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Journal of Undergraduate Research

Keywords

metamorphoses classroom workshop, theatrical experiences, classroom

College

Fine Arts and Communications

Department

Theatre and Media Arts

Abstract

As the debate over the necessity of the arts in the classroom continues, this project allowed me to discover clear and measurable benefits for their inclusion in regular classroom instruction. The project began to take shape during the 100 or so hours of rehearsal that I attended as assistant stage manager for the BYU Young Company Touring show Metamorphoses. This play was adapted and designed to be seen by approximately 12,000 elementary and middle school students throughout Utah valley. From these hours of rehearsal I gleaned ideas for the workshop I would present to various classes of fourth graders who would be among the audience of the play. I was able to create a lesson plan and teaching aids from the ideas and information that we studied during the rehearsal process as well as through my own research and experience. All of this, in conjunction with Utah State Theatre Education Standards eventually led me to break the workshop into three 15 minute sections.

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