For Educators

School Play in a Box

A theatre arts after-school program

PYT is pleased to offer on-site, after-school drama classes for both public and private schools, called School Play in a Box (SPIB).

With our SPIB program, students learn basic acting skills, character development, team-building, storytelling, creativity, leadership skills, and more! It's also a great way for students to make new friends and build confidence.

Our instructors are experienced theatre professionals, and will meet with your students (up to 20 per class) once a week for an hour and a half at a time. During our meetings, we play theatre games, learn basic acting skills, and rehearse a script for a final performance.

The class culminates after 10 weeks with a play presented to family and friends.

PYT provides

Script, instructor, props, sound cues, backdrops, simple costume suggestions, registration, flyer, and curriculum.

The school provides

A large space for rehearsals and performances, help publicizing the class and sharing info with parents and students, and a point person to liaise between the school and PYT. Parents should be available by email for updates and will be asked to provide a simple costume for their child (instructions provided).

Bring it to your school

For more information, or to inquire how to bring School Play in a Box to your school, email our Education Program Manager, Caitlyn DeRouin.

Email to inquire Current sessions

For registration information, class dates, and other details regarding specific classes, please contact your school's front office, or click the link below. Please note that if your school has one of our programs and it is NOT listed on the registration page, it is because your school is solely handling registration through the school office.

Some School Play in a Box shows

  • The Frog Prince
  • Stone Soup
  • Trial of the Big Bad Wolf
  • Alice in Wonderland
  • Peter Pan
  • Charlotte's Web
  • Sleeping Beauty
  • The Tip of My Tongue
  • Hansel and Gretel
  • Jack and the Giant
  • Rapunzel
  • Henny Penny
  • The Tiger Turned Pink
  • James and the Giant Peach
  • The Jungle Book

Schools we've served

Mountain View Whisman School District: Bubb, Huff, Landels, Mistral, Monta Loma, Stevenson PACT, Theuerkauf.

Palo Alto Unified School District: Hoover Elementary.

Las Lomitas School District, Menlo Park: La Entrada, Las Lomitas.

Menlo Park City School District: Laurel Elementary.

Cupertino Unified School District: West Valley Elementary, Meyerholz, Montclaire.

Private schools: Gideon Hausner, Helios Academy, St. Nicholas, Synapse, Trinity School, Yew Chung International School.