Prepare for a fascinating trip through the underbelly of American History. With LIT’s innovative educational programming, your students will encounter characters pulled from the pages of history. They will have a uniquely riveting experience grappling with essential issues (relevant today) while engaging in roleplay with our award-winning actors. History has never been this fun!
Our educational programming is available in a hybrid model. Available for your students anywhere in the world!
Prepare for a scavenger hunt through the underbelly of the Five Points. You will encounter aspirational low-lives, destitute urchins, and all sorts in between. In your search for the truth, you’ll uncover clues, confront suspects, and valiantly battle to mete out the justice that the slain victims deserve.
Perfect For: American History, NYC History, Immigration Studies, Judicial Studies, Cultural Studies
Our virtual trial experience looks at what was considered the worst things you could be in New York City in the early 1900s: an immigrant, an unmarried woman, and a Catholic. Mary Mallon, aka Typhoid Mary, was all of this and more. The experience reflects on current-day politics and anti-immigrant sentiment.
Perfect For: American History, NYC History, Women’s Studies, Epidemiology, Biology, Judicial Studies, Immigration Studies, Science, Cultural Studies
Join CIA Special Agent Brock Hammerhold as his crack security team to help expose a saboteur in Mission Athena: SABOTAGED! Enjoy our grounded, hilarious, and furiously compelling show. Get to be a part of a unique experience that goes beyond team-building. With our interactive actors, you and your team become the center of the action and get to truly inhabit the worlds we create.
Perfect For: American History, Space Exploration, Political History, Women’s Studies, Espionage, African American History, Science
“I enthusiastically recommend Live in Theater to any school seeking a unique, real-world learning experience.”
“In 32 years of theatergoing, I’ve never seen anything as engaging and memorable as The Ryan Case 1873. It’s educational theater at its best.”
“Students were quickly engaged, discussing theories and strategies with delight. The Trial of Typhoid Mary was visceral learning at its best!”
“This was a phenomenal experience—fun and learning combined! Our students loved it.”
“Students who usually disengage were suddenly immersed in discussions about everything from murder motives to the economic panic of 1873.”
“My class role-played social issues like discrimination and immigration, which are still relevant today. It was ingenious!”
“My class is still raving about the experience. They loved being part of the ‘action’.”
“My eighth graders practiced critical thinking collaboratively; even the quietest students took on leadership roles. It was remarkable!”
“The Trial of Typhoid Mary was an amazing learning event that kept students engaged.”
Interactive Theater is a theater genre that is fundamentally rooted in the interaction between YOU, the audience, and our actors. YOU freely talk and engage with them, and the story unfolds because of YOUR interactions with them. YOU directly affect the action and determine the outcome.
