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W25 Kid Invent Theatre: Play On! Session A

$235

with Tali Eisenstadt

Calendar Jan 4, 2025 at 9:30 am, runs for 10 weeks

W25 Kid Invent Theatre: Play On! Session A

Grades 4-6 • Saturdays, 9:30-11:00 AM, Jan. 4 – Mar. 8, 2025 • $225 Subscribers/$235 Non-subscribers

Put those newly-honed acting skills to work, rehearsing and performing an original play. Continue to work on diction, character development, and body awareness while also exploring ensemble building. Perform the play on the final day of class for your family! Returning students who have taken this class before are always welcome, as scripts are new each session. This class builds on the fall session's Kids Invent Theatre: Fall Playmakers however new students may sign up if they wish.

Full Course

SB25 Making a Play

$275
Calendar Mar 17, 2025 at 9 am, runs for 1 week

Grades 3-4 • March 17-21, 2025 • 9:00 AM-4:00 PM • $265 Subscribers/$275 Non-subscribers

Audition for roles, rehearse and polish your scenes, design and create backdrops and props, all in five days! Perform for family and friends on the final day.

Will run

SUM25 Page to Stage: Pinocchio

$295
Calendar Jun 2, 2025 at 9 am, runs for 1 week

Page to Stage: Pinocchio
Grades 4-6, 9:00 AM-4:00 PM, June 2-6
$285 Subscribers/$295 Non-Subscribers

Needed: Young actors to bring this timeless story and one big wish to life. Help make the set, choose costumes, rehearse, and then perform for family and friends on the last day of class.

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Full Course

SUM25 Teen Scene: The Clearing

$295
Calendar Jun 9, 2025 at 9 am, runs for 1 week

Teen Scene: The Clearing
Grades 7-9, 9:00 AM-4:00 PM, June 9-13
$265 Subscribers/$275 Non-Subscribers

One summer, some teenagers find themselves in a clearing in the woods. Some are searching and some are hiding. Some are lost and some are found. The Clearing is a series of ten vignettes: sweet, witty, and poignant. Rehearse then perform for family on the final day.

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Will run

SUM25 Jack: The (Fairly) True Tale of Jack and the Beanstalk

$295
Calendar Jun 16, 2025 at 9 am, runs for 1 week

Jack: The (Fairly) True Tale of Jack and the Beanstalk
Grades 4-6, 9:00 AM-4:00 PM, June 16-20
$285 Subscribers/$295 Non-Subscribers

Jack and his sister Annabella are on a mission. The king of the giants has taken something that belongs to them, and they’ll do anything to get it back. Join us for a funny (and totally true!) retelling of a familiar tale.

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Full Course

SUM25 The Wild Robot

$236
Calendar Jun 30, 2025 at 9 am, runs for 1 week

The Wild Robot
Grades 4-6, 9:00 AM-4:00 PM, June 30-July 3
$226 Subscribers/$236 Non-Subscribers

Can a robot survive in the wilderness? Robot Roz discovers she is alone on a deserted island. As she befriends the animals on the island she realizes her best hope is to learn from them. Work on scenes inspired by the tale of what happens when nature and technology collide. Parents invited the final day for a showcase!

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Full Course

SUM25 Millicent Quibb

$295
Calendar Jul 14, 2025 at 9 am, runs for 1 week

Millicent Quibb
Grades 4-6, 9:00 AM-4:00 PM, July 14-18
$285 Subscribers/$295 Non-Subscribers

Based on the popular book by Kate McKinnon! At the Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette, the pizza is fatal and the bus is powered by gerbils. It is also a place where you can find your path, discover your voice, and, naturally, fight murderous worms. Rehearse scenes from the book and perform on the final day!

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Full Course

SUM25 Amazing Survival Stories

$295
Calendar Jul 21, 2025 at 9 am, runs for 1 week

Amazing Survival Stories
Grades 5-7, 9:00 AM-4:00 PM, July 21-25
$285 Subscribers/$295 Non-Subscribers

Amazing Survival Stories for Adventurous Kids retells the stories of people-just like you-who use their wits and good luck to survive in the worst possible situations. Retell their stories, and write new ones, that you can perform for your families on the final day!

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