Is theater important for students today? Was it important for you? Should it be stressed in high school? More than 120 students around the region learned about how to do theater criticism for the 29 shows they'll review this school year.
Everyone's a critic? Well, for 120 students from high schools throughout St. Louis and St. Charles counties, they're not officially critics until they've gotten their training from The Cappies, the national student theater critics program. Students from 15 area high schools converged on Rockwood Summit High School on Saturday for a morning of training in how to write reviews, the rules of The Cappies program and tips on theater etiquette. Patch tagged along to find out why some of the aspiring scribes think theater is important in their lives, their schools and the world. Check the photo captions to see what students from around the region answered. Do you agree? Offer your replies in the comments below. Was theater important to you in …
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Keaton Treece
4:38 pm on Thursday, October 6, 2011
Thank YOU Patch for bringing the creativity and efforts of our theatre students to their family, friends, and all of the theatre patrons who read your publication. Did you know there have been studies that have proven: students who engage in the Fine Arts do better in class and show improved ACT scores? Not only is there a strong academic factor in theatre, but it is also one of our country's … more ›