Children's Theater Workshop Our Teaching Artists have gone through the Vertis Training sessions and are Vertis Certified.  We align our workshops with the Illinois Learning Standards. We offer hands-on theater workshops where the children become involved in making costumes, set design and light design to perform a full production.  The children enjoy getting involved and finding out how to put on a show. We have worked with several children's programs to produce a show for parents, family and peers. We travel to your facility (in the Chicago area) to produce our workshops.  This is an exciting way to get all of your children involved to put on one great show! Several Workshops have been conducted at Fairmont School District #89 in Lockport, Illinois where we were instrumental in increasing ISAT scores, because we have incorporated IL Learning Standards in our Supporting Workshop and Leading Workshop We have presented our  Children's Theater Workshop at Laurance Day School on the Rush University Campus and got rave reviews! The children enjoy participating in every aspect and the parents excited to see their children putting on a show after the workshop. "My son had fun!" "The kids talked about doing the workshop and wanted to do more workshops and shows!" "Although it has been weeks, the children are still buzzing with energy!" We recently completed a 6-week (1 day / week) workshop in Lockport, IL We were recognized in the Herald News in the Joliet / Lockport area   Here are some student quotes "I had so much fun, I was sorry to see the end" "I won't know what else to on Saturday mornings" "I had fun acting like somebody else" "I liked the prizes we got for turning in our books" Here are some School Board Member quotes "We have seen these children for years and did not know they had this talent." "I would like to see more of this type of work.  The children need to have a program like this throughout the year." "We want to put the proper things (curtians, lights, etc...) here for the children to other shows."   To find out more about our Children's Theater Workshop contact: ps.newbranchtheatre@mail.com