Discover Theater

Experience the power of storytelling with 92NY’s Theater Residencies. Track 1 culminates in a field trip to 92NY and Track 2 culminates in an in-school performance of a Shakespeare play by professional actors — bringing students face-to-face with the magic of live theater.

TRACK 1: Musical Theater – Grades K-1

This program is an ideal entry point into arts education — building confidence, empathy, and a love of storytelling from the very first steps of a child’s learning journey.

Designed for K–1st Grade, this playful, interactive program — based on our Theater for Young Audiences productions — blends social-emotional learning, dramatic play, and creative movement. Students build empathy through role-play, express themselves through guided movement, and sing and dance to original songs from the show. The program culminates in a field trip to 92NY to see a live musical and partake in a Q&A with the cast!

TRACK 2: Shakespeare Laboratory – Grades 6-9

A deeper dive into storytelling and literacy — bringing the world of William Shakespeare to life through writing, performance, storytelling, and creative expression.

The 92NY Shakespeare Laboratory residency program brings Shakespeare to life for New York City students through performance, storytelling, writing, and creative collaboration.

Designed to make classical theater accessible, relevant, and deeply engaging for young audiences, the program pairs students with professional teaching artists for a multi-week residency that blends literary exploration with hands-on creative practice. Through close reading, scene work, improvisation, acting, and public speaking, students engage directly with Shakespeare’s language, themes, and characters while building confidence, communication skills, and creative agency.

Rather than approaching Shakespeare as a distant academic text, the residency invites students to experience the work as something immediate, emotional, and alive. By combining classroom learning with performance-based exploration, students encounter timeless themes such as identity, love, conflict, power, and belonging in ways that feel connected to their own lives and communities. The program’s collaborative, artist-led model encourages active participation and creative interpretation, creating meaningful entry points for students across learning styles and levels of familiarity with theater.

The residency culminates in a live in-school performance of Romeo and Juliet by professional actors, directed by Nathan Flower, followed by an interactive Q&A with the cast. The result is not simply a student matinee or classroom workshop, but an immersive theatrical experience that invites students to see Shakespeare, and themselves, in an entirely new way.

What Your School Receives:

• Four in-person lessons with a 92NY Theater Teaching Artist
• A live show experience
• Custom curriculum and teaching materials to support classroom integration and continued exploration