FORTS Field Trip Performances

At FORTS: Build Your Own Adventure, play is both a noun and a verb. Just like a play (noun), it is a carefully built and designed world, an emotional journey and an imaginatively designed story. But instead of watching the actors have all the fun, this is an experience where the audience gets to play (verb) together. For more context, check out this clip provided by our friends at Filament Theatre.

The lights come up and you walk into a living room filled with couches and giant towers of cardboard boxes. First order of business—build! It could be a dizzying feat of engineering that reaches the sky. It could be a cozy fort for one. It could be coloring and making a new friend. With new elements added throughout the experience and lights and sound that take you from day to night and back again, the story is different every time.  

The experience is facilitated by two amazing adventure guides who are there  to support the journey and make sure everyone has a great time and stays safe!  

While you can’t take food  and  drink into the adventure, there will be space outside of the adventure zone to fuel up or take a break. 

Yes! Please indicate on your form if this is something you’d like to request. A member of WT Education will follow up shortly to confirm the details of your request.

Yes! A full educational resource packet will be available to school groups once their booking is complete. 

Shoes aren’t allowed in the play-space so wear cute socks!

FORTS is an “informal learning environment,” where creative, unstructured play reduces stress and improves executive function for all ages. At FORTS, play focuses on deepening our emotional and social connections with peers, and intergenerationally. 

When you participate in FORTS, dramatic play facilitates moments of social collaboration and emotional exploration for BOTH adults and children. FORTS follows Montessori philosophies of “follow the child” and “freedom within limits.” Filament’s artistry is also rooted in a practice of youth-centered learning. Here is a deeper look at the Social-Emotional Learning Objectives within FORTS. 

Prepare for creative play by designating time for play, assembling ingredients, and avoiding distractions. Creative play reduces stress and improves executive function for all ages! 

Surprises can be joyful! Change may sometimes feel threatening; find ways to practice accepting the unexpected! 

Many moments of physical storytelling create an equal playing field and give young people leadership opportunities. Creative movement is always good for a laugh, and moving together builds a sense of connection. Body language is everyone's first language! 

Find ways to let new people lead. Each person is an expert in their own lived experience. 

Curating items that offer comfort helps us build resilience and express feelings. 

Physical activities, like building a fort, develop teamwork skills and physical connection. 

Reflect on emotions, memories, and significant objects to process emotions through storytelling, and to support healthy memory integration.