Beyond The Stage Door Field Trips
Raleigh Little Theatre is pleased to start offering field trips again. For the 2021-2022 school year, field trips will be offered March-May 2022.
Field trips run 10am-12:30pm on the date you book and include a workshop and a tour experience for a maximum of 30 students per day. The two hour field trip includes a one-hour workshop and a one-hour backstage tour.
Workshops
Field trips typically consist of a backstage tour and one or more workshops. Here are some examples of workshops we’ve offered in the past:
- Stories Alive! (grades K-5): Students will participate in theatre exercises designed to sharpen skills every actor needs to bring a story to life using their body, voice and imagination.
NC Essential Standards: Theatre Arts C.1.1, C.1.2 - Actor’s Toolbox (grades 3-8): Students will engage the actor’s tools of body, voice and imagination to create characters and short scenes. Fun theatre games help to reinforce the value of focus and the importance of teamwork.
NC Essential Standards: Theatre Arts C.1.1, C.1.2, C.2.1 - Intro to Improvisation (grades 5-12): Through collaborative theatre activities, students will practice the necessary skills for improvisation including listening, making strong choices, spontaneity and the golden rule of improv: saying yes to the scene to create a story!
NC Essential Standards: Theatre Arts C.1.1, C.1.2, C.2.1 - Shakespeare 101 (grades 6-12): This active, engaging workshop helps students discover the meaning of Shakespeare’s language as they bring his words to life through performance activities.
NC Essential Standards: Theatre Arts C.1.1, C.1.2
If you have a particular workshop topic in mind that you don’t see listed here, let us know, and we will do our best to create a unique, engaging experience for your students.
Lunch Option
Between the workshop and the theatre tour, students may choose to take a half hour lunch break. The group supplies the lunches.
Backstage Tour
In this one-hour backstage tour, students get a rare look at the world the audience doesn’t see including the costume shop, dressing rooms, backstage and the scene shop. Students get an actor’s view of both stages, and learn about the various theatre jobs and skills required to produce a play.
NC Essential Standards: Theatre Arts AE.1.1, AE.1.2, CU.2.1, CU.2.2
Cost
The total cost of the two-hour field trip is based on the number of students:
- 10-14 students: $145.00
- 15-30 students: $160.00
Note: Wake County Public Schools can apply for transportation funding for a field trip to RLT through the United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County. See their Wheels on the Bus grant page for details.
Accessibility and Accommodations
Raleigh Little Theatre is a historic property that may present challenges or obstacles for individuals with mobility issues. Please contact Meredyth Pederson Cooper, Director of Education in advance of your booking to discuss any physical access needs so we can best prepare for your visit. If you or any of your students would benefit from a pre visit guide about what to expect on the field trip, please email education@nullraleighlittletheatre.org to request a PDF of our pre visit materials.
Bookings
For the 2021-2022 school year, Beyond the Stage Door field trips will be offered March-May 2022.
Reservations can be made now. To book a field trip to Raleigh Little Theatre, please fill out the booking interest form. RLT’s Director of Education will follow up with you after receiving your interest form.
Questions? Please contact:
Meredyth Pederson Cooper
Director of Education
education@nullraleighlittletheatre.org