Workshops for Kindergarten ~ 2 grade

CREATIVE DRAMA: Using your imagination

This workshop encourages students to stretch their bodies and their imaginations as they participate in theater and movement games.  Workshops promote listening skills, communication skills, group decision making, and an understanding of their own emotions and the emotions of others. 

STORY THEATRE:  Great Stories Come To Life

Story Theatre is a form of theatre where narrator tells the story while others perform it through mime or dialogue.  Sometimes the narration is provided by those who are acting out the characters, animals and inanimate objects. Story theatre is a good way to study theatre or a specific play without needing to memorize all of the lines.

Workshops for 3 ~ 5 grades

CREATING A CHARACTER:  Acting It Out

Characterization is art of creating an imaginary person on stage.  Students are introduced to the different concepts of creating a character, and then have a chance to let their imagination run wild and create their own imaginary characters.

CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP:  Imagination Jumpstarts

This Creative Writing Workshop stimulates young writers with a series of writing, and storytelling games designed to get students diving into their own imaginations and writing stories based on the worlds that exist only in their minds.

IMPROVISATION:  A Hands-On Introduction To Short Form Improv!

The success of the show “Who’s Line Is It Anyway” brought a new interest in short-form improvisation to the US.  Improvisation is used by directors as a rehearsal tool typically, and the fundamentals of improvisation help establish “good habits” on stage.

Workshops for grades 5 ~ 8

PANTOMIME:  Creating A Physical Character And Environment

In this more advanced Pantomime workshop, students learn how physical actions and characterization can communicate character as well as environment and situation. Music is a very practical and common component of Pantomime.  Students work on communicating through pantomime while using a piece of music.

IMPROVISATION:  Creating a Scene

In a more advanced application of the Improvisation workshop, students are exposed to more detailed improvisation guidelines; most importantly the idea of “give-and-take” and  “acceptance” on stage

MUSICAL THEATRE: An Introduction To Musical Theatre Movement

Choreography for Musical Theatre can be based in any of the hundreds of forms of dance.  However, certain principles always apply to movement in Musical Theatre.  Students work to produce a short choreographed piece incorporating these principles.