Each year the Victoria Theatre Association Education and Outreach team offers an in-depth education project at no charge to participating students and teachers. Each project is built around a performance: past projects, for example, have focused on Hairspray, Freedom Train, and Ragtime. A typical project begins with hands-on theatre workshops in the classrooms; is followed by a critical writing or art project that explores key themes of the work in question (especially its historical context) and connects those themes to the present day; and culminates in students’ attendance at the performance.

Last season's project, Through the Eyes of a Child: Children and the Holocaust exposed students and their teachers to the art created by children in response to their direct experiences with the Holocaust. This yearlong education project culminated with productions of Brundibár and My Heart in a Suitcase.

Look for information on the 2008-2009 education project soon. For more information, contact Education and Outreach Manager David Brush, at 937-228-7591, ext. 3034.