As we prepare to have the young people of Edinburgh present their work on stage next week within the Class Act Showcase 2023, we are even more excited about the prospect of touring the project throughout Scotland later this year and meeting even more remarkable young people to tell their stories!
With that, we wanted to give you a quick insight as to what you can look forward to within Class Act On Tour...
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What is Class Act On Tour?
Class Act on Tour is an expansion of the Traverse’ flagship education project, Class Act. It’s a model that the Traverse have been using for over 30 years to inspire young people to become incredible storytellers. Class Act On Tour will see us put Scotland’s best theatre-makers in classrooms across the country to work with young people to build stories that we’ll then bring to the stage with a team of talented professionals.
What can I, as a participant, expect from Class Act On Tour?
As a participant of Class Act on Tour you can expect to
- Learn from a variety of the nation’s best storytellers, either in-person or through our Digital Library!
- Be assisted through your writing process from your designated facilitator!
- Learn more about the Traverse’ programme and your local cultural hubs!
- Be offered free/discounted theatre tickets for your local stages!
- See your work staged and published in an anthology!
Who’s working on Class Act On Tour?
We’ve had world class theatre professionals work on Class Act time and time again and we train up a group of phenomenal facilitators each time we do the project. Playwrights such as Nicola McCartney, James Ley, and Douglas Maxwell as well as directors such as Caitlin Skinner, Jemima Levick, Lorne Campbell and actors such as Fionn Whitehead, Reuben Joseph and Greg McHugh have contributed to the last 30 years of Class Act!
What will Class Act On Tour achieve?
Class Act on Tour will let us give more opportunities to young people across Scotland to work with some of the best theatre-makers in the UK. We will provide teachers, schools and young people arts-based learning experiences and connect them to their local cultural hubs. The Traverse is so excited to be able to connect with young people, educators and artists from across the country and to bring this celebrated project to even more participants.