Pushcart Players
Engaging All Students to Create, Perform, Respond and Connect
Contact
information@pushcartplayers.org
www.pushcartplayers.org
Paul Whelihan or Samantha Simpson: 973.857.1115
Pushcart Players: Engaging All Students to Create, Perform, Respond and Connect
Pushcart Players is an award-winning professional touring theatre and arts-in-education company for your audiences. Twice nominated for an Emmy, Pushcart is the recipient of numerous state and private awards for excellence and innovation. A social profit organization founded in 1974, Pushcart brings substantive musical theater, workshops and residencies to young people and their families in schools and theaters nationwide. Pushcart offers the following the following workshops:
CREATIVE DRAMA WORKSHOPS
On-school-time or after: Students develop self-awareness and confidence in dramatic play and self-expression through Theater Exercises, Games, Storytelling and Improvisation Technique.
KIDS DO BROADWAY
Student productions directed by Pushcart directors and teaching artists. Over an average period of 12 to 16 weeks, familiar Broadway favorites are designed, costumed, rehearsed and presented by students with the involvement of teachers, parents and camp counselors.
PUSHCART JR.
Scripts originally produced by Pushcart and in our repertoire are adapted for schools and other groups to be performed by youth ensembles of as many as 50 students or more. Directed by Pushcart faculty or licensed to organizations for self-production.
SPECIAL AUDIENCES
Pushcart Players offers a variety of on-school-time programs for special needs populations to make theater education and participation accessible to everyone. Teaching artists work closely with educators and care-givers to tailor a project that meets the talents and interests of students in an inclusive environment. In a series of classes and rehearsals, young people on the Autism spectrum and with other cognitive disabilities create a theater piece to be performed for their classmates and peers. Similarly, acting / writing workshops are conducted with at-risk youth in the juvenile correction system. With sensitivity and skill, Pushcart opens the door for students to experience the benefits and joy of participating in theater.
TITLE I
Title I schools can use Pushcart programs to meet Arts Integration Requirements. Subsidized bussing is available through Field Trip New Jersey. For more information visit www.fieldtripnj.org.
Organizer: Pushcart Players
Age Group: Grades Pre-K to 12 (ADA accessibility)
Cost: Price on request