ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAM (For Students Grades 3-12)

THE ORPHANAGE by Melissa Leilani Larson is based on a True Story. In the summer of 1942 and within the locked gates of the Warsaw ghetto, some 200 orphans live in the care of the “Old Doctor,” Janusz Korczak. Under Korczak’s guidance, the Orphanage is its own little city where every child is assigned a job and a way to contribute. As rumors about the fate of Warsaw’s Jews begin to swirl, Korczak determines to prepare his charges for whatever danger the future may hold—by staging a play.

Possible Workshop Add-ons:

Play specific Dramaturgy, Pantomime

‍Unit Categories:

Holocaust history and awareness, Listening strategies, antisemitism awareness, Holocaust awareness and Jewish history, integrating Jewish experiences in the United States pre- and post-American Revolution, pre- and post-World War II and the Holocaust, analysis, interpretation, Social emotional learning.

‍All shows have an approximate 50-Minute runtime.