The Cookie
Theatre that will blow your little minds

Teachers!  BENEATH THE ICE A Theatre for Young Audiences production set in Canada’s Arctic region

  Edmonton School Tour: January 25- February 4, 2011                                                                                                                                   To book your school into our touring schedule, please contact Tracy at tracy@thecookie.c                                                                                 Find out more about the show at the UPCOMING SHOWS link                                        

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"Everyone should have some theatre games in their back pockets."
NETCA Teachers' Convention participant, 2008

THE INSTRUCTOR TRACY CARROLL

A popular instructor at annual Teachers’ Conventions, Tracy has been teaching Drama sessions across Alberta since 2001.

She has her BFA in Theatre Performance from Concordia University in Montreal and was an Artistic Associate at the Citadel Theatre in Edmonton for 6 years. While there, Tracy co-created and directed the KidsPlay @ the Citadel series.

Tracy is the Edmonton Liason for Alberta Playwrights' Network, has been the Coordinator for KidsFringe at the Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival for the past three summers, and has coordinated theatre events for Workshop West, Concrete Theatre, Freewill Shakespeare Festival and the Alberta Workers' Health Centre.

Directing credits include:

PENELOPE VS THE ALIENS!!, THE MAN WHOSE MOTHER WAS A PIRATE, NEW CANADIAN KID, THE SWORD IN THE STONE and the Sterling Award winning play A GIRAFFE IN PARIS, all part of the Citadel’s KidsPlay series.

The Cookie's first production, BENEATH THE ICE, was directed by Tracy in March 2009; for Concrete Theatre, Tracy has directed the very moving SHAPE OF A GIRL by Joan MacLeod and the Sterling Award winning play LIG & BITTLE, which has played in Edmonton, Nova Scotia, Toronto and Ottawa. THE ANGER IN ERNEST AND ERNESTINE was a Fringe hit in 2003 and was re-mounted at Theatre Network; and THE RIVALS, THE ADVENTURES OF EMILY BRONTESAURUS, LIARS and BEETHOVEN LIVES UPSTAIRS were all plays directed for Magnus Theatre in Thunder Bay.

DRAMA WORKSHOPS FOR EDUCATORS
A cut above the rest!

The Cookie is a theatre for young audiences company that also offers Drama Workshops directly to Educators.
A visit to your school will give teachers an opportunity to acquire drama tools to enliven any classroom.

Teachers say...
*Wow! Great ideas with great delivery.

*These sessions revitalize all participants…Great ideas for my classroom.

*Tracy was off-the-wall awesome! Great fun and great learning.

*Excellent for the non-drama teacher looking to build trust and have fun in their classrooms.

THE WORKSHOPS
THEATRE GAMES 
Have fun in this active session of theatre-based games and activities that you can easily share with your students in your classroom. Many of these hands- on activities can be used as a fresh approach to any subject that you teach. 

DRAMA IN THE CLASSROOM
 
Think outside of the box with this workshop that will allow you to experience drama activities that you can easily share with students in any subject. We will focus on movement, language, an introduction to Shakespeare and of course, fun. 

PRODUCING YOUR SCHOOL PLAY 
Let’s discuss your challenges with putting on a play at your school: 

How do I find a play?

How can I get my students to focus during
rehearsals?

I have no money!

Then by addressing the 4 main elements of theatre: Playwriting, Directing, Design and Acting, participants will create their own play from preparation through rehearsal and finally opening night. 

Get in touch with Tracy today to find out how she can help you enhance your classroom teaching!
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racy@thecookie.ca

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