Hosted by:
Children's Museum of Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN
September 20 - 25, 2010 (Parts I and II)
Part I:
Basic information needed to start a theatre program and an opportunity to hear about and observe other museums' programs.
Part II:
An opportunity to work on your own script or to participate in the process of working on others' scripts. Please note: in order to enroll in Part II you must have taken part in Part I this year or in the past. If you are submitting a script for the workshop, it must reach the Children's Museum of Indianapolis by August 13, 2010.
Presenters include the Children's Museum of Indianapolis staff:
Tessa Bridal, Director of Interpretation
Lori Pillion-Baltrusis, Manager-Interpretation
Gary DeMumbrum, Theaters Manager
Donna Ison, Playwright in residence
Nine full-time actor-interpreters
For more information or to receive a brochure and registration form, please email Patricia Daily at patriciad@ childrensmuseum.org or call (317) 334-3819.
In 2009, over twenty participants from museums across the country participated in the Workshop. Sessions and performances were presented by Minnestrista Cultural Center, Muncie, Indiana and The Bakken Museum, St. Paul, Minnesota.
IMTAL hosted an evening wine and cheese event during Part 1 of 2009's Workshop.
In 2008, over forty participants from museums across the country, including Hawaii; and from Canada and Trinidad participated in the Workshop. Sessions and performances were presented by Freetown Village, Indiana, the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, Minnestrista Cultural Center, Muncie, Indiana, The Smithsonian National Museum of American History, The Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul , and Chronical Productions. The Workshop also hosted members of the STEPS project. STEPS (Science Theater Education Programming System) is a collaboration between museums to create an innovative, interactive museum theater presentation system.
IMTAL hosted an evening trip to see Indianapolis Comedy Sportz during Part 1 of 2008's Workshop. Below is a photo (thank you to Crystal Fields!) of the Workshop attendees at the event.
Additional Workshop photos provided by the Children's Museum of Indianapolis:
2008 Theatre in Museums Workshop
Join the Student Sit Ins, Smithsonian Museum of American History
Performance by Xavier Carnegie
Comics Alive!, The Children's Museum of Indianapolis
Performance by Georgeanna Smith and Rachel Ardeel
