Professional Learning Series

La Jolla Playhouse Tech Theatre Summer Intensive for Theatre Educators

Come to the Tony Award winning La Jolla Playhouse for a fun filled and action packed week of professional learning intensive in technical theatre. This opportunity offers hands-on activities for the new theatre teacher who needs additional support to safely teach tech theatre as a course or the veteran theatre teacher who wants to reacquaint themselves with tech theatre best practices. Your experiences will be facilitated by veteran high school Theatre teachers and La Jolla Playhouse Teaching Artists, Julie Benitez and Kirsten Giard – experienced educators with nearly 60 years of teaching combined. You will also interact with professional artists and technicians working on La Jolla Playhouse productions.

You have multiple options to choose from:

Option A: $239

So, You Need to Put on a Show: One-Day Workshop
Monday, July 21, 2025. 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

• This workshop is for the brand new theatre teacher, the accidental theatre teacher or director, or an experienced teacher who needs some new ideas.
• Are you feeling lost or overwhelmed when you think of all the steps needed to put on a production for your program? We are here to help!
• Join us as we help unpack the basics of planning, producing and creating a production. Bring your show ideas and let’s talk!

Book Now

Option B: $239

New Theatre Teacher 101: One-Day Workshop
Tuesday, July 22, 2025. 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

• Are you starting a program from scratch? Are you replacing a teacher? Are you needing some fresh ideas?
• This workshop will focus some of the secrets and shortcuts in creating a new program or ways to successfully transition from another teacher to you.
• Topics include advocacy, transition, creating leadership potential with students and creating a new program reality for your students.
• We will also focus on units of study for your classes that are new teacher friendly and tried and true activities. Curriculum will be standards-based. Assessment techniques and tools are addressed.

Book Now

Option C: $599

Three Day Technical Theatre Intensive
Wednesday – Friday, July 23 – 25, 2025

• Hands on experiences in Theatre safety, set design and construction, props, costumes, projections, and technical theatre curriculum.
• Demonstrations and conversations with La Jolla Playhouse professionals.
• Guidance on lesson planning and curriculum development.
• Behind the scenes at La Jolla Playhouse and rehearsal processes.
• Intensive begins at 9:00 am on the 23rd and concludes at 5:00 pm on the 25th. Detailed schedule will be sent closer to the start date.

This option is sold out. If you wish to be added to a waitlist, please email the following to [email protected]: Your name, your school, your email address, your phone number, your city, and which session you would like to enroll in.
 

Option D: $899

All Five Days of Program: All included above.
(You may also choose Options A, B, or C in any combination)

This option is sold out. If you wish to be added to a waitlist, please email the following to [email protected]: Your name, your school, your email address, your phone number, your city, and which session you would like to enroll in.

 
Locations:
Programming will take place at La Jolla Playhouse, 2910 La Jolla Village Drive, La Jolla, CA 92037. Housing is not provided for this intensive, but there are plenty of hotels and Airbnbs in the area. Lunch will be provided daily for participants.

It is our preference that you purchase your options with a credit card through the website, but if you need to purchase your spot with a purchase order, please do the following:
Email: [email protected] with the following information:
Your name, your email, your phone number, your school, your address, which option(s) you would like to attend. For invoice: Name of person receiving invoice, email, address, school district, phone number.
Please note: All purchase orders must be filled no later than July 1, 2025.