Residencies
USE THEATRE SKILLS TO TACKLE CLASSROOM CHALLENGES
At Red Mountain Theatre, we believe theatre skills are life skills!
Our Theatre Residency programs bring creativity, confidence, and collaboration into the classroom helping students tackle challenges in new and exciting ways.
CHALLENGE
Helping Students recognize and express their emotions with confidence.
Curricular Tie
Foundational Wellness Through Theatre, employing creative techniques to help with regulation and expression
CHALLENGE
Students are struggling to see the fun and relevance in history and math.
Curricular Tie
Alabama History Through Theatre or Fractions and Set Design, using theatre skills to create interest through a new context.
CHALLENGE
Students are finding it tough to read aloud smoothly and confidently at their grade level.
Curricular Tie
Literacy in Theatre, which tackles phonetic and literacy challenges through dramatization.
Residency Details
Red Mountain Theatre will send a qualified Teaching Artist to teach a process-oriented class that uses theatrical storytelling to engage in curricular themes. We can customize for all age groups and meet your goals.
Teaching Artists and Curriculum
Teaching Artists are practicing artists who are committed to teaching young people through the arts. They are trained and vetted by Red Mountain Theatre/ACCRS, and pass all standard background checks in order to ensure the safety of the young people with whom they work to give a quality educational experience.
Our Residency Partners have included:
Birmingham City Schools, Highlands School, Alabama Aerospace and Aviation High School, Valley Grande Elementary School, S.E.L.M.A., Hamilton Middle School, YMCA Youth Center, Shades Valley YMCA, Holy Family Cristo Rey Catholic High School, Alabaster Public Library, Homewood Public Library, Chelsea Library, Pinson Public Library, Girls, Inc., The Exceptional Foundation, New Life Christian School of Excellence, The O’Neal Library, Grace House, and the N.E. Miles Jewish Day School.
To book a residency or for more information contact.
Jennifer Spiegelman, Community Engagement Manager.
