters made or could have made. This dialogue is integral to the presentation and brings the audience inside the performance and characters, leading them to think about healthy decision-making and consequences. Topics of peer theatre scenes are chosen by the students themselves and range from substance abuse to violence, from HIV/AIDS to sibling rivalry.
SHAKESPEARE IN THE CLASSROOM
Length: 8-12 days
Appropriate For: Grades 5-12
Number of Artists: varies
Fees: $150-$400/day per artist
Number of Classes per day: 5 maximum
Additional Fees: Travel beyond 30 miles of Portsmouth, NH; customized scripts; technical support; artist hours for evening performance and pre-planning meetings.
Artists present informal assembly demonstration, and work with students on basic theatre skills, Shakespearean language, and staging plays with appropriate period movement. Residency may culminate with student public performances.
CREATIVE DRAMA
Length: 1-3 days
Appropriate For: Grades K-5
Number of Artists: varies
Fees: $150-$400/day per artist
Number of Classes per day: 5 maximum
Additional Fees: Travel beyond 30 miles of Portsmouth, NH; artist hours for pre-planning meetings.
Artists work in classrooms, using creative drama to promote creative thinking, self-expression, and teamwork. Integration with other core curriculum topics is recommended as well as direct teacher involvement in the process. This is a process-oriented residency, and final performances are not recommended for this age.
SCRIPTWRITING & READERS THEATRE
Length: varies
Appropriate For: Grades 7-12
Number of Artists: varies
Fees: $150-$400/day per artist
Number of Classes per day: 4 maximum
Additional Fees: Travel beyond 30 miles of Portsmouth, NH; artist hours for pre-planning meetings and out-of-school performances.
Artists work with students in small groups or language arts classes to adapt literature or original material to script format. Extensions can include theatre history and specific playwrights, as well as readers theatre techniques for performance.INDIVIDUAL ARTIST CONSULTATIONS
Individual NHTP artists are available for specific mentoring, master classes, directing consultation or teacher workshops. Daily fees vary as above.
CONTACT
Genevieve Aichele, Artistic Director
New Hampshire Theatre Project
959 Islinton Street, Portsmouth NH 03801
(603) 431-6644x2
gen@nhtheatreproject.orgWhen inquiring, please list:
- Specific residency program in which you are interested,
- Grade level and number of students and,
- Approximate dates