The Old Brick Playhouse Company wins State Award

Though it was a particularly cold day in January, wild horses could not have prevented representatives from The Old Brick Playhouse Company of Elkins from a trip to Charleston to attend WV’s annual Martin Luther King Celebration. This year, The Old Brick Playhouse won the “Living the Dream” Service Organization Honor Roll Award from the Martin Luther King, Jr. West Virginia Holiday Commission. Read more.

Project Steer

The Old Brick Playhouse introduces an exciting and effective new program available both on tour and in house. Project Steer, is a resource available to any business or organization aiming to improve customer and employee morale, to increase productivity, to build a more positive work environment, to eliminate negative work habits, to improve creative problem solving, and to provide a direct outlet for employee feedback through the use of Role Playing. Role Playing can be used by management and employees to replicate business situations. This method is the systematic building of correct habits while learning the acceptable and best way to communicate your ideas both to colleagues and to customers. Not only does Project Steer serve an educational purpose for both employees and management but also promises an evening of fun filled interactive entertainment. To find out more information or to schedule training call the Old Brick office or e-mail missy@theoldbrick.org.

Brick-o-vision

In response to the communal separation anxiety that takes place when one of our Apprentice students moves away or graduates, John Prentice devised a system by which these students can attend virtually a portion of the weekly apprentice meeting. Brick-o-vision, created and piloted by a group of Apprentices utilizes technology to allow our group of eighty five students and seven staff to interact with Apprentice Alums as they attend our weekly meeting through Skype. Now established, this resource will be available to other homesick apprentice alumni who would just like to drop in for a taste of nostalgia and good clean Old Brick fun. And in the case that we ever need a magic mirror – these virtual students may also have an actual onstage during and actual production.  

2009 Calendar

October 2009 • Apprentice Program begins October 12th—sign up now (grades 6-12)

January 2010 • Act Up, Literally!