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Help Us Create Meaningful Drama!

The cost of various theater supplies, including improvisation and theater game books, play scripts and audio books, and technical stage guidebooks, purchased from Barnes and Noble, is $803, including shipping and <a target="new" href="http://www.donorschoose.org/html/fulfillment.htm" onclick="g_openWindow('http://www.donorschoose.org/html/fulfillment.htm', 300, 800, 'fulfillwindow');return false;">fulfillment</a>.

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This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

Hello! I am a fifth and sixth grade inclusion teacher at a highly disadvantaged public school in the Bronx. 100% of my students receive free lunches and 97% of the other students in my school do as well. My school has no performing arts and this year I will be directing the first play in many years at my school. We have very limited supplies which to work. While I want to teach my students that they can create theatre and art without spending a lot of money, we still need some basic supplies to get us started. My students will require books, DVDs, scripts, drafting supplies, and basic stage equipment to use in the classroom and on stage. We will be making all of our own masks, costumes, and sets. At the end of the year students will be able to write and perform original plays in a reader's theater atmosphere. I also plan to have a before-school program to work on improvisation and vocal work. This will not be possible without your support. My students are incredibly talented, creative, and energetic. Most of them have never seen a play, much less been a part of one. I know that studying theatre will boost their self-esteem, hone their analytical and writing skills, and provide an outlet for which to express themselves. Moreover, our school plays will help instill a badly needed sense of school spirit into our halls. I plan to use dramatic techniques to reinforce the curriculum, practice creative writing skills, and to discuss and deconstruct social issues. My ultimate goal is to instill a sincere appreciation for the arts. A true theater experience would benefit each one of my 25 students more than words can express, while also helping the rest of my school community. Thank you so much in advance!

Ms. R. PS 246 Poe Center Grades 6-8

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At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

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Nearly all students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Theatrical Design and Production: An Introduction to Scene Design and Construction, Lighting, Sound, Costume, and Makeup J. Michael Gillette • Barnes and Noble $76.27 1 $76.27
Of Mice & Men (3 CDs) John Steinbeck, Read by Gary Sinise • Barnes and Noble $22.45 1 $22.45
The Glass Menagerie Tennessee Williams, Read by Jessica Tandy • Barnes and Noble $21.60 1 $21.60
From Page to Stage: How Theatre Designers Make Connections Between Scripts and Images Rosemary Ingham, Rosemary Angham • Barnes and Noble $20.65 1 $20.65
Theater Games for the Classroom: A Teacher's Handbook Viola Spolin • Barnes and Noble $19.80 1 $19.80
Importance of Being Earnest Oscar Wilde • Barnes and Noble $17.05 1 $17.05
A Sense of Direction: Some Obervations on the Art of Directing William Ball • Barnes and Noble $15.25 1 $15.25
Theatre Games for Young Performers Maria C. Novelly, Arthur L. Zapel (Editor), Kathy Pijanowski (Editor) • Barnes and Noble $15.25 1 $15.25
Improvisation for the Theater: A Handbook of Teaching and Directing Techniques, Including a New Appendix Viola Spolin, Paul Sills (Editor) • Barnes and Noble $14.35 1 $14.35
Improvisations in Creative Drama: A Program of Workshops and Dramatic Sketches for Students Betty Keller, Theodore O. Zapel (Editor) • Barnes and Noble $14.35 2 $28.70
Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting; A Step-By-Step Guide From Concept To Finished Script Syd Field • Barnes and Noble $14.35 1 $14.35
Take Ten II: More Ten-Minute Plays Eric Lane (Editor), Nina Shengold (Editor) • Barnes and Noble $13.50 1 $13.50
Everything Creative Writing Book: All You Need to Know to Write a Novel, Short Story, Screenplay, Poem, or Article Carol Whitely, Barry Littmann (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $13.45 1 $13.45
Twenty 10-Minute Plays for Teens, Vol. 1 Kristen Dabrowski • Barnes and Noble $13.45 1 $13.45
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace: Illustrated Screenplay George Lucas, Rick McCallum (Introduction) • Barnes and Noble $13.45 5 $67.25
Glengarry Glen Ross; A Play David Mamet • Barnes and Noble $11.70 1 $11.70
Death of a Salesman Arthur Miller, Arthur Miller (Illustrator), Christopher Bigsby (Introduction) • Barnes and Noble $9.90 1 $9.90
A View from the Bridge Arthur Miller • Barnes and Noble $9.90 5 $49.50
The Glass Menagerie Tennessee Williams, Robert Bray (Introduction) • Barnes and Noble $8.95 5 $44.75
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Edward Albee • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Of Mice and Men: A Play in Three Acts John Steinbeck • Barnes and Noble $5.85 5 $29.25
A Raisin in the Sun: The Unfilmed Original Screenplay Lorraine Hansberry, Robert Nemiroff (Editor) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 5 $26.95
Macbeth William Shakespeare, David Bevington (Editor), David Scott Kastan (Editor) • Barnes and Noble $4.49 1 $4.49
The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays Oscar Wilde, Sylvan Barnet, Sylvan Barnet (Introduction) • Barnes and Noble $4.45 5 $22.25
Romeo and Juliet William Shakespeare, David Bevington (Editor), James Hammersmith (Editor), David Scott Kastan (Editor), Robert Kean Turner (Editor) • Barnes and Noble $3.55 1 $3.55

Materials cost

$582.00

Vendor shipping charges

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Sales tax

3rd party payment processing fee

Fulfillment labor & materials

Total project cost

$673.43

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$147.83

Total project goal

$821.26

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $821.26

6 Donors

-$781.08

Donations toward project cost

-$673.75

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$107.33

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$40.57

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