Theatre History Initiative
For release in Spring 2009
In response to the national mandate to achieve measurable benchmarks in literature
and arts education, the Shakespeare Theatre Company created the Theatre History
Initiative (THI), an online resource to promote the teaching of theatre history
in the high school and university curriculum. THI is a text-based, experiential
and scholarly program that provides texts and support materials to teachers,
in traditional and electronic formats. A group of secondary-school teachers,
drawn locally and nationally, assisted in the design of standards-based curriculum
materials and classroom activities. Funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities, THI is a collaboration
of the Education Department of the Shakespeare Theatre Company and American
University. THI integrates drama and theatre history into curriculum through
three components: 1) teacher training; 2) curricular development; and
3) technological dissemination
Funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities,
the Theatre History Initiative is a collaboration of the Education Department
of the Shakespeare Theatre Company and American University. THI works to integrate
drama and theatre history into the high school curriculum through three components:
1) teacher training; 2) curricular development; and 3) technological dissemination.
Leadership support from The National Endowment for the Humanities:
Click here for the Theatre History Initiative website
For more information about the Theatre History Initiative, please call the Education
Department at 202.547.5688.
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