Program Time; 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.
An award winning musical based on the New York City newsboy strike of 1899. The story follows the life of 17-year-old Jack "Cowboy" Kelly, one of the hundreds of homeless and orphaned children who sold newspapers in New York City during the 1890s to support themselves. When Jack and his fellow newsboys, dubbed "newsies" for short, are exploited beyond reason by their bosses they set out to enact change and are met by the ruthlessness of big business.
Introduce your students to company members from this acclaimed show. Our guest panelists will discuss their careers, education, skills and the realities of working on a touring show. Your students will have the opportunity to interact with the panel and ask their own questions as well. Our Teacher’s Resource Guide connects the experience to your classroom curriculum and can be downloaded at: www.playhousesquare.org/eduresources
Panel: Members of the cast and crew of NEWSIES
To register for this fine arts enrichment program: contact John Ramicone at 216-916-6360 or john.ramicone@ideastream.org by November 6th.
*Seats are also available for schools interested in bringing a group of students to the Idea Center for the program. If you are interested in bringing students, to the Idea Center, please contact John Ramicone by November 6th.
Careers in the Performing Arts enriches your students’ classroom experience and is a joint educational initiative of PlayhouseSquare and WVIZ/PBS and 90.3 WCPN ideastream.