Education Through Entertainment

Bring your students to an educational production at one of Columbus’ finest historical theatres. Downloadable study guides for each production as well as historical information about each theatre are available through the CAPA website. Purchase your tickets today. Click Here for more information.

Laura Ingalls Wilder - Monday, October 24, 2011
A Christmas Carol - Monday, November 28, 2011
Bill Blagg's The Science of Magic - Thursday, February 16, 2012
Four Score and Seven Years Ago - Monday, March 5, 2012

Education

As part of its regular theatre season, CAPA offers select student matinee performances each year. These shows are an enjoyable way for students and teachers to experience a performance and learn about the works and artists who present them. Some performances include advance program materials and/or artist-hosted master classes. Select artists also make in-school appearances for master classes and/or demonstrations.

In September 2006, CAPA proudly adopted Highland Elementary, and in September 2007, added Walnut Ridge High School to our program. Students of both schools are eligible to attend performances at CAPA venues, see performances and workshops in their school, and use study guides provided by CAPA to better their understanding of the arts. CAPA provides tickets, transportation, study materials, and in-school sessions. Hundreds of students have been involved at all grade levels. Shows have included: A Christmas Carol, Crowns, Big Apple Circus, The Secret Garden, La Boehme, Tango Fire, and Cinderella. Workshops have included: Tiempo Libre, The Second City, TS Monk, and Edgar Meyer.

For more information about CAPA’s education initiatives, please contact Education Director Jeani Stahler at jstahler@CAPA.com

EDUCATION THROUGH ENTERTAINMENT

Light the spark of learning in your students with CAPA’s 2012-2013 educational performances, making history and science come alive on stage!

An exciting new season is being planned for the Southern, Lincoln and Ohio Theatres. Watch the CAPA website for the 2012-13 season schedule. Available soon!

Laura Ingalls Wilder

Mon, Oct. 24, 2011, 10am (SOLD OUT) & 1pm (SOLD OUT)
at the Southern Theatre (more info)
$5
(performance time, approx. 55 min.)

This uplifting story of one of America’s most beloved authors comes to life in ArtsPower’s popular musical as Laura Ingalls Wilder and her family travel across the country in search of a place they can call home. Facing obstacles such as scarlet fever and eviction from their land, their pioneering spirit and family bonds are tested but never broken.

Click Here to Download The Study Guide

Curriculum Connections:
Family Relationships
Historical/Social Studies
Literature-Based
Language Arts
Music/Dance
Values-Based

Recommended for grades 2-6.

Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol

Mon, Nov. 28, 2011, 10am
at the Ohio Theatre (more info)
$5

For more than 30 years, CAPA has kicked off central Ohio’s holiday season with its presentation of this fully staged musical. A Christmas Carol captures all of the warmth, goodwill, and musical memories of the holiday season as Ebenezer Scrooge discovers the true meaning of Christmas.
Seats will be reserved in order of booking date.

Click Here and Here to Download The Study Guides

Curriculum Connections:
Family Relationships
Historical/Social Studies
Literature-Based
Language Arts
Music/Dance
Values-Based
Theater Concepts

Supporting Sponsor:

Bill Blagg’s The Science of Magic

Thu, Feb. 16, 2012, 10am & 1pm (SOLD OUT)
at the Lincoln Theatre(more info)
$5

For centuries, magicians have used scientific principles to make people levitate in mid-air and vanish in the blink of an eye. Illusionist Bill Blagg’s one-of-a-kind educational experience takes you on a rare, never-before-seen journey “behind the scenes” of the magic world.

Click Here to Download The Study Guide

Curriculum Connections:
Science
Theater

Recommended for grades 3-8
www.billblagg.com

Four Score and Seven Years Ago

Mon, Mar. 5, 2012, 10am (SOLD OUT) & 1pm
at the Lincoln Theatre (more info)
$5

After escaping slavery in Georgia, life in Gettysburg is everything young Lemuel dreamed it would be. However, his ideas about the North and the South, as well as what it means to be a free man, are challenged when he unexpectedly befriends a young Confederate soldier named Jacob.

Click Here to Download The Study Guide

Curriculum Connections:
Family Relationships
Historical/Social Studies
Language Arts
Cultural Diversity
Music/Dance
Values-Based

Recommended for grades 3-8.

Tickets

To purchase your tickets:

1. Call Heather at 614-719-6764 or
2. Click here to download a form to fax to 614-384-5945 or mail to:
          Heather Kalman
          CAPA Education Programs
          55 E. State St.
          Columbus, OH 43215
Please make checks payable to CAPA.

Seating is designated on the day of the show. Groups of 30 or more will receive an invoice within two weeks of placing an order. Full payment and any cancellations or changes must be made 14 days prior to performance.

Accessibility Information

Please alert our staff to any requests for handicapped access or other services.

Study Guides

Study guides are available for each show by clicking on the link found in the show synopsis above. Printed guides will only be mailed at special request.

Theatre Terms (pdf)
Theatre Etiquette (pdf)

Questions?

Send an email to jstahler@CAPA.com or call 614-221-4916

School Tours

Free school tours at the Ohio Theatre Led by a trained docent, learn the history of Columbus’ most treasured theatre. A demonstration of the Mighty Morton theatre organ and a theatre light show are available for an additional charge.

To schedule a tour, please contact Anna Steffen at 614-469-1045.