Square One Theatre of Stratford and ongoing Educational Program recently put on its production of Rounding Third for students at Bunnell and Stratford High Schools.

In the photo, l to r, Bunnell High School student Jayshylia Valentine, Square One actor Daniel John Kelly, Bunnell student Jessica Bria, Square One actor Dan Arenovski, Bunnell students Malyna Reid and John Riordan

The Educational Program, funded by People’s United Bank, provides teachers with study guides about the production for in-class preparation before Square One’s visit, theater officials said.

Square One Theatre’s Artistic Director Tom Holehan sets each scene, letting students know that actors, Milford’s Dan Arenovski and Norwalk’s Daniel John Kelly, portraying Little League coaches with "polar-opposite personalities," would talk directly to them as members of the team, theater officials said.

The performances were followed by a Q&A with the students, actors, director and teachers. As a class assignment, each student had to to write a brief ‘review’ of the play to be shared with Square One Theatre.
Square One Theatre has for the past 11 years taken one of its mainstage plays into school classrooms and libraries allowing for intimate theatrical experiences while enriching each school’s curriculum," theater officials said.

In 2005, Square One Theatre received The Friend of Education Award from the Stratford Board of Education for its work with the schools and students.