It’s not a throw-away-role. If you’re a theater teacher or director – especially if you’re working with kids – you hear it all the time: I don’t have any lines?! Or, even better, directly from the parent: Well, she/he doesn’t have any lines so I don’t know why it matters […]
Theater Thoughts
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Performing arts experiences can – and should – offer youth a safe space to discover their talents, try new things, take risks and develop skills that will help them be successful in their future endeavors. At TVCT, we strive to help each young person explore their own unique talents, but […]
Working in theater is almost like having multiple lives in one lifetime. This concept likely makes sense to Actors, but it isn’t any less true for Creators. At Treasure Valley Children’s Theater (TVCT), we spend every day creating powerful, whimsical, delightful and challenging theater experiences. Sometimes it becomes so common […]
Each year for the past 5 years, I have had the honor of emceeing the state’s largest employer recognition event, Best Places to Work in Idaho. The Best Places to Work in Idaho program is unlike any other. The producer, Populous, works with employers across the state of Idaho to survey […]
I’ve been thinking a lot about outcomes. Our teaching team at TVCT is committed to improvement in all of our processes. We’ve been discussing our values, role as arts educators, and how we evaluate student success. These conversations have raised a few questions… In the summer of 2012 I conducted an informal survey of […]
I wasn’t quite sure what to expect when I first started interning at TVCT. I knew I would have to prove my worth in the little things like taking out the trash (this was specifically a question asked at the interview), and I knew it would require some heavy lifting. […]