Raising The Curtain

The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts recently hosted 120 Palm Beach County educators for its sixth annual Educator Night, highlighting the center’s 2019-2020 Main Stage Season.

The free event gives teachers the chance to see how the arts can enhance their classroom efforts while offering them exclusive ticket opportunities and treating them to live performances. 

Educators socialized over wine and hors d’oeuvres and enjoyed performances by Marika Aubrey, who plays Beverley Bass in the touring cast of “Come from Away,” and Johnbarry Green, who plays Pseudolus in MNM Theatre Company’s “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.”

The real Beverley Bass, American Airlines’ first female captain, also was present to talk about her personal experience piloting one of 38 passenger jets ordered to land in tiny Gander, Newfoundland, on 9/11, as depicted in “Come from Away.”

Teachers attending Educator Night were treated to a ticket giveaway in which more than 76 pairs of tickets for all Kravis on Broadway performances throughout the 2019-2020 season were awarded.

In addition, upcoming professional-development workshops for teachers through the arts were announced, highlighting the best instructional practices in the field of arts integration. Jill Switzer, co-host of “The Morning Lounge with Jill and Rich” on Legends 100.3 FM, hosted Educator Night.

For more than 27 seasons, the Kravis Center has helped 2.6 million schoolchildren from Palm Beach, Broward, Martin, St. Lucie and Okeechobee counties fuel their imaginations through comprehensive arts education programs. O

For more information, visit kravis.org/education.