Actively Artistic in your District

by Natalie Goodnow, Artistic Associate

On Saturday, March 3, Theatre Action Project (TAP) hosted all ten Active Play Project leaders from ten campuses in Del Valle ISD and Bastrop ISD.  Artist consultant Griffon Ramsey led our team in painting several practice playground markings outside our TAP offices; our project leaders are now ready to take their own campuses by storm!  They’ve got their design proposals ready and are currently hard at work preparing their own original stencils and recruiting volunteers to help them paint out in Del Valle and Bastrop. Pictured here on the left, project leader Sophi Hopkins puts the finishing touches on a bean bag dart board.

PS: I will always love Whitney Houston’s hairstyle the best. Want to enjoy good food and support a good cause? Come to TAP’s Big Hair Country Fair on March 24th at the Salt Lick Pavilion! To buy tickets visit: TAP Big Hair. Proceeds benefit Theatre Action Project.

The Active Play Project: Getting Kids Moving

by Natalie Goodnow, Artistic Associate

Theatre Action Project’s TAP Afterschool program is partnering with the University of Texas School of Public Health (UTSPH), Del Valle ISD, and Bastrop ISD on an exciting adventure: The Active Play Project. The Project is designed to promote student’s enjoyment of physical activity and get them to participate in it during recess time and other break times during the school day. To do this the Project will enhance a school’s physical areas with playground designs. The markings are also intended to appeal to teachers to help the reinforce core academic content and encourage teachers to incorporate activity breaks during the day.