"Prime Stage Theatre is full of teachable moments,
not to mention essential history."
(Post-Gazette, 2007)

Welcome to Prime Stage Theatre’s Education Program. We’re so glad you found us—seriously! Our Education Program has many fantastic offerings to meet the needs of educators and students in the Western Pennsylvania region—student field trip matinees, resource guides, professional development workshops for teachers, teacher previews, and our flagship program, the Adopt-a-School Program, which has served over 1,800 students and their teachers since it began in 1998. Take a look at our wide variety of programming options below. For more information on any of the programs, please contact Alyssa Herzog Melby at aherzog@primestage.com.


Alyssa Herzog Melby

Education Director
(bio)

Field Trips: Learn more about our terrific Field Trips
Field Trip Feedback - “The acting was exceptional and seamless and the conversation with the actors afterward was enlightening. It’s always a great learning experience for my students and the productions, even down to the arrival and departure, are always well organized.”
 
Adopt-A-School: Learn more about the Prime Stage Adopt-a-School Program
Adopt-A-School Feedback - "This partnership with Prime Stage has been invaluable for my students. Seeing the play makes the literature comprehensible to them and increases their confidence in their reading ability.”
 

For Teachers: Check out our exclusive area "For teachers". Find our Resource Guides & information about our Professional Development program & Teacher Previews. For Teachers

For Teachers Feedback - "Thank you Prime Stage for being such a great resource for teachers. Your Resource Guides are terrific and I have learned so much at your Professional Development workshops - things I have taken back to the classroom with great results!"

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