Externships are usually in the administrative and production areas of the theater. There is no stipend available and no professional development credit available unless the externship in part of another professional development class. Teachers receive 2 complimentary tickets to each play during their externship. Artists and staff at Trinity Rep assist teachers to develop skill in using project-based curriculum units with their students based on the plays at Trinity Rep. Students and teachers see three to four plays at Trinity during the years and have artists in the classroom for a maximum of eight visits. Accessibility Application required.
Program is free.
Teachers apply to participate in six professional sessions that focus on how to use theater and performance to teach literacy and workplace skills in the classrooms. The training is coordinated through Brown University's Institute for Elementary and Secondary Education. During this time, teachers are partnered with an artist to create performance-based curriculum units in one or two of the teachers' classrooms. The project culminates in district wide performances at Trinity in the spring. The program is in partnership with Brown University and works in conjunction with their Arts in Literacy Project.