1. FOSTER an appreciation and understanding of theatre through repeat exposure to
Everyman Theatre’s entire season.
2. EXPLORE the themes and content of each story through activity and discussion.
3. BUILD school and classroom community through patronage.
4. PROVIDE a safe artistic home for students to grow as individuals through reflection
and analysis of work.
5. CULTIVATE & ILLUMINATE empathy for the human condition and cultural
perspectives.
6. MAKE & DEVELOP connections between the artists’ work and the audience’s
experience.

1. GROW confidence and comfort in attending a theatrical performance.
2. ARTICULATE & REFLECT personal connections to the work onstage.
3. DEMONSTRATE an understanding of positive audience interaction with artistic work.
4. THINK CRITICALLY about the themes and artistic choice-making of each production.
5. KNOW important fundamentals for each theatrical profession. Activate skills and
processes unique to them.
6. RECOGNIZE the power of interpretation and storytelling.
7. SHARE increased interest and willingness to return to the theatre.
8. JOIN our patron community.

Show 1: VIRTUAL OFFERING from Everyman Theatre season's past
(Possible Plays include: Pipeline by Dominique Morisseau, Steel Magnolias by Robert Harling,etc.)
Show 2: VIRTUAL OFFERING from Everyman Theatre season's past
Show 3: BEHOLD, A NEGRESS, by Jacqueline E. Lawton (World Premiere)
Show 4: SENSE and SENSIBILITY Adapted by Kate Hamill
Based on the novel by Jane Austen

https://everymantheatre.org/everymans-20212022-season-0

1. A PRE-SHOW WORKSHOP preparing students for the theatre-going experience unique
to that particular production with a dynamic Everyman Teaching Artist.
2. COMPREHENSIVE & INTERACTIVE PLAY GUIDE for teachers and students alike. The
Play Guide functions as a resource providing critical context before, during, and
after each production. The guides are delivered two weeks prior to our classroom
workshops.
3. ACCESS to 4 productions in the Everyman Season.
4. POST- SHOW CLASSROOM VISIT WITH PRODUCTION ARTISTS to facilitate reflection.

CCSS. ELA- Literacy, CCRA. SLS 1
Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussion (one-on-one, in groups, and
teacher led) with diverse partners and topics, texts, and issues building on other’s ideas and
expressing their own clearly and persuasively.

CCSS. ELA-Literacy. RL. 11-12.3
Analyze the impact of the author’s choices regarding how to develop and relate elements of a story or
drama (e.g where the story is set, how the action is ordered, how the characters are introduced and
developed)

CCSS. ELA- Literacy. CRA RS Lit 1
Determine two or more themes of internal ideas of a text and analyze their development over the
course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to produce a complex
account.

TH.Re. 7.1 Perceive and analyze artistic work.

TH Re 8.1 Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.

TH Re 9.1 Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.

TH Cn10.1.I Investigate how cultural perspectives, community ideas, and personal beliefs impact a
drama/theater work.

TH Cn11.1.8 Relate artistic and cultural ideas and works to societal, cultural, and historical context to
deepen understanding.