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Can we get a heads up if the show is a staged reading to prepare the students?

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It would be awesome to see the full show first before visiting to be able to prepare the students for anything that might be different or unique by theatre standards

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Kennedy Center sent out their promo for next year.

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I loved having one each semester.  Thank you.  Also, thanks for helping me adjust so I wasn't going during music assessment.  Can we avoid the assessment window in the future though, so many of our students are involved in band/orch/choir?

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I loved having one each semester.  Thank you.  Also, thanks for helping me adjust so I wasn't going during music assessment.  Can we avoid the assessment window in the future though, so many of our students are involved in band/orch/choir?

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I find it really challenging that the Notice doesn't cover Sub Payment. I know that we are supposed to be bringing our students and theoretically shouldn't need a sub but I always still end up needing coverage at the very least for the Advanced class or classes that meets that day.

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I know it doesn't always fall on the right time for we theatre teachers- but when is a good time? We are and will always be so so busy. For our kids, especially the have-nots,
this is a life-changing esperience- honestly

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I LOVE what Ashley said. I would be able to prepare my students so much more if I saw it ahead of time. Even if there was a way to get discounted tickets for us (not necessarily free or fully covered) I'd at least try and take advantage of that.

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I agree with Elizabeth. Sometimes very challenging.

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I agree with Elizabeth. Sometimes very challenging.

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Lois

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I loved having one per semester and the shows we saw were extremely well done and gave my students a lot to reflect on. My school is extremely picky about when we go because Science and Math go on field trips in the fall at the same time as us.

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It would be wonderful to know ahead of time what technical elements might be worth focusing on for the production?

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It was incredibly meaningful to my students to have a trip for each semester. I have heard from past students that were in the "off" semester that they were disappointed that they weren't afforded the opportunity. I think that change was  wonderful, even with the challenges of timing and all that jazz. I also love that the tech classes were involved with this because they had incredible insight and feed back in discussions and thus found the just as meaningful.

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I agree with Elizabeth too. So thanks to the board we have the ability to get kids to the theatre but it may cost a day of leave?

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It would be wonderful to have someone from the show come in and see the students for them to have a connection to the people on stage.
Or maybe a personalized video or message for schools? (BL)

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Sup'?!

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If sub coverage is going to continue to not be covered, can we try and take into account what days/time Advanced classes meet? Additionally, please remember Holmes, Poe and Glasgow have 6th grade which sometimes means we have younger students who don't necessarily fit in the same recommended show age range as other schools.

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I wish the shows were more "accessible" for lack of a better word. More like a typical show. I had a lot of kids coming out of My Father's Dragon asking if that was what all plays were like and I had to explain a lot. I also knew nothing about the show and no one knew what was going on and I'm worried it was a negative experience for some based on that. So now their only experience with theatre is this obscure silent movement piece. I also don't think background knowledge should be a requirement to enjoy a show but it seems if you did not know the story the whole play was lost on you.

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As we all know, volunteers are getting harder and harder to find. Though I let the paretns know right away, often I barely have enough coverage. Ideas?

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I have been having more and more trouble finding parents to chaperone. This has created a stressful experience with this field trip. I'm not sure how to resolve this.

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Totally understand that organizing with so many schools is crazy, but if it is possible to give a couple of dates to choose from, and then go first come, first serve?  I have been assigned a trip on the day of my opening afternoon where I had to rush those kids back to get kids in costume and makeup for my after school show.  I have been given flack by my SBTS about conflicting with testing before as well.

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KC is great with Cue Sheets/Teaching Guides but Synetic doesn't always send those.  They are super helpful.

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I agree with Ashley and Elizabeth. I would be able to prepare my students so much more if I saw it ahead of time.

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I have problems getting enough parents too.  As soon as you can, check in with part time teachers who may not be teaching that day and may be interested in coming even though it's a non work day; also the ASP, Finance Tech, Counselors, Librarian, etc - people who don't need to schedule a sub

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This year, I reached out to school staff, faculty, and friends.  I had Pete come with us, our Finance Officer, and some other creative invites.  People like a free show.  Also, we've asked Booster parents in the HS to send out volunteer opportunity announcements.

