The following are the core classes in the 2009-2010 Youth Education Program. These include classes for youth (4-12) and teens (13-18).
Core classes for teenagers and youth
For more information for our season-long education program and the registration form, go to the 2009-2010 Youth Education Program page.
The programs on this page are displayed in order of their start date.
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)
Creative Drama
Ages: 6 – 7
Class focus: Students will explore skills needed to bring a story to life such as concentration, movement, pantomime, voice, dialogue and characterization. No previous experience necessary. Limit 18 students.
Wednesdays 4:30 – 5:30 PM, or Saturdays, 9:30 – 10:30 AM
Cost:
$90 for sessions I, III and IV - 7 instructional hours
$50 for session II - 4 instructional hours
Wednesday Session III: Many Lands, Many Stories
January 20 – March 3
Wednesdays, 4:30 – 5:30 PM
Pack up your imagination as we explore stories from around the world.
Wednesday Session IV: 4-3-2-Once Upon A Story
March 17 – May 5 (no class March 31)
Wednesdays, 4:30 – 5:30 PM
Discover the power of your imagination as you make up your own classic stories!
Instructor: Jan Morgan
Saturdays Session III: Many Lands, Many Stories
January 23 – March 13
Saturdays, 9:30 – 10:30 AM
Pack up your imagination as we explore stories from around the world.
Saturdays Session IV: 4-3-2-Once Upon A Story
March 20 – May 15 (no class March 27 or April 3)
Saturdays, 9:30 – 10:30 AM
Discover the power of your imagination as you make up your own classic stories!
Instructor: Linda O’Day Young
To enroll, please send in the registration form (PDF)
Acting Out
Ages: 10 – 11
Class focus: Students are introduced to basic acting skills and vocal training through the development of believable characters in improvised and scripted scenes all in an atmosphere of fun. No previous experience necessary. Limit 18 students.
Thursdays 4:30 – 6 PM, or Saturdays, 10:45 AM – 12:15 PM
Cost:
$110 for sessions I, III and IV - 10.5 instructional hours
$65 for session II -
6 instructional hours
Thursday Session III: Supernatural Shakespeare
January 21 – March 4
Thursdays 4:30 – 6 PM
Students will be introduced to language, character, movement and voice as they encounter chanting witches from Macbeth, mischievous fairies in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, a foreboding ghost in Hamlet and a crafty magician and his sprite in The Tempest.
Instructor: Johannah Maynard
Thursday Session IV: Characters on Location
March 18 – May 6 (no class April 1)
Thursdays 4:30 – 6 PM
Students will develop believable characters and exciting scenes as they explore fun story environments such as Elementary School Soap Opera, Fantasy Reality TV, Fairytale Courtroom Drama or Chilling Tales From
the Refrigerator.
Instructor: Rob Jenkins
Saturday Session III: Supernatural Shakespeare
January 23 – March 13
Saturdays, 10:45 AM – 12:15 PM
Students will be introduced to language, character, movement and voice as they encounter chanting witches from Macbeth, mischievous fairies in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, a foreboding ghost in Hamlet and a crafty magician and his sprite in The Tempest.
Instructor: Lucius Robinson
Saturday Session IV: Characters on Location
March 20 – May 15 (no class March 27 or April 3)
Saturdays, 10:45 AM – 12:15 PM
Students will develop believable characters and exciting scenes as they explore fun story environments such as Elementary School Soap Opera, Fantasy Reality TV, Fairytale Courtroom Drama or Chilling Tales From
the Refrigerator.
Instructor: Jan Morgan
To enroll, please send in the registration form (PDF)
Center Stage THURSDAY SESSION III FULL
Ages: 12 – 13
Class focus: Through scripted or improvised material, students will learn basic acting concepts such as objective, circumstances, articulation, projection, characterization and improvisation. No previous experience necessary. Limit 14 students.
Thursdays, 4:30 – 6 PM or Saturdays, 11 AM – 12:30 PM
Cost:
$110 for sessions I, III and IV - 10.5 instructional hours
$65 for session II - 6 instructional hours
Thursday Session III: Scene Study. Really! FULL
January 21 – March 4
Thursdays, 4:30 – 6 PM
Acting is not pretending. Acting is becoming, and above all else – you gotta keep it real! So how do you make a character believable? How do you make a scene seem so real? How do you make a rehearsed moment appear to be happening for the first time? How do you make your character’s words your own? Through scripted scenes students will explore techniques for keeping it real.
