Partnering with Educators. Engaging Students. Integrating STEAM and the Common Core
Classic Stories. Big Discoveries. Live on Stage.
Bring learning to life with IP’s engaging performances—from beloved fairy tales and literary classics to adventures in history and the natural world. Explore our shows below to find the right fit for your students.
Improv Playhouse® Theater for Young Audiences (IP-TYA) commenced 5 years ago with a commitment to engaging students and enhancing communities through the performing arts. We strive to highlight the importance of imaginative thinking and giving children the opportunity to solve problems of their own volition. Our entertaining, musical shows bring well-known stories to life to teach children valuable lessons of respect, fairness, and initiative. Our first show was a devised adaptation of Peter and the Wolf, and we’ve gone on to create new devised works each year, including:
Recommended grade ranges serve as a guide; contact us to discuss your audience and programming needs.
- The Chronicles of Narnia — Grades 3–8
- The Little Prince (Le Petit Prince) — Grades 3–8
- The Diary of Anne Frank — Grades 6–12
- Ranger Tales: The True Stories of America’s National Parks and the Environment — Grades 3–8
- Flatland: An Enchanting Journey Through the Cosmos Using Math, Mysteries, and Problem Solving — Grades 5–10
- Knights of the Group Project: An Interactive Arthurian Performance — Grades 3–8
- Mini Masterpieces: A Collage of Short Story Classics — Grades 7–12. Featuring stories by Ernest Hemingway, Edgar Allan Poe, Jack London, and others.
- The Play about PLAY! — Grades Pre-K–3
- Anansi the Spider — Grades K–5
- Stone Soup — Grades Pre-K–4
- The Ugly Duckling — Grades Pre-K–3
- Peter and the Wolf — Grades K–5
- The Emperor’s New Clothes — Grades K–5
- Jack and the Beanstalk — Grades Pre-K–4
- Rumpelstiltskin — Grades K–5
- Hansel and Gretel — Grades K–5
- Little Red Riding Hood — Grades Pre-K–3
- The Three Little Pigs — Grades Pre-K–3
- Goldilocks and the Three Bears — Grades Pre-K–3
- Halloween Spooktacular — Grades K–5
YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMMING
- Anti-Bullying/PBIS-TIPS Programming
- Prevent Bullying in Schools (PBIS)
- Teaching & Implementing Positive Safety (TIPS)
- We combine interactive games and puppetry with a few tips to keep your school positive and bully-free. We also allow a brief discussion at the end for students to ask questions and share any relevant experiences.
To book a program for your students, email us at improvplayhousetya@gmail.com or call 847-968-4529
IP COE (Community Outreach and Education) is your partner in arts transformation, fostering appreciation, understanding, and love of the performing arts by partnering with the public and private educational community, and provides scholarships to its students who exhibit financial need and exemplary skills in the performing arts.