What if students worldwide had access to the Alliance Theatre’s critically acclaimed Theatre for Youth and Families productions? What if teachers were equipped with resources that empowered them to daily integrate the arts in their lessons? Thanks to an exciting new partnership between the Alliance Theatre and Cox Campus, these “what-ifs” are becoming a reality.

Cox Campus is an innovative learning platform that was created to scale the transformative work of the Rollins Center for Language and Literacy, extending its reach far beyond Atlanta to communities around the world. Alliance Theatre Arts Integration on Cox Campus will extend the stage into every classroom and make arts integration accessible for every teacher. The impact will be felt by students and teachers alike.

When we built the Goizueta Stage for Youth & Families, we dreamed of removing barriers to participation for our entire community,” says Jennings Hertz Artistic Director Christopher Moses. “We define that term [community] broadly and never wanted zip code to be the determining factor in who can access our work. Partnering with the world-renowned Cox Campus allowed us to immediately reach classrooms not only throughout the entire state of Georgia, but across the globe. Educators and students in over 135 countries can now experience the awe & wonder of Alliance Theatre for Youth & Families productions for free through Cox Campus’ online resources. Thank you to the experts at Cox Campus for helping us achieve our dream of making theatre a birthright for all children.

This partnership will provide classrooms worldwide with free educational access to the Alliance Theatre’s critically acclaimed Theatre for Youth and Families productions via the Cox Campus platform. Starting this January, students will experience Doctor De Soto come to life from the page to the stage when they stream the Alliance Theatre’s world-premiere production. And this is just the beginning!

Teachers will have access to training and instructional resources designed to introduce and equip them in effective, evidence-based arts-integrated theater strategies. Accompanying instructional videos model basic arts-integration strategies that teachers can implement as pre- or post-activities to extend learning across various content areas. This training seeks to make arts-integration accessible for teachers of all ages and stages.

Today, more than 400,000 members across all fifty states and over 135 countries engage with Cox Campus, a platform offering 100% free, unlimited access to a broad and deep range of courses, resources, webinars, and community discussions—all advancing language and literacy practices. The Alliance Theatre is honored to partner with this inspiring platform to leverage theater-based strategies that elevate student voice and foster deeper, more creative engagement with and response to artistic material.

Alliance Theatre Arts Integration on Cox Campus will provide worldwide access to theater in the classroom and empower teachers to expand their students’ minds through arts-integrated strategies and foundational literacy skills. Here’s to the beginning of a beautiful new partnership.