Adventure Theatre (AT) is the longest running children's theatre in the Washington , D.C. area. Located in Glen Echo Park in Glen Echo , Maryland , it has been holding performances since 1951, and educating children in creative drama since 1978.
6-614: Adventure Theatre was founded in 1951 by a group of women from the Community Arts Association’s drama classes. In 1955, Adventure Theatre began commissioning plays by children’s theater playwrights Flora Atkins and Helen Avery. The In-School Players - a traveling troupe, was launched in 1969 in response to a request by the Director of Language Arts for the District of Columbia Public Schools . The In-School Players remains
12-457: A puppet division, now known as The Puppet Co., another resident of Glen Echo Park. In 1986, New Plays Books published Six Adventure Theatre Plays , which were distributed to bookstores and children’s theaters around the country. The County Council of Montgomery County proclaimed June as “Adventure Theatre Month,” in honor of the theater’s 35 years of service. Renovation of the home space was completed in 2007. The extensive renovation now includes
18-501: A theatre, rehearsal spaces, and room for an expanded administrative staff. In 2012, AT merged with the Musical Theater Center to form Adventure Theatre MTC. ATMTC fosters collaborations and partnerships with local and national arts, humanities and civic organizations, ensuring that all programming is diverse, affordable and accessible. Columbia Public Schools Columbia 93 School District , also known as
24-462: A vital part of AT programming. Adventure Theatre moved to Glen Echo Park in 1971 after years of touring. Between 1974–79, Adventure Theatre expanded programming by partnering with the Junior League to create The Picture Book Players - a performance troupe for pre-school and early elementary-aged children. Adventure Theatre also began offering its first theater-education classes and created
30-713: The Columbia Public School District , is located in Columbia , Boone County, Missouri . The district is Accredited with Distinction by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education . 19,052 students are enrolled as of 2020. The district has four high schools, seven middle schools, and twenty-one elementary schools. The district also has a career center, preschool, gifted education school, and special education school. The current Superintendent, Brian Yearwood, started with
36-417: The district on July 1, 2021. Prior to 2013, there were three middle schools for grades 6-7 and three junior high schools for grades 8–9. With the opening of Battle High School , 9th grade was able to move to high school and all six schools became middle schools for grades 6–8. The seventh middle school, John Warner Middle School, opened its doors in the 2020 school year. The district includes almost all of
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