About the Workshop

In this theatrical storytelling workshop inspired by Cahoots NI's The Sorcerer's Apprentice, explore what happens when you step inside the "villain's" shoes, and discover that the most powerful stories are often the ones that have yet to be told. Using adaptation as a framework, dig into the art of retelling: how perspective, context and backstory can completely transform a narrative and conjure something entirely new out of something familiar.

Through devising and playwriting exercises, you'll experiment with theater-based strategies for bringing adaptation into your learning space, empowering young people to interrogate the stories they've been told, seek out the missing voices and step boldly into their own creative power.

Eligible participants will receive up to two (2) CTLE credit hours per workshop.

The Encore

Following each Professional Learning Lab, join us for an informal gathering at a nearby venue (location to be announced later) to keep the creative conversation going. Pull up a chair, grab a drink and some nosh, and swap stories with fellow artists and educators. This post-workshop gathering is a chance to make new collaborative connections and get inspiration from your colleagues. Drinks and bites are on you—good vibes and conversation are on us!

About Professional Learning Labs

These professional development workshops provide a collaborative space for educators to work as artists, learn new art form techniques to bring to their students, and make connections to their classroom goals and units. Each workshop will highlight alignments to the Next Generation Learning Standards, Blueprints for Teaching and Learning in the Arts, New York State Arts Standards and National Arts Standards.

All workshops take place in the lower lobby of the New Victory Theater.