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Classes and workshops for nine-year-olds, by category:

Core Classes for nine-year-olds:

• Play On! (ages 8-9) Wednesdays or Saturdays

Specialty Classes for nine-year-olds:

• Access Theatre Now! SESSION 3 CANCELLED (ages 7 and up) Tuesdays

Workshops for nine-year-olds:

• Hats Off! To Mother Earth Workshop (ages 6-10) Saturday

Apex classes for nine-year-olds:

• Acting Out (APEX) (ages 9-11) Mondays

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For more information about the youth education program, please contact Kathleen Rudolph on 919-821-4579, x225.

The classes below are sorted by start date

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Access Theatre Now! SESSION 3 CANCELLED

Ages: 7 and up

This class gives students with physical, emotional, learning and developmental disabilities an opportunity to gain self-esteem, improve social and communication skills and explore new modes of self-expression – all in a non-competitive, structured atmosphere. This session will culminate in an open classroom highlighting the individual talents of all involved. Support staff is welcome. No previous experience necessary. Limit 12 students.

Cost:

$90 for sessions I, III and IV - 7 instructional hours
$50 for session II - 4 instructional hours

Tuesdays , 5:30 – 6:30 PM

Session III: January 19 – March 3
Session IV: March 16 – May 4 (no class March 30)

Instructor: Susan Meyer

To enroll, please send in the registration form (PDF)

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Play On!

Ages: 8 – 9

Class focus: Students will continue to explore story dramatization but with more emphasis on group work and improvisation. No previous experience necessary. Limit 18 students.

Wednesdays 4:30 – 5:45 PM, or Saturdays, 10:45 AM – 12 Noon

Cost: 

$95 for sessions I, III and IV -  8.75 instructional hours
$55 for session II - 5 instructional hours

Wednesday Session III: Fractured Fairytales
January 20 – March 3
Wednesdays, 4:30 – 5:45 PM
There’s no telling what kind of characters will come to life as students get a chance to change some well-known fairytales.

Wednesday Session IV: Prop Bag Theatre
March 17 – May 5 (no class March 31)
Wednesdays, 4:30 – 5:45 PM
Stories from a bag? Imagine that! Using various items from the prop bag, students will work together to create believable characters and exciting stories.

Instructor: Martie Todd Sirois

 

Saturday Session III: Fractured Fairytales
January 23 – March 13
Saturdays, 10:45 AM – 12 Noon
There’s no telling what kind of characters will come to life as students get a chance to change some well-known fairytales.

Saturday Session IV: Prop Bag Theatre
March 20 – May 15 (no class March 27 or April 3)
Saturdays, 10:45 AM – 12 Noon
Stories from a bag? Imagine that! Using various items from the prop bag, students will work together to create believable characters and exciting stories.

Instructor: Susan Meyer

To enroll, please send in the registration form (PDF)

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Acting Out (APEX)

Ages: 9 – 11

Free your imagination and discover yourself on stage!  Through scripted scenes, students will explore character development, character relationships, memorization skills and rehearsal techniques.  No experience necessary.  Raleigh Little Theatre instructs. Limited to 16 participants.

Mondays, 4:30 - 6 pm

Session II: Dynamic Directors
November 2 – December 14
Mondays, 4:30 - 6 pm

Session III: Persuasive Poetry
January 11 – March 8   (no class January 18, February 15)
Mondays, 4:30 - 6 pm

Session IV: Comedic Commercials
March 15 – May 10   (no class March 29, April 5)
Mondays, 4:30 - 6 pm

Instructor: Kathleen Rudolph

Registration: Please call the Apex Community Center directly at 919-249-3402.

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Hats Off! To Mother Earth Workshop

Ages: 6 – 10

Or, rather, hats on, as we create extraordinary and outlandish hats from recyclable materials (newspapers, magazines, paper bags, paper plates, cardboard, bottle caps, you name it ...just as long as it can be recycled or composted). A “green salute” to our planet, in a lighthearted observance of Earth Day. All materials provided in this make-and-take workshop. No previous experience necessary. Limit 12 students.

Cost: $40

Date: Saturday, April 17, 1 – 4 pm

Instructor: Jan Morgan

To enroll, please send in the registration form (PDF)

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For more information about the youth education program, please contact Kathleen Rudolph on 919-821-4579, x225.

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