Profile Theatre firmly believes the value of an informed, educated audience. We support this by providing educational opportunities to learners of all ages- from community members attending performances to high school students studying theatre.

Education Programs for Youth

Find out more about Profile’s efforts to provide theatre education to area high school students:

Hands On Theatre Program
Student Matinees

Study Guides for All Ages

Profile creates an in-depth study guide to accompany each season. The guide is provided at no cost to our audience, community members and students.

To request a Study Guide please contact Cindy Lyndin at cindy@profiletheatre.org.

For an example, download the 2010-11 Lee Blessing Study Guide.

Mat Chats

The first Sunday matinee of each Main Production is time for “Mat Chat”, or audience talk backs. That’s your opportunity to discuss the plays with the creative artists involved directly after the performance. These informal discussions are lively, informative and give you a behind-the-scenes look at the process that led to the work you have just seen.

What is a Staged Reading?

A unique aspect of Profile’s season is the inclusion of staged readings to further its mission of presenting a full scope of one playwright’s body of work. Staged readings are a cross between a full production and a more traditional sit-down reading with actors on stools behind music stands. In a staged reading, actors use scripts, but the play is fully staged and some minimal production elements are employed to enhance the overall experience. Response to Profile’s past staged readings has been that audiences “forget the actors were holding their scripts” — it’s like seeing a full production. They are produced at a fraction (one-fifth) the cost of a full production but afford the full experience of the play and thereby enhance the audience’s experience of the playwright.