Help me give my students the tools we need to build sets for our theatre classes. We really need a drill for building sets and the staple gun for hanging backgrounds. Thank You!
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We were 3 weeks away from our performance of Annie. We had just moved from the classroom to the high school stage. For the vast majority of these students it was their first time stepping foot on a big stage, and for many, it was also their last. The next day Covid shut everything down.
Theatre is a special place where kids who are quiet find their voice, an artist can paint their masterpiece on an epic scale, and an audience of hundreds get to appreciate what started as a sketch in the back of their binder, and a child who is so often unnoticed gets to experience a spotlight, and a standing ovation.
A huge part of being able to tell a story on the stage is being able to create the setting for the actors to perform on. Our theater department currently doesn't have any tools. I have borrowed tools from my husband and friends in order to build sets, however, they are not always available to use.
Having our own tools at the school would be a game changer for our program. We would use the drill to be able to assemble sets and flats, and use the staple gun to hang the backdrops to the flats. We need the measuring tape to make sure our proportions are right, and basic tools like a hammer and screw drivers for all the random jobs that always need to be done.
Covid devastated so many of my theater kids. Many now deal with anxiety and depression. I have noticed, however, that over the last year, as they have had the chance to start building a show again, they are also building back up their confidence and their friendships; they are finding their smiles again.
More than half of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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