Why we do Family Improv at the Gallery Players

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Over the many years that Freestyle Rep has performed in schools, we had become concerned that many children, and even adults, seemed to think theatre was just for kids and happened only in schools. So we decided that teaching theatre should include encouraging people to see theatre outside of school.

The Gallery Players, which is very near two schools we teach in, is helping us with that goal, by co-producing our Family Improv shows. Every month, students from P.S. 321 & P.S. 124, along with all the other kids in the neighborhood, have the opportunity to bring their parents to a professional theatre and see their theatre teachers on stage.