Flock Theatre's SAVE A.R.T. (Actors Reinventing Theatre) campaign is an initiative designed to bring students to see their school-time performances of Macbeth in late October and Of Mice & Men in March of 2009. Last year, this program succeeded in bringing over 700 students to these shows, giving most of them their first exposure to live theatre.

This year, Flock Theatre is once again seeking individuals, businesses and corporations to help in this campaign.

For the past six years, Flock Theatre has been providing opportunities to local students to see Flock’s classical productions (productions which often tie in directly with school curricula) at low cost. These productions have been great successes and have been met with accolades from students and school officials alike. However, in the current economic climate, many students and schools still find it too costly to attend these performances. School districts across the region are finding it harder and harder to meet the ever-increasing demands placed on them, all the while needing to find new ways to keep their students interested in their subjects.

Flock Theatre is therefore taking the initiative to help expose these students to the works of Shakespeare and other classics at no cost to either the students or their district. But they need the help of community members to make this happen. For the cost of a mere $10 per student—the price of a movie ticket—a local student will get the chance to see the glory and pageantry of Shakespeare the way it was meant to be seen: live and in person, while for $250, a person or business can sponsor an entire class. Anyone wishing to donate can send his or her tax-deductible donation to SAVE A.R.T. c/o Flock Theatre, 66 Union Street, New London, CT 06320 (Please make checks payable to Flock Theatre), or contact Flock Theatre directly by calling 860-443-3119 or via e-mail at FlockTheatre@hotmail.com.