Instructor: Rob Jenkins
Thursday Session IV: One Act Playmakers
March 18 – May 6 (no class April 1)
Thursdays, 4:30 – 6 PM
The perfect role is waiting for you! All you have to do is write the play! In this creative class, students will use team work to learn the craft of play writing as they create characters with clear objectives, write believable dialogue, explore character conflict and relationships, and then weave it all into a one act play to be performed on the last day of class.
Instructor: Johannah Maynard
Saturday Session III: Scene Study. Really!
January 23 – March 13
Saturdays, 11 AM – 12:30 PM
Acting is not pretending. Acting is becoming, and above all else – you gotta keep it real! So how do you make a character believable? How do you make a scene seem so real? How do you make a rehearsed moment appear to be happening for the first time? How do you make your character’s words your own? Through scripted scenes students will explore techniques for keeping it real.
Instructor: Staci Sabarsky
Saturday Session IV: One Act Playmakers
March 20 – May 15 (no class March 27 or April 3)
Saturdays, 11 AM – 12:30 PM
The perfect role is waiting for you! All you have to do is write the play! In this creative class, students will use team work to learn the craft of play writing as they create characters with clear objectives, write believable dialogue, explore character conflict and relationships, and then weave it all into a one act play to be performed on the last day of class.
Instructor: Anoushka Brod
To enroll, please send in the registration form (PDF)
Playtime Sessions 3 FULL
Age: 5
Class focus: Students will continue to explore and express their own individual creativity in an atmosphere which also promotes the importance of teamwork in bringing a story
to life. No previous experience necessary. Limit 12 students.
Saturdays, 9:30 – 10:30 AM
Cost:
$90 for sessions I, III and IV - 7 instructional hours
$50 for session II - 4 instructional hours
Please Note: Due to building renovations to the RLT theatre complex, Session II will have an abbreviated schedule.
Session III: Up, Up, And Away! FULL
Saturdays, January 23 – March 13
9:30 – 10:30 AM
A magic carpet, a hot air balloon or even a spaceship will take you on adventures to other lands.
Session IV: Critter Tales
Saturdays, March 20 – May 15 (no class March 27 or April 3)
9:30 – 10:30 AM
Act out stories about critters great and small.
Instructor: Susan Meyer
To enroll, please send in the registration form (PDF)
Ages: 14 – 18
Class focus: Through scripted or improvised material, students pursue a more intensive study of the craft of acting. Each session is designed to target the development of a particular skill. No previous experience necessary. Limit 14 students.
Saturdays, 12:30 – 2:30 PM
Cost:
$140 for sessions I, III and IV - 14 instructional hours
$80 for session II - 8 instructional hours
Session III: CSI Theatre
January 23 – March 13
Saturdays, 12:30 – 2:30 PM
An actor needs to be an adventurous detective, persistent enough to uncover even the most elusive clues to character and bold enough to make strong choices in order to bring that character to life on stage. In this character-driven improvisation class, students will investigate a variety of sources in order to uncover and develop interesting characters and to create original scenes.
Instructor: Anoushka Brod
Session IV: Scene Study
March 20 – May 15 (no class March 27 or April 3)
Saturdays, 12:30 – 2:30 PM
Students get the chance to sharpen their acting skills and test their performance abilities under the guidance of a nurturing director. Using Meisner techniques students will rehearse scenes with an emphasis on personalizing their roles, developing truthful, believable characters and creating energized “in the moment” connections with their scene partners.
Instructor: Marta King
To enroll, please send in the registration form (PDF)
Dramatic Play
Age: 4
Class focus: To encourage young students to express themselves vocally as well as physically and to exercise that great pretending machine. No previous experience necessary. Limit 12 students.
Saturdays 9:30 – 10:30 AM
Cost:
$90 for sessions I, III and IV - 7 instructional hours
$50 for session II - 4 instructional hours
Session III: It's All Happening At The Zoo
Saturdays, January 23 – March 13
9:30 – 10:30 AM
Take a trip to the zoo and hear what our animal friends have to say.
Session IV: The Enchanted Forest
Saturdays, March 20 – May 15 (no class March 27 or April 3)
9:30 – 10:30 AM
Act out stories of enchantment with fairies, elves, dragons, unicorns and more.
Instructor: Jan Morgan
To enroll, please send in the registration form (PDF)
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