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Classes for youth (ages 4-12)

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The Raleigh Little Theatre Education Program is in its 22sth year. We offer year-round instruction for children ages 4 to 12, as well as for teenagers – an initiative supported by two full time staff, along with adjunct faculty. More than 850 students enroll each year in classes, camps and workshops. These are offered on-site and in Apex.

Most of our classes focus on the process of creating theatre through fun, imaginative, nurturing, creative play and ensemble building. Some of our classes for the seasoned student are geared more toward performance. Each session of classes culminates in an Open Classroom to give parents and friends a taste of the participants’ everyday experience in the program.

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2010-2011 Youth Education Program

Classes and workshops for youth (ages 4-12):

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


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 per session
7 instructional hours

Session I: Getting To Know You And Me
September 11 – October 23
Through stories, poems and theatre games, we’ll learn so much about ourselves and others.

Session II: Animal Kingdom
October 30 – December 18 (no class Nov 27)
Celebrate animals great and small and the stories they have to tell.

Session III: Fiesta!
January 15 – February 26
Have fun with exciting Hispanic folktales
and music.

Session IV: Fairies, Elves, Dragons and Unicorns
March 19 – May 14 (no class Apr 16 or 23)
Act out stories of enchantment and magic.

Instructor: Jan Morgan

 

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


Playtime

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 per session
7 instructional hours

Session I: Let's Pretend!
September 11 – October 23
Have fun as you become the characters in some favorite stories.

Session II: Rumble In The Jungle
October 30 – December 18 (no class November 27)
Go wild as you bring jungle tales to life.

Session III: Alligators And Learning All Around
January 15 – February 26
Act out stories, poems and songs which help you learn!

Session IV: Magic Carpet Ride
March 19 – May 14 (no class April 16 or 23)
Oh the places you will go as you discover characters and stories from other lands!

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 per session
7 instructional hours

Wednesday Session I: Stories Alive!
4:30 – 5:30 PM
September 8 – October 20
Have fun and learn basic acting skills as you bring favorite stories to life through drama.
Instructor: Johannah Maynard Edwards

Wednesday Session II: Around The World
4:30 – 5:30 PM
October 27 – December 15 (no class Nov 24)
Travel to other lands through drama!
Instructor: Martie Todd Sirois

Wednesday Session III: Creative Players
4:30 – 5:30 PM
January 12 – February 23
Discover exciting ways to tell a story.
Instructor: Lisa Kinlaw

Wednesday Session IV: Story Makers
4:30 – 5:30 PM
March 16 – May 4 (no class Apr 20)
Make up your own classic tales!
Instructor: Barbette Hunter

Saturday Session I: Stories Alive!
9:30 – 10:30 AM
September 11 – October 23
Have fun and learn basic acting skills as you bring favorite stories to life through drama.
Instructor: Kirsten Ehlert

Saturday Session II: Around The World
9:30 – 10:30 AM
October 30 – December 18 (no class Nov 27)
Travel to other lands through drama!
Instructor: Linda O’Day Young

Saturday Session III: Creative Players
9:30 – 10:30 AM
January 15 – February 26
Discover exciting ways to tell a story.
Instructor: PJ Maske

Saturday Session IV: Story Makers
9:30 – 10:30 AM
March 19 – May 14 (no class Apr 16 or 23)
Make up your own classic tales!
Instructor: Linda O’Day Young

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


Play On! SESSION 1 FULL

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 per session
8.75 instructional hours

Wednesday Session I: Fairytale Rewind FULL
4:30 – 5:45 PM
September 8 – October 20
Students will create and act out the other side of the story as well known fairytale and nursery rhyme characters such as the Big Bad Wolf, Cinderella’s Step Sisters, Red’s Grandma and that cow who jumped over the moon put the story on rewind and play them from their point of view.
Instructor: Martie Todd Sirois

Wednesday Session II: Myth, Magic and Mystery
4:30 – 5:45 PM
October 27 – December 15 (no class Nov 24)
Students will create and act out tales of wonderment as they travel to magnificent places such as Mt. Olympus, Wonderland, Narnia and Never Land.
Instructor: Barbette Hunter

Wednesday Session III: Character Safari
4:30 – 5:45 PM
January 12 – February 23
Students will create exiting stories with believable characters as they explore fun story environments such as the jungle, the school, TV, outer space, under the sea and even
under the bed!
Instructor: Martie Todd Sirois

Wednesday Session IV: Upside Down Inside Out Wacky Tales
4:30 – 5:45 PM
March 16 – May 4 (no class April 20)
Using Sideways Stories from Wayside School as inspiration, students will create their own zany characters and stories!
Instructor: Martie Todd Sirois

