For plays in our Chicago Playworks or Theatre School Showcase seasons, The Theatre School prepares a Teacher Guide and/or a Curtain Raiser for use in your classroom. Our intention is to create connections between our performances and all areas of the elementary school curriculum for Chicago Playworks and the high school curriculum for The Theatre School Showcase. Also included are a variety of activities, discussion topics and assignments that teachers may use in their classes. The Teacher Guide is sent to everyone who purchases tickets for a group; they are also available to patrons on request.
Before the Teacher Guide is published, we release the Curtain Raiser, a shorter guide presenting some background material on each production in our season for teachers and parents.
Teacher Guide: Playworks
| Title |
Run Date |
Credits |
Teacher Guide |
| The Boxcar Children | 01/14/06 |
by Barbara Field, adapted from the novels by Gertrude Chandler Warner, directed by John Jenkins, teacher guide prepared by Caitlin Hansen |  |
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| Bridge to Terabithia | 01/14/97 |
adapted by Katherine Paterson and Stephanie S. Tolan, music by Steve Liebman | |
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| Charlotte's Web | 10/08/96 |
adapted by Joseph Robinette | |
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| Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | 10/03/00 |
by Roald Dahl and Richard George, from the book by Roald Dahl, directed by Rachael Slavik | |
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| Cinderella Eats Rice and Beans: A Salsa Musical | 03/29/05 |
books and lyrics by Karen Zacarias, music by Debbie Wicks La Puma, directed by Lisa Portes, musical direction by Mark Elliott, teacher guide prepared by Lenora Inez Brown and Elizabeth A. Schramm, spanish translation by Enrique San Miguel | |
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| Coyote and His Brothers | 01/12/99 |
by Lin Wright and the original cast of the production, based on Pima Indian Legends by Anna Moore Shaw | |
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| Duke Kahanamoku and the Surfnappers | 03/27/01 |
by Eric Overmyer, directed by Ric Murphy | |
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| The Kingdom of Grimm | 03/28/06 |
books, music and lyrics by Douglas Post, musical arrangements by Mark Elliott and Jeff Richards, vocal arrangements by Mark Elliott, keyboard programming by Jeff Richards, directed by Barry Brunetti, musical direction by Mark Elliott, . | |
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| Grimm Tales | 03/28/00 |
adpated by Carol Ann Duffy, dramatized by Tim Supple for the Young Vic Company, directed by Ric Murphy, musical direction by Mark Elliott | |
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| The Highest Heaven | 01/15/04 |
by Jose Cruz Gonzalez, directed by Lisa Portes, teacher guide prepared by Rob Cohn, Dramaturg | |
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| Icarus Blue | 01/14/03 |
by Naomi Iizuka, directed by James Ostholthoff | |
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| The Little Prince | 10/05/99 |
books and lyrics by Arthur Perlman, music by Jeffery Lunden, based on a book by Antoine De-Saint, directed by Besty Hamilton, musical direction by Mark Elliott | |
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| Mango Leaf magic | 11/01/05 |
by James Ambrose Brown, directed by Ann Wakefield, teacher guide prepared by Lyssa Cook | |
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| The Owl and the Pussycat Went to See | 04/01/03 |
a musical play by Sheila Ruskin and David Wood based on the verses and stories of Edward Lear, directed by Ann Wakefield | |
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| Peter Pan | 10/24/97 |
a musical based on the play by James M. Barrie, music by Mark Charlap, lyrics by Carolyn Leigh, additional music by Jule Styne, additional lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green | |
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| Ramona Quimby | 10/07/03 |
dramatized by Len Jenkin, directed by Trudie Kesller, teacher guide prepared by Ernie Nolan, Dramaturg | |
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| Rip Van Winkle | 01/13/00 |
adapted by Frederick Gaines, from the story of Washington Irving, directed by John Jenkins, musical direction by Mark Elliott | |
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| The Secret Garden | 01/13/98 |
