Resources

Study Guides

APT produces study guides for each up-the-hill student matinee production, as well as guides on Shakespeare’s life and use of language. Study Guides for As You Like It and All’s Well That Ends Well will be available to download around July 1, 2010.

2010 As You Like It Study Guide

2010 All's Well That Ends Well Study Guide

The Comedy of Errors in Spanish

Click here for a Mexican Spanish translation of William Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors for use with ESL students.

*Thanks to Bob Hilliard, NYC, for the translation of the late Albert Cullum's children's version, and to Tom sinks, Stoughton, master teacher of Shakespeare for kids, for the idea of Shakespeare in Spanish. Bob and Tom were in the Peace Corps together in El Salvador way back in the 20th Century.

A Midsummer Night's Dream in Spanish

Click here for a Mexican Spanish translation of William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Working with a Guest Artist in Your Classroom

If you are a teacher who has never had the opportunity of working with an APT Guest Artist in your classroom, you’re bound to have questions. This FAQ helps explain the role of the APT Guest Artist, and addresses questions and concerns you may have about Guest Artists and APT Education in general.

Meet APT Education Director David Daniel

David Daniel has been APT’s Education Director since 2001 and has led programs for more than 9,000 students in elementary, middle and high schools across Wisconsin and beyond. In his more than fifteen years of education experience, David has led workshops for pre-K through lifelong learners. He has created and led teacher In-Service Training sessions for employing theater techniques in the classroom, including the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Professional Development Opportunities for Teachers program. 2010 is David’s eleventh season as a core acting company member at APT. He has performed in 25 of Shakespeare’s plays in almost 50 productions. He holds an MFA from the University of Delaware. He is the primary teaching artist for APT’s Potency of Poetry program, and trains all of APT’s teaching artists.

APTeacher

Distributed in the spring and fall, our newsletter provides up-to-date information about our education programs, including our student matinee schedule, special ticket pricing, ticket scholarship offerings and workshop information. Click here to download the most recent issue.

The Teacher Advisory Panel

APT is grateful for the support of our Teacher Advisory Panel. These nine very talented and dedicated educators from across Wisconsin provide invaluable guidance and expertise for our education programs and resources. The panel is comprised of:
Chris Bustle ~ Brookfield East High School
Mike Dahlman ~ Wisconsin Heights Middle School
Kathy Hiteman ~ West Middleton Elementary
Dana Linde ~ Fort Atkinson High School
Laurie Maegli ~ Wausau West High School
John Masanz ~ Wausau West High School
Theresa Scheid ~ Wausau West High School - Retired
Lisa Scofield ~ River Valley High School
Lynda Sharpe ~ Middleton High School

To see their bios, please click here.