Residencies

Residencies can range from a single meeting to multiple weeks and can take place during the school day or as an after-school or community-based drama enrichment program. We can bring our programs to you or host your program in house!

For booking and cost, please contact our Education Director, Betsy Bisson.

Story Drama

Our Story Drama class is a ritualistic problem solving workshop where we will use dramatic tools to explore a story and its characters. Great for ages 3-6 and especially for more reserved kids who may want to ease into theater. Story Drama will focus on a different book/problem every class and is malleable to any school schedule.

Exploration

Our Exploration classes are less structured and more focused on learning and applying dramatic techniques through play. Great for the 3-6 age group and ideal for students who have a bit more confidence and are ready to be loud, silly, and are curious about performance. In Exploration, your students will learn how to be actors, directors, and audience members. They will focus on identifying the difference between emotions and sensations and communicating with both their bodies and their voices. Our Exploration classes can either be formulated into a one off workshop or can work towards building a performance with your student over a 10 to 12 week period.

Tell-Me-a-Story Theatre TO GO

If your school is unable to make one of our Storytime hours, one of our teaching artists can bring the world of Tell-Me-A-Story Theatre to you. With several stories to choose from, this performance experience is perfect for squirmy students who love to play pretend.

In House Tour and Workshops

If you are looking for a field trip to expose students to theater, you can schedule a workshop in conjunction with one of our productions during the school week or on the weekend. These workshops can be molded to fit your program’s unique interests whether it’s on the production itself, actor training, or the theater profession.

As part of our education outreach, we can design a series of classes to fit your needs and explore areas of theatre, or other disciplines, by using drama techniques. Residencies can range from a single meeting to multiple weeks to an entire school year. The classes can take place during the school day or as an after-school or community-based drama enrichment program.

We can bring our programs to you!

Residency Selections

All cover SC Curriculum Standards in Language Arts, Social Studies, Modern Classical Language and Theatre:

Story Drama – for pre/early readers
Acting
After School Enrichment
Coffee Can Theatre
Creative Drama/Exploration
Dramatic Reading
Improvisation
Playwriting

Requirements

Most residencies will work best with a standard class size of 15 to 30 students. Students will need a class space that encourages expressive movement and an appropriate space for the informal end-of-session performance (for performance based residencies), as well as an adult observer/teacher from the childcare provider/school IN the room during the class.

Paid Residencies

South Carolina Children’s Theatre teaching artists can provide instruction in a one-day or repeating session of classes. Classes can end in an informal performance or be process-based. Residencies can enhance your core curriculum while delving into theatre concepts. These classes are an opportunity to meet state standards while immersing your students in an interactive drama-based class. The cost of the residency may be covered by your school, PTA or other funding source. $100 per hour for up to 30 participants. Discounts are available for a series of classes at the same location with the same students.

All cover SC Curriculum Standards in Language Arts, Social Studies, Modern Classical Language and Theatre:

Partnership Residencies

Some organizations may elect to charge their students for the programming and then split the income with South Carolina Children’s Theatre. Please refer to the list of available residencies and their costs and determine if those costs are within the range of other programs you offer. The organization will be responsible for the full administration of the program and South Carolina Children’s Theatre will be responsible for class planning and instruction. Contact Betsy Bisson to discuss the development of a new specialized residency to support your planned curriculum.
TOPs Residencies for Title One Schools & Not-for-Profit Organizations

South Carolina Children’s Theatre endeavors to share the magic of theatre with all children by providing programs for disadvantaged or special needs youth to participate in a SCCT sponsored Residency or Workshop. A TOPs Residency Application must be submitted for review and SCCT will notify organizations of their status to work out the Residency specifics.

If you have questions or are ready to reserve your spot in any of these great programs? Please email Education Director, Betsy Bisson to register for your programs of interest.

Each season, SCCT offers field trip opportunities to attend various titles on the Bell Stage and Younts Stage, located at 153 Augusta Street, across from Gather GVL.

Cost: $10 per person– all students, teachers, chaperones, bus drivers wishing to watch the performance need a ticket.

Regardless of the entire group size, there must be a MINIMUM ratio of 1 adult for every 15 students.

Please review the age ranges for each production.

For frequently asked questions about parking, seating, and tickets, click here.

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