A Field Trip to Civilization: The Importance of School Theatre Visits
A field trip to the theatre is as old a school tradition as back-to-school (#BwayBacktoSchool) shopping and the Homecoming dance. Teachers pile the kids into a school bus and head to a matinee at a local troupe--usually attending a performance specifically geared toward school groups. Very often, such occasions are a kid's first exposure to live performance. And they burn bright in the memory as those…