Archive for the 'Mentoring Artists & Teachers' Category

naeyc fun

Published Date: November 21st, 2009
Category: Mentoring Artists & Teachers, Mission, Why Theatre

On Thursday, as promised, we presented a small portion of our pedagogy at naeyc.  A very small portion.  With only an hour and with so much potential material, it was really hard to figure out what to include.  We ended up focusing on the actual creation of the picturebook play and using it as a [...]

Mentoring Writers on Sesame Street

Published Date: October 8th, 2009
Category: Mentoring Artists & Teachers, Why Theatre

The New York Times just published a really interesting article about Sesame Street in Israel and Palestine.  It’s predominantly a story of first attempting to create a joint show where Israeli and Palestinian Muppets interact regularly but finally producing separate shows due to the realization that the cultures just aren’t ready to promote to their [...]