WHAT is Literature to Life?
Literature to Life, The American Place Theatre's performance-based literacy program, presents professionally staged verbatim adaptations of significant American literary works. This educational program gives students a new form of access to literature by bringing to life the world of books with performances that create an atmosphere of discovery and spark the imagination.
WHEN & WHERE?
Three Cups of Tea- IL
Oct 2When: October 02, 2010 at 8:00pm
Where: Elgin Community College Arts Center
Written by: Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
Performed by: Curtis Nielsen
Discussion Facilitated by: TBA
Adapted and Directed by: Wynn Handman
Call Box Office at 847-622-0300 to purchase tickets.
Mon – Thurs, 12 - 7 p.m. & Fri – Sat, 12 - 5 p.m.
24-hour voicemail: please leave a message and a staff member will return your call promptly.
Three Cups of Tea - NJ
Oct 19When: October 19, 2010 at 12:00pm
Where: Theatre at Raritan Valley Community College
Written by: Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
Performed by: Curtis Nielsen
Discussion Facilitated by: TBA
Adapted and Directed by: Wynn Handman
For ticketing info, please call the RVCC Box Office at 908-725-3420 TDD: 800-852-7899
Three Cups of Tea - NJ
Oct 19When: October 19, 2010 at 7:00pm
Where: Theatre at Raritan Valley Community College
Written by: Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
Performed by: Curtis Nielsen
Discussion Facilitated by: TBA
Adapted and Directed by: Wynn Handman
For ticketing info, please call the RVCC Box Office at 908-725-3420 TDD: 800-852-7899
The Glass Castle -NY
Oct 20When: October 20, 2010 at 8:00pm
Where: The Performing Arts Center at the University of Albany
From the novel by: Jeannette Walls
Performed by: Sarah Franek
Discussion Facilitated by: TBA
Adapted and Directed by: Wynn Handman
For ticketing info, please call the UAlbany PAC Box Office at (518) 442-3997
The Glass Castle -NY
Oct 21When: October 21, 2010 at 10:00am
Where: The Performing Arts Center at the University of Albany
From the novel by: Jeannette Walls
Performed by: Sarah Franek
Discussion Facilitated by: TBA
Adapted and Directed by: Wynn Handman
For ticketing info, please call the UAlbany PAC Box Office at (518) 442-3997
HOW does it work?
Stage Presentation for Audiences
A Literature to Life Stage Presentation is a verbatim theatrical adaptation of significant American literature brought to life by a professional actor. Presentations take place your auditorium or classroom or as a field trip to our partner theater.
Living Library for Classrooms
A Literature to Life Living Library is a 90-minute educational experience in the classroom. Drawing from classic American literature frequently taught in schools, these workshops take place for class size groups at our Black Box Theatre or in your classroom.
Residency for Schools
A Literature to Life Residency workshop is an in-school experience customized to meet the needs of your classroom. Led by Master Teaching Artists, sessions use high quality theatre, drama-in-education.
Professional Development for Educators
A Literature to Life Professional Development workshop provides interactive training through innovative drama-in-education strategies customized to fit the needs of your staff.
Training for Teaching Artists
The Literature to Life Teaching Artist Training program prepares professionals with backgrounds in education and theatre to lead Residencies and Workshops based on an interactive literacy methodology.
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Posted by Jennifer Barnette on July 28, 2010
From The New York Times, By ELISABETH BUMILLER
Published: July 17, 2010
WASHINGTON — In the frantic last hours of Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal’s command in Afghanistan, when the world wondered what was racing through the general’s mind, he reached out to an unlikely corner of his life: the author of the book “Three Cups of Tea,” Greg Mortenson. ...
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Posted by Jennifer Barnette on July 1, 2010
Among APT’s newly developed “American Classics Series” is Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird, now celebrating its 50th Anniversary. Our process with the selected classic literature has been to create unique educational experiences for the classroom which use drama-in-education techniques to help students answer for themselves: What makes this book a classic? Well, just this week The New York Times opened that conversation up for the general public, and the comments vary from criticism to eulogy.
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Posted by Jennifer Barnette on June 30, 2010
SEPT 2008: The American Place Theatre’s executive director David Kener discusses the company’s “Literature to Life Program” and the rewards, and challenges, that come with staging classic works of literature.
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Posted by Jennifer Barnette on June 30, 2010
... Even so, somewhere in a six-day break between Las Vegas and Anchorage, he found time to attend a fundraiser in New York for American Place Theatre at the request of APT’s executive director David Kener and present an award to best-selling author and humanitarian Greg Mortenson. (The Theatre regularly hires professional actors to interpret live presentations of well-known literary works under its Literature to Life program.)...
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