Tidball, Kelsey Maureen

Overview "Theater arts have long been incorporated into K-12 education, not simply as a tool to teach kids how to perform a monologue or design a set, but to teach valuable social and emotional skills. However, theater arts are less often included in early education settings for use with younger, preschool-age students. This project examines the usefulness of incorporating theater arts into an early education setting to encourage social and emotional growth and empathy development. It gives an...

Overview "In recent years, playmaking and devising have become more widely used theatrical processes in schools and professional theatre settings. The chance to create an original piece of theatre is one that many young theatre makers are given at some point in their theatrical careers; however, the playmaking process is still widely shrouded in mystery and widely reserved for college-aged students. With this playmaking workshop, which was intended to be offered to a group of ensemble members of the...