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From: Donovan@ILINET on 02/11/2000 08:48 AM
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Subject: Institute One-hour Seminar
Dear friends,
Just another friendly reminder! Our next seminar "Museum Theatre: An
Interpretive Tool in Museums and Outreach Programs," is coming up. Make a note
- the date has changed to Thursday March 2nd. As always we would love to see
you there. Please RSVP with name, organization, and city/state for each
participant.
Hope to see you there
Elizabeth Donovan
410.268.5149
INSTITUTE FOR LEARNING INNOVATION
Professional Development Seminar
March 2, 2000
Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts
The New Annapolitan Room, no. 306
801 Chase Street
Annapolis, MD
Museum Theatre: An Interpretive Tool in Museums and
Outreach Programs
Dale Jones, Senior Associate, Institute for Learning Innovation, will lead
participants in examining the development of museum theatre in a variety of
museum settings. The seminar will include a performance of ?A Sailor's Story:
African-Americans in the War of 1812.?
Museum theatre is still foreign territory to many in the museum field, but to
those who are practitioners of museum theatre, there is no doubt about its value
and its power to educate, transform, inspire and entertain an audience. In
this interactive session Dale Jones will examine the history and successes of
museum theatre and give participants the opportunity to explore the elements of
creating a successful museum theatre program. Participants will discover how
to identify interpretive moments for integrating museum theatre into their
museum and discuss how to design a program based on their site, audience,
interpretive goals, and resources. The program will also include a performance
of ?A Sailor's Story: African-Americans in the War of 1812,? a one-person play
developed with the Star-Spangled Banner Flag House in Baltimore.
Dale Jones, Senior Associate at the Institute for Learning Innovation, designs
innovative learning experiences and conducts research and evaluation at the
Institute. He has created museum theatre, living history, hands-on, and
interpretive experiences for a variety of museums and organizations, including
the Maryland Science Center, Historic Spanish Point, Bermuda Underwater
Exploration Institute, the Discovery Channel and the DC Heritage Tourism
Coalition, the Pleasant Company, Strawbery Banke Museum, and the Civil War
Museum. He was formerly Director of Interpretation at the Baltimore City Life
Museums and has a background in folk studies, living history, and theatre.
Through the use of living history characters and museum theatre he has brought
to life many galleries, historic homes, and oral histories, creating museum
theatre programs with characters as diverse as African-Americans in the 19th and
20th centuries, Captain John Smith, early settlers of the frontier, H. L.
Mencken, and fictional characters for the Pleasant Company.
Save the Date:
April 13, 2000 Assessing the Impact of Community-Based Programs
Dale McCreedy, M.S., Franklin Institute, Program Director National Science
Partnership for Girl Scouts and Science Museums (NSP) and Girls at the
Center (G.A.C.), will describe efforts to assess the effect of these
programs on cultivating science interest in girls, adults, and families.
Seminars are offered at no charge. And are held from 4:30-5:30 followed by a
wine and cheese reception. To register or receive more information please
contact Elizabeth Donovan, [log in to unmask], or call (410) 268.5149. Visit our
website at www.ilinet.org
The Institute for Learning Innovation is a non-profit organization committed to
understanding and facilitating free-choice learning. We accomplish this mission
through learning workshops, publications and seminars which make current
research findings accessible to practitioners working in the field of
free-choice learning.
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