Grades 4 - 5
Grades 4 - 12
Grades 7-12

* A learner assessment report is provided at the completion of the program.



Using themes students are currently studying in social studies, this program introduces the skills necessary to develop and perform short improvisational plays. Students will learn theater terminology, improvisation skills, and character development. Students will perform their plays on the final session, giving them the opportunity to share with classmates the results of their creativity and hard work.

8 one-hour session ($760 per classroom)

KERA Core Content:
AH-05-4.3.1, AH-05-1.3.3, AH-05-4.3.2, AH-05-1.3.1, AH-05-1.3.2 National Standards:
NA-T.5-8.1, NA-T.5-8.2, NA-T.5-8.3, NA-T.5-8.4


This unique program gives students an introduction to KERA's Elements of Drama. Walden Theatre introduces the three elements of drama, incorporating demonstration and hands on experience to give students a better understanding of what theater is.

Assembly Length: 40 Minutes
Assembly Cost: $140 (200 students maximun)

Classroom Review:
2 one hour sessions ($190 per classroom)

KERA Core Content:
AH-05-4.3.1, AH-05-1.3.3, AH-05-4.3.2, AH-05-1.3.1, AH-05-1.3.2 National Standards:
NA-T.5-8.1, NA-T.5-8.2, NA-T.5-8.3, NA-T.5-8.4




Students will become familiar with theatre terminology, performance and creative dramatics. This workshop will focus on such drama skills as voice, movement, character, staging, monologues, scenes, production design and other aspects of the art form. Students will also learn and apply the basic creative tools of the actor: mind, body and voice.

Length of Sessions varies ($95 per one-hour session)

KERA Core Content:
AH-05-1.3.3, AH-05-4.3.2/AH-05-1.2.1, AH-08-1.2.1, AH-08-1.3.3, AH-08-4.3.2, AH-HS-1.2.1, AH-HS-1.3.3, AH-HS-4.3.2
National Standards:
NA-T.5-8.2, NA-T.5-8.4, NA-T-5-8.5, NA-T.9-12.2, NA-T.9-12.4, NA-T.9-12.5


Using such elements as space (shape, level, direction), time (beat, tempo) and force (use of energy while moving), students create short theatrical pieces incorporating locomotor and non-locomotor movement.

4 one-hour sessions ($380 per classroom)

KERA Core Content: AH-05-1.3.3, AH--05-4.3.2, AH-05-1.2.1, AH-08-1.3.3, AH-08-4.3.2, AH-08-1.2.1, AH-HS-1.3.3, AH-HS-4.3.2
National Standards: NA-T.5-8.2, NA-T.5-8.4, NA.5-8.4, NA-T.9-12.2, NA-T.9-12.4, NA-D.5-8.3, NA-D.5-8.4, NA-D.5-8.7, NA-D.9-12.3, NA-D.9-12.4 NA-D.9-12.7




William Shakespeare comes alive in this exciting interactive program. Students experience Shakespeare from the actor's point of view. Starting with an introduction to Shakespeare's language, students experience how an actor uses clues Shakespeare left behind in his words to bring the play off the page. This program can be adapted to any of William Shakespeare's plays.

one-hour sessions ($95 per one-hour session)

KERA Core Content: AH-06-2.3.1, AH-08-3.3.1, AH-08-4.3.3, AH-HS-2.3.1
National Standards: NA-T.5-8.5, NA-T.9-12.5


This workshop explores how theatre had an impact on Greek society and how that society was represented on stage through the "Chorus". During the second half of the program, students perform a chorus scene from either Oedipus the King or Antigone as well as discuss how plays written in Ancient Greece still resonate with today's audience.

1 hour session ($95 per classroom)

KERA Core Content: AH-06-2.3.1, AH-08-3.3.1, AH-08-4.3.3, AH-HS-2.3.1
National Standards: NA-T.5-8.5, NA-T.9-12.5


This workshop allows students to learn the structure, and explore the creative process of writing for the stage. Students study Aristotle's Poetics to learn the three unities: time, place, action; and the importance of creating a conflict within a play. The workshop culminates with the students writing a 2-3 minute play or monologue that is read aloud and discussed in class.

6 one-hour sessions ($570 per classroom)

KERA Core Content: AH-08-3.3.1, AH-07-1.1.2, WR-07-1.2.2, WR-08-1.1.2, WR-08-1.2.2, WR-HS-1.1.2, WR-HS-1.2.2
National Standards: NA-T.5-8.1, NA-T.5-8.3, NA-T.9-12.1, NA-T.9-12.3




This is a ten-week or twenty-week residency that goes into depth KERA's Literacy, Performance, and Technical elements. Students work together to create a short play, come up with a set design, a costume design for each character, and then act it out on the final day. Throughout the course students gain an understanding of theatre terminology, theatre occupations, and the aspects of putting on a production. This program is excellent as an after-school activity.

Ten or Twenty 75-minute sessions ($1,000 for ten weeks/$2,000 for twenty weeks)

KERA Core Content: AH-05-4.3.1, AH-05-1.3.3, AH-05-4.3.2, AH-05-1.3.1, AH-05-1.3.2, AH-08-3.3.1, AH-08-4.3.1, AH-08-4.3.2, AH-HS-3.3.1, AH-HS-4.3.2, AH-HS-4.4.1, AH-HS-4.4.2, AH-HS-4.4.3
National Standards: NA-T.5-8.1, NA-T.5-8.2, NA-T.5-8.3, NA-T.5-8.4, NA-T.5-8.5, NA-T.9-12.1, NA-T.9-12.2, NA-T.9-12.3, NA-T.9-12.4, NA-T.9-12.5