For information regarding the LessonPLAN educational series, please email Becca Swain, Education Coordinator.
LessonPLAN (Performing Live Arts Now) Education Series bring students to the Tower Theatre and performers into schools. Inspire your student’s creativity and enhance your teaching tools by attending one of the LessonPLAN education performances, or host one of our performances at your school for an in-school assembly!
"The students were thoroughly engaged in the performance, and loved the interaction that kept them involved. We were so glad to be a part of this WONDERFUL experience!!" - 4th grade teacher, Cascades Academy.
Living Voices: Northwest Passages - SOLD OUT!
November 02, 2023
Location: In School
Recommended for 4th-12th grades
Encounter the varied cultures and dynamic changes of the Pacific Northwest as a young immigrant straddles the old and new worlds at the turn of the 20th century. After emigrating from Sweden with her family, Julia defies traditional gender roles and conventions by becoming a nurse, traveling throughout Washington to serve her broad new American community during the 1918 flu pandemic.
Curriculum Connections:
Pacific Northwest History, Flu Pandemic, World War 1, World History, US History, Immigration, Ethnic Studies, Literature, Drama, Media/Television-Film
Living Voices: Native Vision - SOLD OUT!
November 07, 2023
Location: In School
Recommended for 4th-12th grades
Honor the Native experience from government boarding schools to the Navajo Code Talkers or World War II, as a young Navajo girl works to keep her culture in the face of prejudice and a changing world.
After leaving home on the Navajo reservation to pursue a white American education, Alice becomes a Navy nurse while her cousin enlists in the Marines as a Code Talker during World War II, both striving to find a balance between their Navajo and Western traditions.
Curriculum Connections:
Civil Rights, World War II, US History, Civics/Government, Ethnic Studies, Native American Studies Literature, Drama, Media/Television-Film
Aaron Meyer at Three Rivers School - SOLD OUT!
December 07, 2023
Rock Violinist Aaron Meyer is returning to the Tower for a Tower Theatre Foundation presented "Rock the Holidays" public performance on December 6. In collaboration with Sunriver Music Festival, Aaron will perform an educational matinee for students of Three Rivers School.
Peking Acrobats - SOLD OUT!
January 22, 2024
Location: Tower Theatre
Recommended for 2nd-12th grades
For the last thirty-two years, THE PEKING ACROBATS® have redefined audience perceptions of Chinese acrobatics. They perform daring maneuvers atop a precarious pagoda of chairs and display their technical prowess at such arts as trick-cycling, precision tumbling, juggling, somersaulting, and gymnastics. They push the limits of human ability, defying gravity with amazing displays of contortion, flexibility, and control. THE PEKING ACROBATS are often accompanied by live musicians who skillfully play traditional Chinese instruments; the time-honored Chinese music coalesces with high-tech special effects and awe-inspiring acrobatic feats, creating an exuberant entertainment event with the festive pageantry of a Chinese Carnival.
Curriculum Connections:
Chinese Culture, Acrobatics
Finding North - SOLD OUT!
February 20, 2024
Location: Tower Theatre
Recommended for 5th-12th grades
Finding North brings to life the powerful stories of the strivings, sacrifices and dreams of John P. Parker, a former enslaved man who dedicated his life to helping enslaved people escape through the Underground Railroad in southern Ohio. Drawn from historical research, Parker’s tale is woven together with verbatim interview material and oral histories from contemporary community members who tell their stories of searching for haven. A timely and provocative contribution to the national conversation about prejudice, privilege, and human rights, the play is both an exploration and celebration of the continuing quest for justice and freedom in America.
Curriculum Connections:
Fine Arts, Language Arts, African American History, Social/Emotional Development
Big Bubble Bonanza - SOLD OUT!
March 04, 2024
Location: Tower Theatre
Recommended for K-6th grades
Sensory Friendly
Bubble rainbows with people inside. Audience members making volcano bubbles! Gigantic bubbles that blow their own bubbles?
See the newest, funniest, zany spectacular from world-famous, Guinness Book of World Records-holding, master bubble wrangler Jeff Boyer, as he takes bubbles to the max with big bubble flair. Mixing comedy, music, and interactive bubble-magic, Jeff engages and delights audiences of all ages. It’s a sensory-friendly bubble extravaganza for the whole family!
Curriculum Connections:
STEM/STEAM
DLUX Wonderland - SOLD OUT!
April 09, 2024
Location: Tower Theatre
Recommended for 3rd-10th grades
With remarkable puppetry and clever digital scenery (Live Virtual Set™ by Steve Axtell), the classic tale of Alice’s journey through the marvelous world of the Cheshire Cat, Mad Hatter, Caterpillar, Tweedle Dee, Tweedle Dum and the Queen of Hearts becomes a fun musical adaptation for the whole family.
In this visually engaging production, all the characters who encounter Alice are intricately engineered life size puppets, hand built, performed, and voiced by DLUX Puppets’ founder Derek Lux. Alice is played by Lauren Lux, his wife, DLUX Puppets’ Education Director and active elementary school teacher who developed a performance activity kit for students who attend the show.
Curriculum Connections:
Fine Arts, Language Arts, Visual Arts
123 Andrés - SOLD OUT!
April 23, 2024
Location: Tower Theatre
Recommended for K-6th grades
Andrés and Christina are the Latin Grammy-winning music duo 123 Andrés. Their catchy songs and lively performances get the whole audience dancing, singing, and learning! Available for family concerts and student matinees, these high-energy, joyful shows celebrate the Latinx experience and incorporate Spanish, English, and ASL languages.
Curriculum Connections:
Latin Music, Musical Instruments, Spanish Language and Culture, American Sign Language, Social Studies, Geography of the Americans, Physical Activity
Red Grammer - SOLD OUT!
May 07, 2024
Location: In School
Recommended for K-5th grades
Celebrate our amazing planet and its animals, food, and people with “Hooray for the World”. If you’re looking for a great theme song for Earth Day and/or looking for a song that your kids can sing every day to express their gratitude to Mother Earth, this is it!
Curriculum Connections:
Musical Instruments, Social/Emotional Development, Geography, Physical Activity
PRICING:
Costs are $5.00 per student for a Tower Theatre matinee, or $2.50 per student for an in-school assembly.
PAYMENTS:
Payments for LessonPLAN education performances may be made by cash, check, credit card, or school district purchase order.
For reservations, or to find out more information, contact:
Becca Swain
Education Coordinator
beccas@towertheatre.org
