Education > Disney Musicals In Schools

Videos

You can learn more about the program by viewing the videos below.

STG documented the Rural District Expansion of the program from 2018-2020 – watch video here.

STG documented the first year of Disney Musicals In Schools in Seattle from 2014-2015 - watch videos here.

Robert Frost Elementary (Lake Washington School District) joined Disney Musicals In Schools in 2016-2017 and documented their experience to share with others - watch it now.

For Interested Schools

If your school is interested in building a partnership with Seattle Theatre Group for digital arts programming in the 2024-2025 school year or joining the Disney Musicals In Schools program beyond the 2024-2025 school year, please complete this interest form.

STG selects up to four Title I elementary schools to participate in Disney Musicals in Schools.

Selected schools will receive free performances rights (valid for one year) to a Disney KIDS musical of their choosing as well as a complimentary ShowKit. The ShowKit includes materials and resources to aid teachers in producing, directing, and choreographing the show.

Selected schools will commit a team of at least 3-5 teachers and staff members to the program. At least one of these individuals must be an arts specialist (of any discipline). This School Team will receive onsite support and training from a team of two STG Teaching Artists during the rehearsal and production process (during a 90 minute school visit each week). The School Team will also be responsible for an additional 90 minute rehearsal each week, without the presence of the Teaching Artists.

The Teaching Artists will serve as production and creative advisors who will train and empower the School Team to run the program themselves. The Teaching Artists will guide the School Team through both production management (developing a rehearsal schedule, running auditions, and addressing technical and physical production requirements) and the creative execution of the show (direction, choreography, acting, and design). The Teaching Artists will also advise on cross-curricular connections and provide guidance on involving parents, the school community, and the wider community in this project.

Disney KIDS Musicals are designed to be produced on any budget. Teaching Artists will work with selected School Teams to create a production within the budget the school is able to allocate to this project.

Requirements

Selected schools will be expected to:

• - Host a site visit for the selection team during the interview process.
• - Identify a School Team comprising at least 3-5 teachers and staff members, including one arts specialist (any discipline), who will oversee and manage the program from beginning to end.
• - Commit to 18 weeks of rehearsal /production in an after-school setting (see timeline), rehearsing 90 minutes, a minimum of 2 times a week for 17 weeks.
• - Produce a 30-minute Disney KIDS musical involving 3rd-5th graders both on and off stage.
• - Provide space, time, materials, and resources for students and the School Team to rehearse and prepare for the musical production. The space must be open with room for participating students to move, dance, and sing loudly.
• - Provide opportunities for the whole school to be connected to the production.
• - Involve parents and the larger community in the mounting of the production.
• - Hold a minimum of one public performance of the musical.
• - Participate in the culminating Student Share Celebration event at The Paramount Theatre (future date TBA), and provide transportation for participating students (cost of transportation will be reimbursed).

Benefits

Your school will experience a number of great benefits by participating in this program:

• - A free performance license to a 30-minute Disney KIDS musical (available shows include: 101 Dalmatians, Aladdin, The Artistocats, Frozen, The Jungle Book, Winnie the Pooh, The Lion King, Finding Nemo).
• - Free ShowKit materials, including a director’s guide, student scripts, cross-curricular activities, accompaniment and rehearsal CDs, and a choreography DVD.
• - Free in-school support from STG’s Teaching Artists.
• - Seattle Theatre Group® will host a Student Share Celebration at The Paramount Theatre in which each school will perform one musical number from their show.
• - Free tickets to selected Seattle Theatre Group® shows.

Quotes

Here is what teachers and artists are saying about Disney Musicals in Schools:

Thank you so much for supporting our school and providing us with this opportunity. We will continue to integrate theater arts into our curriculum as well as many other of the arts and enrichments for our students. It has been a wonderful experience for our entire school community. - Participating Principal

Watching our students grow day to day in confidence, ability, and character has been the most rewarding thing. These kids have truly shown that they are capable of achieving amazing things. We are so grateful as a school to have had this opportunity from STG. It has made such an impact on our students, staff, and community. - Participating Teacher

Our students have grown in their abilities and confidence in this time, and having this opportunity has given many of those students who might never had the chance to perform, the chance to shine. We could not have done this without a giant team of people including staff, families, STG, and Disney Musicals In Schools. They believe in our kids and we can’t wait to see what their future will bring! - Participating Teacher

This was our 5th year performing a Disney musical. The musical has really become a staple of our school culture. The kids are already looking forward to next year and talking about what parts they want in our next show! Thanks for bringing a smile to our students’ faces and helping to keep the arts a priority. - Participating Teacher

Schools

Below is a list of schools that have successfully completed Disney Musicals in Schools, along with the schools participating in the current program:

2022-23 Schools
Cascade View Elementary (Tukwila School District)
College Place Elementary (Edmonds School District)
Madrona Elementary School (Highline School District)
Olympic Hills Elementary (Seattle School District)

2020-22 Program suspended due to COVID

2019-20 Schools (Program paused due to COVID)
Cascade View Elementary (Tukwila School District)
Lister Elementary (Tacoma School District)
Olympic Hills Elementary (Seattle School District)
White Center Heights Elementary (Highline School District)
Wilkeson Elementary (White River School District)

2018-19 Alumni Schools
Conway Elementary (Conway School District)
Manchester Elementary (South Kitsap School District)
Star Lake Elementary (Federal Way School District)
View Ridge Elementary (Bremerton School District)

2017-18 Alumni Schools
Mark Twain Elementary (Federal Way School District)
Cascade Elementary (Renton School District)
Hawthorne Elementary (Seattle School District)
Tukwila Elementary (Tukwila School District)
Frank Wagner Elementary (Monroe School District)

2016-17 Alumni Schools
Madrona K-8 School (Seattle School District)
Madrona Elementary School (Highline School District)
Robert Frost Elementary School (Lake Washington School District)

2015-16 Alumni Schools
Dunlap Elementary School (Seattle School District)
South Shore K-8 (Seattle School District)
Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School (Seattle School District)
McMicken Heights Elementary School (Highline School District)

2014-15 Alumni Schools
Mount View Elementary School (Seattle School District)
Emerson Elementary School (Seattle School District)
Van Asselt Elementary (Seattle School District)
West Seattle Elementary School (Seattle School District)
White Center Heights Elementary (Highline School District)