Instant School

Students across the nation are going back to school, and much of their learning will be taking place in front of the computer. The MacArthur Foundation has just announced a $2 million New Digital Media and Learning competition, to “inspire new ideas about learning in an increasingly digital world.” Recent statistics show on a typical day more than half of U.S. teens use a computer, and of them, half have created media content. Last January Eldridge began offering instant downloadable monologues for student actors. Based on that success, we have gone a step further for teachers and directors by creating a checkout option to download scripts. In today’s world, theatre is more important than ever keeping alive that human connection and team effort inherent in any production. But computers can certainly make it easier to get started!