New Stage Theatre, a Governor’s Arts Award recipient professional theatre, tours two to three arts-in-education productions during each school year. Students have access to performances, workshops, post-performance conversations, and classroom visits from experienced theatre professionals. Classroom workshops are designed to meet the needs of the organization. Additionally, teachers will learn activities used to integrate the arts into daily classroom activities and learning, leading to consistent and long-term arts exposure and education. Each year, the education program brings literature to life through productions that highlight American History, classic children’s stories, or William Shakespeare’s plays. The production roster rotates, but may include Pinocchio, A Year with Frog and Toad, Anne and Emmett, Debate for Democracy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Welty Voices, Charlotte’s Web, Oh, Freedom! The Story of the Underground Railroad, Julius Caesar, The Selfish Giant, and many more.