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Early prep (having the dates early) helped a great deal in getting approvals, permission slips, My School Bucks set up for the $5, etc. Thank you for having those so early on.

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This was a HUGE problem for me this year. I just don't have a parent population that can readily volunteer during the work day. I had ONE parent volunteer (who was the parent of a student with Intellectual Disabilities who typically has an aide, so they weren't necessarily there for other students necessarily). I asked: parents of ALL my students (including Advanced), other teachers at my school, our IB coordinator, our literary coach, our counselors, administration, part time teachers, theatre subs, my principal's announcement to all parents, basically ANYONE that I could ask. I spent more time looking for adult support than I did doing anything else. In the end, if not for Chip Rome and Katie Brunberg finding ways to come with me, I would not have been able to make it work.

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Love the idea of School Bucks Stacey 2! Not sure how to do that...

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Pre and post prep is super important.  Follow up discussion was very dynamic.

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I agree with  Meaghan - it was very hard to prep my kids for My Father's Dragon because there were very little resources especially because the show plot was changed from the original story

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I do research about the shows and put that info in my field trip letter to parents and students.  We connect to material we're studying in class and then do a post show review in class the next day.  My kids loved My Father's Dragon but they didn't like Davy Copperfield (thought it was for little kids and I have to agree it was geared for a younger audience).

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Kennedy Center does the packet that went in depth re the staged reading, and we received ours several weeks in advance. Synetic is almost always iffy...so we do a physical theatre workshop with Synetic artists (Vato, Ryan) so that no matter the plot point problems, etc- there is something to evaluate post show.

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Would be nice if Ken Center sends out brochures sooner than the week before showing

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Would be nice if Ken Center sends out brochures sooner than the week before showing

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My building requires me to get building coverage for my Advanced class or my class with any students who are not going (for parent reasons or other) which is very difficult and unfair to my coworkers to use their planning time to cover a class

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Cross Curricular Connections: For both shows that we saw (My Father's Dragon & The Watsons Go To Birmingham - 1963) I had at least half of my students who were familiar with the stories and super excited to see the staged versions of them. I also posted the link to the story for My Father's Dragon on Google Classroom for students that did not have familiarity to have access to it in advance.

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Same as the above comments. Very hard to find chaperones - I had to send multiple emails and almost had to cancel because we just didnt have the adult supervision.

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It's helpful to offer reciprocity for  coverage (if you cover my Advanced class, I'll cover a class for you when you need it).  Also, check with your Principal's AA about whether there is a sub available who is in the building already for a teacher who has planning when you need coverage.  Subs are often used during their "planning" periods and don't get that time off at the school. If your Advanced Theatre class is responsible, check with the Librarian about whether they can meet there for independent driven work where the Librarian is an adult supervisor but isn't having to teach. Some years it doesn't work but some years my Advanced class can be very productive independently so it works to just have them in them in the Library

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We've made it work, but agreed that sub coverage would be helpful. Teaching other classes in my schedule that are not part of the trip has caused frustration with colleagues having to cover full classes for me. :(

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Idea to help maybe... What about inviting some of our theatre specific subs that we can't use to cover our classes that day to a free show? They come with some good knowledge to support our kiddos in this environment.

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Yes!  Chip was thrilled to come with me. It's also gives subs interested in eventually becoming full time teachers a chance to see a field trip which we don't normally get advance experience with before getting hired

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New thing this year: there has to be a staff member on each bus.  We have three buses normally.  Is this really required?

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Could GMU students studying to get a teaching degree get hours or credit for this?

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Would be nice if we knew about "odd" things like actor breaking fourth wall and climbing through the audience.  It set a decidedly different tone than normal at Cyrano.

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Would be nice if we knew about "odd" things like actor breaking fourth wall and climbing through the audience.  It set a decidedly different tone than normal at Cyrano.