Florida Studio Theatre has announced that its award-winning arts-in-education initiative, WRITE A PLAY, is expanding into the Midwestern United States beginning this month. Now in its 30th year, WRITE A PLAY is a comprehensive arts integration program giving students the example, inspiration, and the skills to write their own plays. Thanks to support from donors Tom and April Dougherty, John and Rebecca Hegner, and Arthur Ganson and Chehalis Hegner, FST is inspiring the next generation of playwrights with the art of live theatre in more places than ever before.
"We are thrilled to bring WRITE A PLAY to the students of Woodstock, IL," said Caroline Kaiser, FST's Director of Children's Theatre. "COVID-19 has changed the way we think about theatre and creativity for the better. With conferencing platforms like Zoom and GoogleMeet, we are able to provide students from all over the country and around the world with a creative theatrical experience-and they never have to leave their classroom or home learning environment! This allows us to reach and inspire countless more children with the art of playwriting."