Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati
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FOR EDUCATORS
Entertain your creative side, think on your feet, and speak loud and proud with educational experiences for schools and groups.
Get creative with your class.
Looking for engaging arts programs for your school, for an unforgettable field trip, or to participate in with friends or colleagues? Ensemble Theatre offers a variety of different programs, workshops, and residencies for schools and groups designed to inspire you to take on the world with creativity and passion, no matter your age.
Whether you’re seeking a program centered on modern life skills and communication or improvisation and fundamental acting methods, we have something everyone can enjoy.
Contact us
Email our Education Department or call (513) 421-3555 x3207 to register your school or group for one of these programs!
Shows for students
Fairy Godmother performances
Each season, our Fairy Godmother Program brings thousands of children and teens, whose schools have little or no arts funding, to experience the magic of live theatre for free. The program also includes bus transportation, snacks at intermission, meeting the cast, and take-home enrichment activities.
Student Matinees
Our student matinees are open to public, private, and home schools as well as to other educational groups and are the same professional productions staged for evening and weekend audiences. In addition, free pre- and post-show discussions are available to add on to your trip and teachers receive downloadable study guides,
Residencies and classes
Our arts residencies are customized to each participating group’s academic priorities and offer flexible scheduling that can span between 4 weeks to 9 months depending upon your needs.
Prelude Program
Our flagship arts education program fulfills Common Core Standards using the dynamic, collaborative, and fun process of theatre. This in-school residency is a fun and interactive hands-on introduction to theatre and allows students to write, design, rehearse, and perform their own play. The program engages students to be active arts participants and work collectively, encouraging creative problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
By Heart
Specifically created for people with disabilities, including Autism, By Heart gamifies each of the holiday shows that ETC produces and uses them to teach theatre and life skills to students. The program operates throughout the school year, August to December and February to May. Weekly sessions are typically 30 minutes to an hour long and customized to students’ and classroom’s needs.
Looking for something else?
Ensemble Theatre’s list of residencies is always growing. If you’re seeking other specific experiential theatre residencies, please email our Education Department for more information.
Workshops
Ensemble Theatre presents numerous different in-school and virtual workshops for all educational ranges and needs. Explore the growing list of different workshops, ranging from one to two sessions each, offered throughout the year. Contact our Education Department to book a workshop!
Interactive Storytelling
We invite participants to work with our artists to complete a customized story-creation template. Once the story is crafted, students work to bring their creation to life through performance. The story templates and workshop format are personalized to fit each groups’ ages, abilities, interests, and curriculum. Storytelling is a one-time workshop, or as a series with progressively challenging templates that engage students’ skills in vocabulary, reading comprehension, and character development.
Appropriate for ages 3+
Improve Your Life with Improv
Ever watch “Whose Line is it Anyway?” and wish you could join the actors on stage? In this introduction to improv workshop, students learn the basics of improvisation in a fun, high-energy setting. Focus is placed on students thinking on their toes, collaboration, and letting go of their inhibitions.
Recommended for participants age 6+
It’s Not What You Say, It’s How You Say It
How often have you heard (or said), “don’t take that tone with me”? In this workshop, students explore the power of voice and how to use it safely and wisely. From there, they will work to create their own unique character using the power of their voice. Other topics addressed in this workshop include: stage fright, public speaking, and vocal health.
Recommended for participants ages 7+
Looking for classes and workshops for adults?
Visit our For Community page to learn about additional offerings!
Resources
Educator Resources
Set the stage for arts education success and integrate live theatre easily into your curriculum with free show study guides and information on local partners, grant funding, and anti-racist classroom guides.
Explore our other programs
Photo credits | Fairy Godmother, cast of Sleeping Beauty (Ryan Kurtz); Interactive Storytelling, Annie Fitzpatrick & Morgan Grahame in Dead Man’s Cell Phone (Sandy Underwood); Improv, Warren Kelly and David Arden Engel in Moonlight and Magnolias (Sandy Underwood); What You Say, Sara Mackie and Michael Bath in Mauritius (Sandy Underwood); Educator resources, Dale Hodges, R. Graham Rogers, & Esther Cunningham in Sex and Education (Mikki Schaffner).
1127 Vine Street