School Programs

Year Round Theatre Elective | Burbank’s Providence High School
The Village Extended School Program | Monrovia Unified School District
Performing Shakespeare | Pasadena’s Chandler School
Year-Round Theatre Elective | Los Angeles’ Rose & Alex Pilibos School
Summer Acting Mini Camp| Arcadia’s FasTracKids
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Year-Round Drama Elective

Burbank’s Providence High School

DiscoveryOnstage provides a comprehensive Year Round Drama Elective program for high school students involving a four-times-weekly acting class and twice-weekly rehearsals culminating in a full scale, professional-style production, an evening of Shakespearian scenes and competition ready performance pieces. A fully graded and credited course, this program is designed with curriculum tailored to support the California State Board of Education Content Standards for Visual and Performing Arts/Theatre, and fulfills UC VPA requirements.

Designed with a theatre company format in mind, this program requires all students to audition for their roster spot and then actively participate in every aspect of theatre creation. For more information contact DiscoveryOnstageor Providence High School.

The Village Extended School Program

Monrovia Unified School District

two students in The Village Extended School Program Monrovia Unified School District DiscoveryOnstage serves as the Monrovia Unified School District’s exclusive theatrical educator for their Village Extended School Day Program. With instruction in acting, dance, music/song writing and stage combat/sword fighting taking place on six separate campuses including four elementary schools and two middle schools, DiscoveryOnstage educators are providing a unique opportunity for public school students to experience, first hand, the benefits of arts education and the thrill of performance.

With curriculum tailored to support the California State Board of Education Content Standards for Visual and Performing Arts/Theatre, DiscoveryOnstage students work toward the creation and presentation of their very own original play or performance piece to be presented to family, friends and community. The Village Drama and Dance Clubs meet two to three times per week for three, ten-week sessions in the fall, winter and spring. For more information contact DiscoveryOnstage or the Monrovia Unified School District.

Performing Shakespeare

Pasadena’s Chandler School

intent on Performing Shakespeare Pasadena’s Chandler School DiscoveryOnstage customizes a Shakespeare Performance workshop designed to support The Chandler School in Pasadena’s English Department’s unit on Romeo and Juliet. Working along side Chandler staff, DiscoveryOnstage designed the program to introduce students to basic voice and diction technique while emphasizing text comprehension and historical context. In addition, DiscoveryOnstage includes a one-hour, hands-on workshop in period swordplay giving Chandler students the rare opportunity to step back in time and see themselves as real life Shakespearian warriors.

Year-Round Theatre Elective

Los Angeles’ Rose and Alex Pilibos School

Rumors production at Year-Round Theatre Elective Los Angeles’ Rose and Alex Pilibos School DiscoveryOnstage provides a Year Round Theatre Elective program for high school students involving a three-times-weekly acting workshop culminating in a full scale, professional-style production. Along with their standard curriculum tailored to support the California State Board of Education Content Standards for Visual and Performing Arts/Theatre, per the school’s request, they’ve added special emphasis on voice and diction, physical awareness and confidence building.

This program has been designed with a theatre company format in mind requiring all students to audition for their roster spot and then actively participate in every aspect of theatre creation. For more information contact DiscoveryOnstage or the Rose and Alex Pilibos School.

Summer Acting Mini Camp

Arcadia’s FasTracKids

DiscoveryOnstage produces a miniature version of their summer acting camp tailor-made for the youngsters of Arcadia’s FastracKids. Designed with five and six year-old students in mind, this weeklong camp focuses on introducing children to the lessons of the theatre in a fun-filled, playful and exciting way.

It is the hope of DiscoveryOnstage that students will leave the program having developed a more confident sense of self and an overall curiosity for the arts. Like the more in depth version of the DiscoveryOnstage Summer Acting Camp, the Mini Camp guides students toward the creation, development and performance of their very own original play.