Community Arts Partner

Participant Details

Community Arts Partner Name
Macha Theatre Works
Partner Type
1
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Organizational Statement
 
Macha Theatre Works (MTW) is a Seattle theatre company with a production department and an education program. Our mission statement encompasses both: Macha Theatre Works is a fearless female non-profit arts organization showcasing exceptional artists, delivering innovative education programs, and staging new theatrical works that feature strong female characters.
MTW Education Program's vision is: We strive to create a world where each student feels the collective power of their individual ideas, the strength of their knowledge, and the importance of their voice. MTW Education delivers innovative playwriting and theater residencies in 3rd-5th grade classrooms. Innovation is built into our curriculum as, guided by our strong framework, students in each residency use their imaginations to write a unique play on a topic that their class is studying. They then perform what they have written, sharing and celebrating their ideas, knowledge, and voice with their community.

Contact Information

First Name
Juliet
Last Name
Pruzan
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City
Seattle
State
WA
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Grade Levels Preferred

Grade Levels Preferred
3rd - 5th

Artistic Disciplines

Discipline
4, Playwriting, Arts Integration
Type
We integrate classroom content with theatre arts to create an original student-created play that is performed for the school community. Our learning goals align with Washington State Standards in the Arts, Common Core Standards in English Language Arts and 21st Century Skills.

Experience

Previous School Partnerships
Hawthorne Elementary Thornton Creek Elementary
Other Trainings or Certifications
Sample Lesson Description: Student / Classroom Residencies
 Macha Theatre Works (MTW) Education Program’s primary purpose is to provide playwriting and performance residencies in 3rd-5th grade public school classrooms. Over the course of about a month, meeting 3 times a week, teaching artists help students collaboratively write a play about a content area they are studying. Students then rehearse for another month and perform the original work for their school and community.
Sample Workshop Description: Teacher Professional Development

Areas of Experience and Expertise

Approved Professional Development Provider
1
Approved Classroom Residency Provider
Yes

Lesson Plan

Integrated Art
Cultural Art

Teaching Approach

Teaching Philosophy + Approach
 MTW arts integration residencies are collaborative. The residencies combine our theater curriculum with another core topic, chosen by the students and classroom teacher.
  • The classroom teacher equips the students with the knowledge on the topic so they become the experts.
  • The teaching artists lead instruction on playwriting and performance.
  • The students are the playwrights, creating all parts of the script: character, setting, plot, and dialogue.
  • These same students then perform all the parts in the play and contribute in key support positions such as making props, working as a stage manager, or running the sound.
  • We assess students’ progress at the beginning, middle, and end using rubrics recorded by the teaching artists, student self- assessments, and reflection prompts.
Curriculum Integration Possibilities
Our residencies work very well with social studies and science topics. Other themes have also been successful. Past topics have included civil rights, the history of Columbia City, labor history, William Grose and the Seattle fire of 1889, Heddy Lamarr, viruses, force and magnetism, weather systems, mythology, suffrage, the U.S. election process, and water conservation,  just to name a few.
Special Skills and Areas of Expertise
We are adept at integrating students' home languages into the plays.
Testimonials from Schools
Classroom Teacher References: Cassie McDonough, Hawthorne Elementary; Steve Chavez, Thornton Creek Elementary. Student Testimonials: "It taught me how to work together with others and about Seattle History." "That was the first time I have wrote or performed a play. I also thought at the beginning I can't do it ... I did it." -Ruby "After doing the Macha Theatre residency, I feel proud that I can do a play."- Imran "One thing I learned during the residency is, how to write a play and how to be an actor."- Caia "It is fun and sometimes scary. It is cool how they let us write it and stuff and it is cool that they give us costumes, too and it is fun and cool that they mash all the writing together. You will love it. Yay!" Adriana

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