TIE

TIE- can be described as using theatre for an educational purpose

• Theatre in education can be used in developing countries who don't have access to education
• Is not a generic term, however it's now recognized to be a specific process
• It is an interactive process which includes interactions between actors and the audience
• Drama is the medium by which we are teaching them about other issues, drama is being used to portray messages and issues, TIE is not about drama education
• Is not easily categorised, since its nature, role and status vary
• Often focuses on establishing and extending links with the local community, in order to give an informed awareness of what theatre is and how it works
• Creates an audience for the future, as part of a marketing strategy or community development plan
• TIE is not only in schools, it is performed in various places, although there is children’s theatre which is directed to a child's mind
• Has a specific target audience
• Ensure participation and responses from audience

Theatre education project- previous experience (ask students from last year and write about it)

• Present needs (are teachers looking for activities directly related to curriculum, so ask teachers what they're learning and link our performance to it)
• Enthusiasm and interests (what will be interesting for our audience)
• Resources (what time, space and equipment are available)
• Assessment and evaluation (do we want to evaluate the audiences progress and what they learnt)

Target audience year 4 (around 7-8 years old)

Mrs.Hickey / Mrs. Folio, Ask teachers what social issues affect them and what we should educate them about

Choose a well known story to base performance on

Participation (asking them direct questions, asking for help, volunteers, song and music-dance or actions, dividing audience by giving instructions, move audience depending on their opinion)