I can't believe it's that time of year -- time for our HS Thespian troupe to head off to New York City! Time to take in the sights and sounds of Broadway! I look forward to this trip every two years as a chance to get out and explore the life and excitement of professional theatre for my students, and I get just as excited with the anticipation of the trip as my students do. :-)
One of the great things about this bi-yearly trip is that we flip-flop the itineraries, so that our HS students get to experience a full range of the theatre world over the course of both trips. (On the last trip, for example, we went to Ellis Island, toured backstage at the Apollo Theater and a college tour of NYU, went to the Top of the Rock, and visited Madame Tousseaud's Wax museum -- in addition to 3 Broadway shows and awesome professional theatre workshops, of course!)
On this year's trip, highlights include: visiting the Tenement Museum and exploring the Lower East Side, the Guggenheim Modern Art museum, backstage tours at Radio City and NBC Studios, tours to Julliard & Columbia Universities, and 3 more Broadway shows (different ones from the last trip, of course). This year, students will also prepare & perform their own original scenes, incorporating stage combat techniques that they will learn from professionals in NY, too!
Only a few days before departure and we can't wait!
