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W26 Creative Drama I: Imagination Station

$195
Calendar Jan 9, 2027 at 9 am, runs for 9 weeks

W27 Creative Drama I: Imagination Station

Preschool-Kindergarten (must have turned 4 by 9/15/2025) • Saturdays, 9:00-9:55 AM, Jan. 9 – Mar. 6, 2027 • $185 Subscribers/$195 Non-subscribers

Each week we'll choose a different book to dramatize, along with other special items that we can use to tell the story. Is it a pencil or a giant’s toothpick? What else could it be? The sky’s the limit when we use our imaginations in this creative drama class. 

*Sharing time for parents on the final day

W27 Creative Characters: Act Out! Session A

$239
Calendar Jan 9, 2027 at 9:15 am, runs for 9 weeks

W25 Creative Characters: Act Out Session A

Grades 2-3 • Saturdays, 9:15-10:30 AM, Jan. 9 – Mar. 6, 2027 • $229 Subscribers/$239 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.

W27 Kids Invent Theatre: Play On! Session A

$255
Calendar Jan 9, 2027 at 9:30 am, runs for 9 weeks

W26 Kid Invent Theatre: Play On! Session A

Grades 4-6 • Saturdays, 9:30-11:00 AM, Jan. 9 – Mar. 6, 2027 • $245 Subscribers/$255 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.

W27 Kids Invent Theatre: Play On! Session B

$255

with Emily Konzen

Calendar Jan 9, 2027 at 9:30 am, runs for 9 weeks

W26 Kid Invent Theatre: Play On! Session B

Grades 4-6 • Saturdays, 9:30-11:00 AM, Jan. 9 – Mar. 6, 2026 • $245 Subscribers/$255 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.

W27 Kids Invent Theatre: Play On! Session C

$255
Calendar Jan 9, 2027 at 9:30 am, runs for 9 weeks

W26 Kid Invent Theatre: Play On! Session C

Grades 4-6 • Saturdays, 9:30-11:00 AM, Jan. 9 – Mar. 6, 2027 • $245 Subscribers/$255 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.

W27 Creative Characters: Act Out! Session B

$239
Calendar Jan 9, 2027 at 10:45 am, runs for 9 weeks

W25 Creative Characters: Act Out Session B

Grades 2-3 • Saturdays, 10:45 AM-12:00 PM, Jan. 9 – Mar. 6, 2027 • $229 Subscribers/$239 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.





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