DISCOVER THE PERFORMING ARTS FROM YOUR CLASSROOM
Distance Learning (DL) utilizes teleconferencing technology to connect students in the classroom to artists and educators at Clowes Memorial Hall. Our mission is to help you, the educator, meet Indiana Academic Standards and curriculum goals through interactive sessions linking the arts with other subject areas. Take a look at some of the opportunities Clowes can provide for your students and explore the performing arts in a way that energizes and enhances your curriculum!

Type of Hook-Up offered:
Point to Point: 2-way interactive communication between
Clowes and your site only; no other sites connected. This is the preferred way to connect.

Interactive: 2-way communication between Clowes and your
site along with other sites; usually limited to 4 sites per event.

View Only: Broadcast of event with no interaction; unlimited
availability.

Connection Test:
All distance learning sessions with Clowes require that a test
period be scheduled 15 minutes before the program to insure a
quality connection.
 		To Schedule:
1) Contact the Technology or Distance Learning Coordinator of your school district to check availability of your DL room and equipment.
2) Contact Donna Rund at the Clowes Education Department at (317) 940-8052 or (800) 732-0804 or drund@butler.edu to check availability in the Clowes’ schedule.
3) When contacting us please provide contact name(s), school/district name and address, phone numbers of school and DL room, age/grade of students, number of student/teacher participants and desired program title.
4) Verification of the date and time of the DL session will be sent by email.
All sessions are Indianapolis Time.

Getting Ready for the Performance



Grades K - 5

So you’re coming to Clowes Memorial Hall to see a school matinee performance…What better way to prepare your students for the
theatre experience and the content of the performance than to connect with Clowes prior to your visit!  This fun and interactive pre-performance session will share ways students and teachers can get ready for the performance by learning the expectations of the audience before, during and after a performance. Also, discover how actors, stage managers, stage technicians and the people who work in the theatre prepare for a performance.  Enrich your students’ experience with this session before coming to Clowes!

Price: $75 per session


Schedule by contacting Donna Rund at the Clowes Education Department at (317) 940-8052 or (800) 732-0804 or drund@butler.edu to check time availability.

Be The Critic! Looking Inside the Performance



Grades 3 - 8

Would you like your students to say more than just “I liked that performance I saw at Clowes Hall?”  This session offered after attending the matinee performances gives students the opportunity to explore aspects of a production with a member of the Clowes Staff.  Through interactive strategies, students analyze the theatrical process including characterization, costuming, sets, lighting and sound design.  This post-performance session helps students understand their role as audience members and increases their appreciation of future theatrical performances.

Price: $75 per session


Schedule by contacting Donna Rund at the Clowes Education Department at (317) 940-8052 or (800) 732-0804 or drund@butler.edu to check time availability.

Turning a Novel into a Play



Grades 3 - 6

Would you like your students to learn how to think and work together as theatrical collaborators (playwrights, directors, designers, and actors)? This program explores that process by encouraging students to take on artistic roles that turn a scene from a novel into a short play. With guidance from a member of the Clowes Staff before the session, you can be a “director” of your classroom process in playmaking. The session includes time for students to present their own adaptations, time for reflection on their roles as theatrical collaborators, and time to appreciate the work that goes into the creation of a play.

Price: $100 per session


Schedule by contacting Donna Rund at the Clowes Education Department at (317) 940-8052 or (800) 732-0804 or drund@butler.edu to check time availability.

An Overview of Careers in the Arts



Grades 6 - 10

Do your students realize there are over 300 artsrelated careers? During this session, students interact verbally and nonverbally, respond to an art form in an interview, have an opportunity to discover several arts-related careers, and then try their hand at a job responsibility for a particular art career. This session helps students realize they can be involved in the arts without being an artist or performer. It also offers ideas of what subject areas should be studied for various art-related careers.

Price: $75 per session


Schedule by contacting Donna Rund at the Clowes Education Department at (317) 940-8052 or (800) 732-0804 or drund@butler.edu to check time availability.

Performing Arts Careers: An In-Depth Look with Professionals



Grades 6 - 10

Do you and your students want to delve more deeply into a particular performing artsrelated career? Let the professionals at Clowes and Butler University’s Jordan College of Fine Arts assist you. In this session, let us share a one-on-one perspective of the education, training, and experience necessary to pursue a specific career in the arts.
Choose 1 or 2 of the following for the focus of this session:
* Performance – bringing an art form to life on stage including acting, singing, dancing, or playing an instrument as solo or ensemble.
* Teaching – passing the elements of an art form to students.
* Stage Technicians and Designers – coordinating all the behind the scenes work including light, sound, set designs and costumes.
* Arts Administration – working the “business” side of the arts including marketing/advertising, house management, box office and other departments in a performing arts organization.
* Telecommunications – working with electronic media, including radio, television, film, and the recording industry.

Price: $100 per session


Schedule by contacting Donna Rund at the Clowes Education Department at (317) 940-8052 or (800) 732-0804 or drund@butler.edu to check time availability.