Chickenshed NYC Seeks Partner School to Launch Inclusive Theatrical Program

Chickenshed NYC, New York’s inclusive theater company for children, is searching for partner elementary schools for the autumn 2019 launch of SeaChange, a new, inclusive theater program for students of all abilities and background.

“SeaChange is a global conversation for young people on issues that really matter to them,” says Chickenshed NYC President Elaine Finkletaub.

This fall, Chickenshed NYC’s specially trained teaching artists will work with children of all abilities and backgrounds to facilitate their understanding and acceptance of each other’s lives, thus leading to an increased sense of confidence in themselves and the world around them. Together they will create the basis for a devised performance, to be rehearsed over winter 2020 and performed in the spring.

“Chickenshed NYC believes that young people’s voices should be heard. This project gathers these voices from different communities and provides a vehicle for them to be broadcast to all who wish to listen, to affect change in the world,” Finkletaub says.

Chickenshed NYC programming incorporates characteristics such as children never having to audition, the creation of original music, child-led program development, and an emphasis on each child being able to participate according to their own criteria.