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SP24 Creative Characters: Play it For Me

$170

with Katie Dorrell

Calendar Mar 23, 2024 at 9:15 am, runs for 8 weeks

CREATIVE CHARACTERS:

Grades 2-3 • Saturdays, 9:15-10:30 AM, Mar. 23-May 11, 2024 * • $160 Subscribers/$170 Non-subscribers

Young actors will use scripted and original material to focus on creating a character and collaborating with others in an ensemble. We might even throw in a song to explore musical storytelling! This is a beginning acting class that will focus on vocal projection and fluency, expressiveness, and body awareness. Parents may attend an informal sharing on the last day of class.

Full Course

SP24 Creative Drama II: A Song in My Heart

$150

with Maren Grant

Calendar Mar 23, 2024 at 10:30 am, runs for 8 weeks

CREATIVE DRAMA II: A Song in My Heart

Grades 1-2 • Saturdays, 10:30-11:30 AM, Mar. 23-May 11, 2024 • $140 Subscribers/$150 Non-subscribers

We’ll explore how music can add to our stories, while incorporating music and movement. Parents are invited to come sing and dance with us on the final day of class!

Will run

SUM24 Scene Stealers

$110

with Robin Fulton

Calendar Jun 5, 2024 at 1 pm, runs for 1 week

Grades 2-3 · 1:00-4:00 PM, June 5-7 · $100 Subscribers/$110 Non-Subscribers

Using favorite books, perform scenes in large and small groups. Have fun while working on beginning acting skills and ensemble building.

Full Course

SUM24 Sweet Life

$175

with Robin Fulton

Calendar Jun 10, 2024 at 9 am, runs for 1 week

Grades 2-3· 9:00 AM-12:00 PM, June 10-14· $165 Subscribers/$175 Non-Subscribers

We’ll write and make commercials for our very own Willy Wonka candy inventions. We’ll also dramatize the “sweetest” stories, like The Ice Cream Machine, The Chocolate Touch, The Candy Dish, and more!

Full Course

SUM24 Lands of Wonder Grades 2-3

$175

with Robin Fulton

Calendar Jun 17, 2024 at 1 pm, runs for 1 week

Grades 2-3 · 1:00-4:00 PM, June 17-21 · $165 Subscribers/$175 Non-Subscribers

The rabbit hole took Alice to Wonderland, the twister took Dorothy to Oz, and the wardrobe took the Pevensie children to Narnia. Each day we’ll enter and explore a different magical world in which nothing happens as we expect it. We’ll even create our own magical world and characters that live in it!

Full Course

SUM24 Toy Stories

$175

with Allison Koch

Calendar Jun 24, 2024 at 1 pm, runs for 1 week

Grades 2-3 · 1:00-4:00 PM, June 24-28 · $165 Subscribers/$175 Non-Subscribers

Imagine the inner lives of toys and act out their stories using books such as Toys Go Out and The Velveteen Rabbit and others as inspiration. What would your toys say if they could talk? Let’s find out!

Full Course

SUM24 Playhouse Players: Frankencrayon

$175

with Jenna Darsee

Calendar Jul 1, 2024 at 9 am, runs for 1 week

Grades 2-3 · 9:00 AM-4:00 PM, July 1-3 · $165 Subscribers/$175 Non-Subscribers

The crayons are ready to tell the thrilling tale of Frankencrayon. The roles are cast, but then disaster strikes. Someone has scribbled on the page! Horrifying! The story can’t go on! Learn the basics of story dramatization and creative problem-solving while rehearsing the play.

Full Course

SUM24 A to Z Mysteries: Detective Camp

$175

with Allison Koch

Calendar Jul 8, 2024 at 9 am, runs for 1 week

Grades 2-3 · 9:00 AM-12:00 PM, July 8-12 · $165 Subscribers/$175 Non-Subscribers

Welcome to summer camp for detectives, with Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose! Spend a week following clues and learning about the science of crime solving. Figure out your part of the puzzle-is something suspicious? Act out the story and discover the clues!

Full Course




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