Why teach theatre? Theatre skills can and will be used throughout students’ lives, whether they take to the stage or not. Someday a student may become a successful star of stage and screen, but more likely, the classroom is filled with young people who will become active, informed, and empathetic audience members.
They may use their improvisation skills to handle problems on a job or provide positive service to a challenging customer. They may make presentations to a board of directors or need to give an announcement in front of a large group of people. OR, someday, they may read and tell tales to their own children, using animated voices and sound effects to enliven the stories.
Why teach theatre in our schools?
Theatre is a SCIENCE.
Theatre is MATHEMATICAL.
Theatre is a FOREIGN LANGUAGE.
Theatre is HISTORY.
Theatre is PHYSICAL EDUCATION.
Theatre is LANGUAGE ARTS.
Theatre is BUSINESS.
Theatre is TECHNOLOGY.
Theatre is ECONOMICS.
Theatre is taught in schools
Not because you are expected to major in theatre,
Not because you are expected to perform all through life,
Not so you can relax,
Not so you can have fun,
But
So you will recognize BEAUTY,
So you will be SENSITIVE,
So you will be closer to an INFINITE BEYOND THIS WORLD,
So you will have more LOVE,
More COMPASSION,
More GENTLENESS,
More GOOD,
In short,
More LIFE.
Of what value will it be to make a prosperous living unless you know how to live?
That is why theatre is taught in our schools.
http://upstagereview.org/ClassroomArticles/whyteach.pdf
Scholarships are available
If a student wishes to apply for a scholarship, he or she must hand-write an essay, detailing the following:
- What is prompting you to take this particular class?
- What do you hope to learn from this class?How will you use this information in the future?
Essays must be received by QCT prior to the class start date. Submission of an essay does not guarantee a scholarship. Scholarships funds are extremely limited!
Scholarship funds have been provided by private donors and the Quincy Breakfast Optimist Club. Thank you to all our donors.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer: The Broadway Musical
February 2-5
Mark Twain’s classic story comes to exuberant musical life in this Broadway adaptation of America’s favorite book. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is the irresistible story of a fourteen-year-old boy growing up in the heartland of America.
As this fun-filled musical unfolds, we share with Tom and his friends all of the rollicking and heart-stopping adventures that we find in Twain’s masterpiece, whether it’s Tom tricking his friends into white-washing the fence, crossing swords with the schoolmaster, getting lost in McDougal’s Cave, or taking on the Reverend Sprague in church.
Filled with foot-stomping, toe-tapping songs by country music’s Don Schiltz (The Gambler), and a warm, funny book by Ken Ludwig (Crazy for You, Lend Me a Tenor), The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a tale of thrilling escapes, comedy and inspiration for the whole family.
Family/Student Theatre
$12 per ticket
Twelfth Night
June 14-17 in the Laboratory Theatre
An excellent introduction for young audiences to the Shakespearean comedy. The Duke is in love with Olivia, who falls in love with Viola when she visits her dressed as a boy while pretending to be a servant of the Duke, with whom she falls in love, all to the displeasure of Malvolio, who works for Olivia. The pot stirs and boils until Shakespeare finally makes everything right again.
Family/Student Theatre
$9 per ticket
Ramona Quimby
Oct 25-28
Unpredictable. Exasperating. Boisterous and independent. That’s Ramona Quimby for you. Always aggravating her older sister, Beezus, constantly getting into trouble and sometimes “making a big, noisy fuss” when things don’t go her way. As narrator, Beezus introduces the Quimby family and friends and thereby sets the scene for the collection of vignettes that trace Ramona’s tumultuous passage through third grade and through her family relationships. At school, she throws a tantrum when provoked by a classmate and is sent home in disgrace. The teacher’s wrath, an important family wedding, persistent sibling bickering and Mr. Quimby’s attempts to give up smoking are part of the fabric that shape a humorous, loving family portrait. The characters and the material, adapted by Obie Award-winning playwright Len Jenkin, are as “today” as the morning newspaper.
Family/Student Theatre
$9 per ticket