by Frances Hodgson Burnett, adapted by Pamela Sterling | |
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| The Selfish Giant and Other Wilde Tales | 04/02/02 |
the world premiere of an adpation of Oscar Wilde's Complete Fairy Tales by Carolyn Hoerdemann, directed by Ric Murphy | |
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| Stamping, Shouting and Singing Home | 10/08/02 |
by Lisa Evans, directed by Phyllis E. Griffin | |
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| Steal Away Home | 10/06/98 |
by Aurand harris, based on the novels by Jane Kristof | |
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| There's a Boy, in the Girls' Bathrrom | 01/15/06 |
by Louis Sachar, directed by Damon Kiely, teacher guide prepared by Elizabeth A. Schram | |
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| Threadheads | 03/30/99 |
by Dean Corrin from an idea by David L. Avcollie, music adapted and arranged by Mark Elliott, directed by David L. Avcollie, musical direction by Mark Elliott | |
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| Tokoloshe
| 11/02/04 |
by Pieter Scholtz, directed by Ann Wakefield, teacher guide prepared by Gretl Satorius | |
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| Tuck Everlasting | 04/01/97 |
adapted by Mark Frattaroli | |
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| The Wrestling Season | 02/02/04 |
by Laurie Brooks, directed by John Jenkins | |
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Teacher Guide: Showcase
| Title |
Run Date |
Credits |
Teacher Guide |
| A Bright Room Called Day | 02/06/97 |
by Tony Kushner | |
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| The Grapes of Wrath | 05/21/99 |
adapted by Frank Galati, from the novel by John Steinbeck, directed by Michael Maggio | |
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| Hedda Gabler | 04/28/00 |
by Henrik Ibsen, adapted by Christopher Hampton, directed by Patrice Egleston | |
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| Misalliance | 11/07/96 |
by George Bernard Shaw | |
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| A Murder of Crows | 02/15/02 |
by Mac Wellman, directed by James Ostholthoff | |
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| Othello | 10/07/05 |
by William Shakespeare, directed by Henry Godinez, insider's guide prepared by Evan Fillon and RJ Hodde | |
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| The Perpetual Patient | 05/15/98 |
by Keith Reddin | |
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| Sight Unseen | 11/03/00 |
by Donald Margulies, directed by Peter Hobert | |
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| Six Degrees of Separation | 03/06/98 |
by John Guare | |
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| Yerma | 04/20/01 |
by Federico Garcia Lorca, translated by W. S. Merwin, directed by Henry Godinez | |
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Teacher Guide: Curtain Raisers
| Season |
Shows |
Curtain Raiser |
| 2006-2007 |
The BFG, Cloud Nine, Einstein is a Dummy, Life's a Dream, Like a Cow or an Elephant, Sideways Stories from Wayside School, The Trial |
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| 2005-2006 |
The Boxcar Children, The Kingdom of Grimm, The Last Night of Ballyhoo, Mango Leaf Magic, Othello, Pentecost, Two Trains Running |
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| 2004-2005 |
Cinderella Eats Rice and Beans, Dinner at Eight, Insurrection, Saint Joan of the Stockyards, Tokoloshe, There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom, Under Milk Wood |
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| 2003-2004 |
Flyin' West, The Highest Heaven, Lapin Lapin, Marisol, Pinocchio 3.5, Ramona Quimby, The Servant of Two Masters |
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| 2002-2003 |
Assassins, Don Juan Comes Back from the War, Icarus Blue, The Owl and the Pussy Went to See, Stamping, Shouting and Singing Home, The Three Sister, Waiting for Godot |
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| 2000-2001
| Anna Karenina, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Duke Kahanamoku vs. the Surfnappers, Jungalbook, Noises Off, Sight Unseen, Yerma |
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If you have any questions about our season or resources for teachers, please feel free to contact:
Linda RM Jones, Group Sales Representative, (312) 922-0999
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