K–12 Schools

K–12 Schools
Secret Histories is PCC's Arts-in-Education Program, adapted from the company’s interview-based Undesirable Elements series, which highlights local individuals telling their own stories on stage. Participating classrooms attend a professional PCC performance from the Undesirable Elements series, followed by a facilitated Q&A. Professional PCC Teaching Artists then lead in-school artistic residencies, using peer interview techniques, writing exercises, and drama activities to explore themes of identity, place, and belonging, and to introduce theatrical tools for self- and community-based reflection. Teaching Artists guide students through the process of identifying key memories that shaped their sense of self, scripting their stories into a collective work of art, and building performance skills (voice, movement, expression) for a final performance of their original theater piece. Participants make discoveries about themselves, their peers, and the power of theatrical storytelling to build empathy across diverse experiences.
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Recent Partner Schools
- Manhattan, NYC
PS 84 (Lillian Weber School of the Arts)
PS 191 (The Riverside School for Makers & Artists)
MS 247 (Dual-Language Middle School)
MS 256 (Lafayette Academy)
United Nations International High School (UNIS)- Queens, NYC
PS 102Q (Bayview)
PS 91 (Richard Arkwright School)- Brooklyn, NYC
Edward R. Murrow High School
The Workshop School- Bronx, NYC
KAPPA International High School (Knowledge & Power Prep Academy)
- Newark, NJ
Technology High School
American History High School
East Side High School
Barringer High School
Recent Partner Organizations
- New York, NY
Lincoln Center Education
- Newark, NJ
New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC)
- Dayton, OH
Muse Machine
- Burlington, VT
Flynn Center for the Performing Arts
- Ann Arbor, MI
UMS at the University of Michigan