Educator Resources

Students help puppet friends solve conflicts while learning to handle big feelings. With humor and heart, they explore calming strategies, practice role-play, and voice puppets themselves. Designed for younger students, this workshop builds empathy, communication, and peaceful problem-solving.

In this immersive theatre workshop, students explore real Louisville stories from the 1937 Flood. Using letters, photos, and physical theatre techniques, they build a "living timeline" and create original scenes reflecting resilience and community. This program deepens local history knowledge and social-emotional learning, helping students connect past to present and discover their role in shaping compassionate communities. Integrating social studies, EL, and the arts — a hands-on, hearts-on experience that puts empathy at the forefront.

This 4-day residency invites upper elementary students to examine Columbus's 1492 arrival through the eyes of the Taino people. Using Jane Yolen's Encounter and dramatic storytelling, students uncover overlooked perspectives and reframe a familiar historical moment. Through collaborative theatre, they develop original scenes, build empathy, and strengthen critical thinking — supporting EL and social studies standards while encouraging cultural awareness, inclusive dialogue, and creative expression.

Bring history to life with this interactive theatre workshop inspired by the real Pack Horse Librarians of the 1930s. Students explore courage, literacy, and community through dramatized scenes and primary sources, then create original performances connecting past and present. Integrating EL, history, and the arts, this program builds empathy, creativity, and collaboration — showing how ordinary people with determination and a story to tell can make an extraordinary impact. Standards-aligned and deeply engaging.

Students create original scenes through devising — a collaborative theatre process that centers their voices and experiences. Guided by Looking for Lilith teaching artists, they explore real-life issues that matter to them, building confidence, creativity, and communication skills. Each residency is tailored to your group or your curriculum goals, with ensemble-based techniques and meaningful themes. Your Story, Your Way empowers young people to speak up, think critically, and connect through storytelling — with lasting impact in and beyond the classroom.