SCHOOL FOR CLASSICS

NEWS FLASH: 

We are thrilled and proud to announce that three of our most promising acting students, Helen Barnes, Sandina Hines, and Kwame Simpson have been accepted to The Theatre School at the New York State Summer School of the Arts!  Please see page 2 to meet these amazing students and learn more about the program.  WE NEED YOUR HELP TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY CAN GO!

Our goal is to raise an additional $1500 by June 20, 2011 to ensure that no one misses out on this incredible opportunity. A gift of any amount would be most appreciated, and will truly change the lives of these very talented young actors.

This prestigious program accepts only 30 students out of 100 offered an audition from statewide applications, which means that 10% of all selected students this summer are Classics students!  This is an amazing accomplishment for a school that just began operations last year in one of the poorest and most under-served neighborhoods in the City!

PLEASE USE THE PAYPAL ICON BELOW TO MAKE A GIFT!  AND CLICK HERE TO MEET THESE WONDERFUL YOUNG PEOPLE!

ABOUT THE NPTC/SFC PARTNERSHIP

NPTC began working with School for Classics in fall 2010, assisting this new high school in East New York, Brooklyn to get off the ground and begin creating an Integrated Drama Curriculum. 

In that first year, 170 9th and 10th grade students were introduced to a range of theatre classes including:

• performance
• design
• stage management
• publicity
• documentation

supplemented with lessons on

• Improvisation
• Vocal Technique
• Theatre History
• Renaissance Dance and Culture
• Staged Combat. 

NPTC's is a full partner in the creation of the Drama Program, mentoring the Drama Teachers and providing staff development expertise; collaboratively developing a year-long plan for the drama curriculum and productions; and providing lesson plans and in-class instruction in specific areas.  NPTC also serves as the Producer for student productions.

In June 2010, more than half of them participated in a 90-minute production of Romeo & Juliet in the original language taken from the First Folio! 

This year a new 9th grade class entered the school, bringing the total number of students to about 250.  We offered 2 productions this year!

MOTLEY, MAD AND MARRIAGE-MINDED: A SHAKESPEARE VAUDEVILLE, performed by the freshmen

on March 3rd and 4th, 2011.

and

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, performed by returning Sophomores and Juniors on April 7, 8 and 9.