Thanks to support from the Sheldon Reese Foundation, BHCT is pleased to be able to offer, at no cost, workshops and short-term residencies to our local schools. ​The cross-curricular benefits of drama in the classroom are well-documented, and include improvement in critical thinking, collaboration, listening, communication, and emotional awareness. Our residencies are tailor-made to address the specific requests and needs of educators and their students. Teachers interested in inviting a BHCT teaching artist into their classroom should email [email protected] to start building a lesson plan custom made to fit their needs and goals.  In addition to visiting classrooms, BHCT has also hosted classes and homeschool pods at the Performing Arts Center for on-site workshops.

SCHOOLS WE HAVE SERVED

CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
CHILDREN’S HOUSE MONTESSORI
EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL
GENERAL BEADLE ELEMENTARY
GRANDVIEW ELEMENTARY
HERMOSA ELEMENTARY
HORACE MANN ELEMENTARY
MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARY
​NEW UNDERWOOD HIGH SCHOOL
PINEDALE ELEMENTATY
​CUSTER HIGH SCHOOL
RAPID CITY YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES

RAPID CITY CHRISTIAN
ROBBINSDALE ELEMENTARY
SOUTH CANYON ELEMENTARY
​SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL
​SOUTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOL
ST. ELIZABETH SETON ELEMENTARY
ST. THOMAS MORE HIGH SCHOOL
ST. THOMAS MORE MIDDLE SCHOOL
STEVENS HIGH SCHOOL
WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL
​ELIZABETH SETON ELEMENTARY
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TEACHING ARTISTS

Dave DeChristopher: During his twenty-four years in New York City, he was a prolific artist-in-the schools, teaching with DreamYard, L.E.A.P., The Sewanee Writers Conference, Young Playwrights, and the Greenwood Theater Company. Before coming to Rapid City, Dave spent more than a decade in his native Toledo, Ohio, where he taught acting classes at the University of Toledo and led the International Baccalaureate in Theatre at Notre Dame Academy, also coaching its nationally ranked speech team. 

Morgan Wilson is the Education and Outreach Director for BHCT and has a bachelor’s degree in Musical Theatre, a minor in Music, and a certificate in Arts Administration. Morgan enjoys facilitating a creative environment, with a focus in collaboration, for students to grow through a variety of exercises to build on their skills in improvisation, devising, and the writing of theatrical scenes.

Merlyn Q. Sell is the Artistic Director for the Black Hills Community Theatre and has a Bachelors in Theatre and an M.F.A. in Shakespeare & Performance. Besides bringing the works of Shakespeare to life through performance, Merlyn specializes in workshops that emphasize reading comprehension, creative writing and problem solving, collaboration, and focus.

Interested in a BHCT School Residency?
Contact Us
By phone 605-394-2250 or email morganbhct.org