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Why do teachers in California love Digital Theatre+?

240+ Institutions

35+ Counties

15+ Districts

'The best we can hope for in education is to ignite curiosity and foster lifelong learning. Digital Theatre+ is a vital tool in achieving both.'

Read testimonials from educators across California...

'Digital Theatre+ is a great way to bring real theatre makers and performances into the classroom, supported by curriculum and articles to flesh out any lesson.'

– Chris Hanks, Teacher, River City High School

'Not every class has an opportunity to leave campus and go on a field trip to experience theatre first hand. DT+ is the next best thing. No matter where the student lives, they can access top-notch theatre productions and other captivating materials. In addition, DT+ allows teachers to "flip" the classroom. Students can engage with the material outside of class, leaving lesson time for important collaborative and creative work. There is also the opportunity to engage with other teachers across the campus and truly integrate theatre into all disciplines of learning. The teaching resources on the platform are terrific and there are more of them every day.'

– Marjorie Treger, Theatre Resource Teacher, San Diego Unified School District 


 

'When students enter a theatre class, it's common that they've never had the opportunity to see theatre before. I've used Digital Theatre+ to introduce them to careers in theatre, styles of theatre, and theatre history. I can now say that 100% of my students have seen at least one play. The fact that we can all watch a play together at the same time, or I can assign scenes for students to watch on their own, makes this a very useful tool.'

– Jen Nocera, Head of Department, Victor Valley High School


 

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How does DT+ support the teaching of Theatre/VAPA in California?

Aligned to California Arts Standards for Public Schools - Theatre

With a range of engaging instructional tools on key practitioners, genres and styles, paired with the world's best performances, you can be confident that teachers in your district will have high-quality, standards-aligned resources to teach key theatrical skills. Click a button below to find out more!

Top Benefits for using Digital Theatre+ to teach Theatre/VAPA

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Connect students with the world’s best performances with productions from our key partners including BroadwayHD, the Royal Shakespeare Company, and the BBC.

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Develop core theatrical skills across key areas of study such as acting, design, directing, and playwriting with specially designed e-learning videos, exclusive workshops, and more.

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Boost engagement with the creative industries using exclusive behind-the-scenes insights from professional actors, writers, directors and designers.

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Save crucial planning time with flexible, ready-to-go lesson plans, practical activities and assessment strategies designed to suit any teaching style.

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Easily surface resources that meet academic and age-appropriateness criteria with built-in scaffolding and captioning across 96% of educational content to support ELLs.

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Enhance subject knowledge and upskill your staff with the DT+ Training Academy, sharing 20+ hours of insights from experienced educators and leading practitioners.

Top resource picks for teaching Theatre/VAPA

Bring the world of theatre to life with 24/7, single sign-on (SSO) access to over 650 world-class productions from BroadwayHD, the Royal Shakespeare Company, Frantic Assembly, BBC, L.A. Theatre Works, and more leading companies. Jump to key scenes with chaptered performances, and find relevant and engaging resources to accompany key productions.
Build personalized, relevant learning plans that improve efficiency (and protect the classroom from unexpected absences) with advanced search and filtering capabilities, including the California Arts Standards for Public Schools and National Core Arts Standards.
Find support for every stage of the learning journey with the 'Discover, Explore, Assess' resource collection. Unpack key dramatic texts like The Crucible or Romeo and Juliet with practical teaching and learning materials, including comprehension-focused summative tests.
Build comprehensive lessons with theatre lesson plans, study guides, e-learning videos, workshops, and more exclusive education content. Get started with an easy-to-use search functionality, including filters for Education Level, Theatre Skill, Form, or Course.

BroadwayHD Collection

Get front-row access to show-stopping musicals and gripping dramas on Digital Theatre+, the exclusive educational partner of BroadwayHD. Plus, unique supporting resources help extend students’ knowledge of key productions and keep them engaged.

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Get everything you need to start building core theatrical skills with these short and accessible videos, covering creating a character, creating a design, theatre history, and much more. Plus, accompanying study guides provide context and consolidate students’ learning.

Spotlight On

Provide younger learners with insight into key topics in theatre – including The Production Team, Shakespeare, World Theatre, and Theatre Foundations – with a series of short, accessible e-learning videos and student-facing graphic organizers.

Discover, Explore, Assess

Unpack the productions you’re watching with the Discover, Explore, Assess packs, which include practical teaching and learning materials to help develop knowledge and understanding of key texts such as Romeo and Juliet, Peter Pan, The Wind in the Willows, and more.

How does DT+ support the teaching of ELA in California?

Aligned to California's Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts

From engaging productions to dynamic poetry recitals, ELA teachers in your district have a range of high-quality instructional tools to bring the texts they teach to life. Click on a button below to learn more!

