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W25 Creative Characters: Act Out! Session A

$220

with Katie Dorrell

Calendar Jan 4, 2025 at 9:15 am, runs for 10 weeks

W25 Creative Characters: Act Out Session A

Grades 2-3 • Saturdays, 9:15-10:30 AM, Jan. 4 – Mar. 8, 2025 • $210 Subscribers/$220 Non-subscribers

Students continue to transition to a more disciplined approach to theatre arts. While keeping it developmentally appropriate, young actors will begin to use scripted and original material to focus on creating a character and collaborating with others in an ensemble. 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.

Will run

W25 Kid Invent Theatre: Play On! Session A

$235
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

W25 Kid Invent Theatre: Play On! Session B

$235

with Derek Phelps

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

W25 Kid Invent Theatre: Play On! Session B

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

W25 Creative Drama II: Story Quest

$180

with Robin Fulton

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

W25 Creative Drama II: Story Quest

Grades 1-2 • Saturdays, 10:30-11:30 AM, Jan. 4 – Mar. 8, 2025 • $170 Subscribers/$180 Non-subscribers

Each class always starts with a good story, with characters and places that leap out of the pages of a book. Where will be go from there? It’s up to you! Beginning acting skills, body awareness, self-expression, and literacy skills are reinforced. 

*Sharing for parents on last day of class

Will run

W25 Creative Characters: Act Out! Session B

$220

with Katie Dorrell

Calendar Jan 4, 2025 at 10:45 am, runs for 10 weeks

W25 Creative Characters: Act Out Session B

Grades 2-3 • Saturdays, 10:45-12:00 PM, Jan. 6 – Mar. 2, 2025 • $210 Subscribers/$220 Non-subscribers

Students continue to transition to a more disciplined approach to theatre arts. While keeping it developmentally appropriate, young actors will begin to use scripted and original material to focus on creating a character and collaborating with others in an ensemble. 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.

Will run

W25 Teen Theatre Project

$270

with Maren Grant

Calendar Jan 4, 2025 at 11 am, runs for 9 weeks

W25 Teen Theatre Project

Grades 7-10  • Jan. 4-Mar. 1

Jan. 4-Feb. 8, 11:00 AM-1:00 PM
Feb. 15-Mar. 1, 10:00 AM-1:00 PM
Performance Mar. 1, 12:00 PM

$260 Subscribers/$270 Non-Subscriber

Design and create a whole production including costumes, sound, set, and props. Registration now open! 

 

W25 Home School Theatre Grades K-3

$196

with Maren Grant

Calendar Jan 8, 2025 at 9 am, runs for 10 weeks

W25 Home School Theatre Grades K-3

Grades K-3 • Wednesdays, 9:00 AM-10:00 AM • Jan. 8-Mar. 12 • $186 Subscribers/$196 Non-Subscribers

Children will bring favorite books to life and become the characters they love! We’ll act out stories, play theatre games and sing songs, all while introducing basic theatre and acting concepts and reinforcing literacy and cooperation skills. Join us for this class scheduled especially for home schooling famlies!

W25 Home School Theatre Grades 4-7

$242

with Maren Grant

Calendar Jan 8, 2025 at 10:30 am, runs for 10 weeks

W25 Home School Theatre Grades 4-7

Grades 4-7 • Wednesdays, 10:30 AM-12:00 PM • Jan. 8-Mar. 12 • $232 Subscribers/$242 Non-Subscribers

Wanted: young actors who are ready to take the stage by storm. Work on vocal projection, diction and body awareness, along with other performance skills, using a play chosen just for our class needs. Rehearse, polish and present your show for your parents!* All levels of experience and returning students welcome!





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