Educational Partners

Educational Series Coalition

Each year, schools in the regional area partner with the Penn College Community Arts Center to provide thousands of students the opportunity to experience live professional performances. These hand-picked programs line up with the curriculum being taught in the classroom and provide students with opportunities they may not have access to by collaborating with schools in our region. The Penn College Community Arts Center is able to provide these children with fun scholastic outings that expand learning beyond the classroom.

Coalition Schools

Williamsport Area School District
South Williamsport Area School District
Loyalsock Township School District
Sullivan County School District
Montgomery Area School District
Jersey Shore Area School District
Montoursville Area School District
Muncy School District
East Lycoming School District

A Community Encore Production

The Community Encore Production (formerly Student Summer Stock) program offers high school students in the regional area the opportunity to participate in and learn how to produce a show for a performing arts theater. Each summer a production is picked and auditions are held for students in grade 7^th through 12^th. Students are able to take what they learn during the program and apply it to their individual schools’ programs. The community looks forward to this production every summer and it has become a true testament to quality and quantity of available talent in the Greater Williamsport area.

The Nutcracker

Another highly engaging and experience-enriched student opportunity that the Arts Center has is the annual holiday production of The Nutcracker.  This collaboration with St. John’s School of the Arts Dance ensemble and Williamsport Youth Choir includes more than 125 young ballet dancers and musicians (k-12).  This high caliber approach to elementary and high school age dance performance brings the experience of professional level musicians and choreographers together with beginner and advanced school age children. Many non-performing students also get involved as ushers, stagehands and for the costume workshop and set design studio. This program brings in thousands of local families and friends to the Penn College Community Arts Center to begin their holiday season in celebration of youth arts education and all areas of production, from set design, to construction to acting, singing and dance. performance.