Top Benefits for using Digital Theatre+ to teach ELA

Connect students with key texts

Connect students with key texts using captivating productions and literary adaptations of widely-taught ELA texts such as Othello, Frankenstein, Antigone, and Macbeth.

Strengthen core ELA skills

Strengthen core ELA skills such as speaking and listening, comprehension, and critical thinking with bite-sized e-learning videos and key scene analysis.

Build contextual understanding

Build contextual understanding of key writers and their work with exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes documentaries.

Save crucial planning time

Save crucial planning time and support independent, classroom or flipped learning with flexible resources to suit multiple learning approaches and teaching styles.

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Easily surface resources that meet academic and age-appropriateness criteria with built-in scaffolding and captioning across 96% of educational content to support ELLs.

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Enhance subject knowledge and upskill your staff with the DT+ Training Academy, sharing 20+ hours of insights from experienced educators and leading practitioners.

Top resource picks for teaching ELA 

Bring the written word to life with 24/7, single sign-on (SSO) access to over 650 world-class productions from BroadwayHD, the Royal Shakespeare Company, Frantic Assembly, BBC, L.A. Theatre Works, and more leading companies. Jump to key scenes with chaptered performances, and find relevant and engaging resources to accompany key productions.
Find support for every stage of the learning journey with the 'Discover, Explore, Assess' resource collection. Unpack key dramatic texts like The Crucible or Romeo and Juliet with practical teaching and learning materials, including comprehension-focused summative tests.
Make 'page to stage' a reality with exclusive Interactive Playtexts, offering a fully annotated playtext with interactive links to moments of dialogue across diverse productions on Digital Theatre+. Trace pathways through Design, Character, and Language across seven core Shakespeare plays and Oscar Wilde's widely-studied, The Importance of Being Earnest.

Unlocked

Get everything you need to engage students with key texts with short, accessible videos covering character, language, theme, structure and plot. Plus, accompanying study guides provide context and consolidate students’ learning.

Speaking & Listening

Support students to speak confidently and effectively with bite-sized videos designed to develop crucial speaking and listening skills, while ready-to-go worksheets encourage students to extend their learning.

Speeches & Soliloquies

Analyze the text and compare different interpretations of key speeches with a series of excerpts from Shakespeare's speeches and soliloquies, from Hamlet's "To be, or not to be" to Macbeth's "Is this a dagger which I see before me".

Poetry in Action

Bring poetry to life with engaging recitals of key poems for your curriculum, including poems from Indigenous, Latine and Black voices. Access insightful videos, alongside supporting contextual resources.

How does Digital Theatre+ boost library catalogs in California?

Want to increase student engagement, support independent study and enhance your library offering? Digital Theatre+ is the ultimate learning tool to access high-quality productions, expert insights, and thousands of time-saving resources. 

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Access anytime, anywhere, and on any device 

Libraries like yours can bring the best resources to students, with IP-authenticated campus-wide access, single-sign-on including EZ/Shibboleth, and MARC Records

With your subscription, you'll receive a customized welcome package full of guidance, access to our video training library, promotional materials, and more!

Our dedicated Customer Success team is also available to assist you throughout your subscription. You will also have access to COUNTER-compliant reports so you can monitor your institution's usage.

Top resource picks for your Libraries

Graphic Novels

With Othello, Macbeth, and Romeo and Juliet, (or any other of your favorite Shakespeare plays), we have a unique and innovative way for students to connect with the stories: Manga Shakespeare. In addition, we also have other graphic novels from literary icons such as Jane Austen and Oscar Wilde.

Documentaries

We have a vast selection of documentaries that can be used across multiple subjects. These include: the BBC Bookmark series which explores the cultural impact of famous novels, novellas and poetry; "Surviving surviving", a moving Holocaust survivor documentary; and A History of Dance on Screen.

Productions

Whether it's shows that present iconic plays in new and exciting ways, performances that students may never have heard of but that address real-world issues, or simply a favorite play taken from the text and brought to the stage, we have over 550 productions for students to choose from.

Supporting students in the classroom and beyond

In addition to supporting crucial Theatre skills, your teachers will also have access to a range of resources to help students develop key career and life skills.

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Support SEL and character skills

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Prepare students for their next steps

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Contact us today to discuss your Digital Theatre+ purchase and your Education Specialist will walk you through all your options!

Purchasing Ideas for California

There are many ways to fund a Digital Theatre+ subscription. As a cross-curricular resource, you can purchase via ELA, Theatre, or Library Media budgets. Digital Theatre+ also aligns with the spending requirements of many grants and funds such as AMIM Discretionalry Block Grant, Proposition 28 - Arts and Music Education Funding and Art and Music K-12 Education Funding Initiative 2022!

Where instructional resources meet the world's best performances

650+

High-quality productions

800+

Video resources

21,000+

Pages of written resources

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