Greenway READS
Greenway Institute for the Arts and Greenway Court Theatre collaborate yearly to engage the students of Fairfax High, Gardena High, and View Park High School. The multi-disciplinary approach to programming will focus both on the thematic content of the novel as well as a way to bring this novel to life through arts education and special events. Every fall, Greenway Arts Alliance leads the Fairfax High School community and beyond in a community reading of a pre-selected novel.
High school students engage with the text in the classroom during a 5-week residency with a teaching artist who develops arts-based activities and workshops highlighting the novel’s themes. Then, our Greenway Court Theatre produces a stage version of the novel and hosts matinee performances for the students, including a post-show discussion with the cast. Students and teachers also have the chance to engage in the program through social media, contests, and a raffle.
The program will run from Fall 2024.
Stay tuned for the selected program! Greenway Court Theatre is anticipating a thrilling production this season.
If you have any questions, please contact
Student Programs Manager, Christina Carrera
by email at christina@greenwayartsalliance.org
or phone at 323-655-7679 ext 118.
Learn More about Greenway Reads
In 2023, Greenway Court Theatre Presented:
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter
Adapted for the stage by Isaac Gómez based on Erika L. Sánchez’s award-winning novel, I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter follows Julia, a Chicago high school student as she navigates trials and tribulations of following her dreams of becoming a writer alongside the death of her sister, Olga—who might not have been quite as perfect as she seemed. This vibrant new work is a love story of young Chicanas who, in trying to find the truth about the people and the world around them, end up finding themselves.