PLN - Theater Arts

Theater is very important to me.  I believe it propelled me through school, but I also believe it taught me good values about building community and valuing people.  As using theater in school to promote community and social justice is the theme for my master's inquiry project, I decided to search Twitter for organizations that support theater in education.  So far, I have found fewer organizations than I thought I would find, but I will continue the search.  So far, I have followed the following:

"Inter Acting" is an organization that teaches English and Spanish through interactive theater shows and drama workshops.

"ACT, inc. is a non-profit in Phoenix Arizona.  They tie curriculum to theater arts activities and shows.

"Stories Without Roofs" is an organization dedicated to telling the untold stories of men and women experiencing homelessness in Boston and Cambridge.  They use theater for human rights education and action.

"Culture Days" is an organization in Canada that has a lot of different information about spreading and appreciating culture.  Through their tweets, I was exposed to #ArtsEducation.  The post that led me to this hashtag was called "Study shows that theater-based education boosts tolerance and empathy."  This was a really cool find for me as this is excellent research to support my M.ED inquiry project.

"#ArtsEducation" led me to some really powerful articles on theater done by the Huffington Post. One article that really resonated for me was entitled "How Theater for Young People Could Save the World.  Check out the article here...http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lauren-gunderson/world-theater-for-children-and-young-people-day_b_1343408.html

As I continue to explore Twitter and find other organizations, I am sure I will continue to make connections to information, research and organizations that support theater in education.