Saturday Session I: Fairytale Rewind FULL
10:45 AM – 12 Noon
September 11 – October 23
Instructor: Susan Meyer

Saturday Session II: Myth, Magic and Mystery
10:45 AM – 12 Noon
October 30 – December 18 (no class November 27)
Instructor: Susan Meyer

Saturday Session III: Character Safari
10:45 AM – 12 Noon
January 15 – February 26
Instructor: Susan Meyer

Saturday Session IV: Upside Down Inside Out Wacky Tales
10:45 AM – 12 NOON
March 19 – May 14 (no class April 16 or 23)
Instructor: Anoushka Brod

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 per session
10.5 instructional hours

Thursday Session I: Stage Door
4:30 – 6 PM
September 9 – October 21
Through the use of theatre exercises, improvisation and scripted material, students will learn basic techniques they need to know in order to audition effectively, develop believable characters and act for the stage.
Instructor: Barbette Hunter

Thursday Session II: Chill With Will
4:30 – 6 PM
October 28 – December 16 (no class November 25)
Why would anyone want to perform Shakespeare? It’s so old! It doesn’t make any sense! It doesn’t have anything to do with me. You won’t be saying that after you learn to chill with Will, one of the coolest playwrights of all time. Students will use improvisation, theatre games, movement and music to better understand and speak the words of Shakespeare with ease.
Instructor: Johannah Maynard Edwards

Thursday Session III: Really Us! or Kids In A Nutshell
4:30 – 6 PM
January 13 – February 24
Students will use fun improvisation games and exercises to create original scenes which demonstrate their “Quick and Easy Guide To Understanding Your Child” written by them and dedicated to parents everywhere!
Instructor: Anoushka Brod

Thursday Session IV: Places Please
4:30 – 6 PM
March 17– May 5 (no class April 21)
Using scripted material, student actors will experience the rehearsal process from audition to performance as they develop and sharpen skills in character development, character relationships, rehearsal techniques and memorization.
Instructor: Barbette Hunter

Saturday Session I: Stage Door
10:45 AM – 12:15 PM
September 11 – October 23
Instructor: Linda O’Day Young

Saturday Session II: Chill With Will
10:45 AM – 12:15 PM
October 30 – December 18 (no class November 27)
Instructor: Lucius Robinson

Saturday Session III: Really Us! or Kids In A Nutshell
10:45 AM – 12:15 PM
January 15 – February 26
Instructor: Anoushka Brod

Saturday Session IV: Places Please
10:45 AM – 12:15 PM
March 19 – May 14 (no class April 16 or 23)
Instructor: Staci Sabarsky

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


Center Stage

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 per session
10.5 instructional hours

Thursday Session I: In The Spotlight
4:30 – 6 PM
September 9 – October 21
It can be a little frightening to have all eyes on you, but that changes when you know what you’re doing. In this class students will learn and review skills, concepts and techniques every actor needs to know in order to be a well-rounded artist. Through the use of scripted and original material, students will learn to speak with confidence whenever they feel they are “in the spotlight” such as in the classroom, at an audition or on stage.
Instructor: Anoushka Brod

Thursday Session II: Shake It Up With Shakespeare
4:30 – 6 PM
October 28 – December 16 (no class Nov 25)
Shakespeare’s not stuffy especially when you shake it up with creative possibilities. Through theatre games and improvisation, students will explore possible interpretations of scenes and monologues, develop a personal connection to Shakespeare’s world and sharpen their acting skills.
Instructor: Lucius Robinson

Thursday Session III: Characters In Motion
4:30 – 6 PM
January 13 – February 24
An actor doesn’t reveal a character simply by saying lines. An actor must become the character physically. In this fun and exciting class, students will learn and practice skills for creating characters with the whole body. Using basic principles of non-verbal communication, students will explore the relationship between what an audience sees and what a performer does with his/her body. Come dressed for movement.
Instructor: PJ Maske

Thursday Session IV: Playmakers
4:30 – 6 PM
March 17 – May 5 (no class Apr 21)
Through theatre games, improvisation and storytelling, students will learn how to put in writing their unique ideas and bring them to life on stage.
Instructor: Johannah Maynard Edwards

Saturday Session I: In The Spotlight
11 AM – 12:30 PM
September 11 – October 23
Instructor: Staci Sabarsky

Saturday Session II: Shake It Up With Shakespeare
11 AM – 12:30 PM
October 30 – December 18 (no class November 27)
Instructor: Johannah Maynard Edwards

Saturday Session III: Characters In Motion
11 AM – 12:30 PM
January 15 – February 26
Instructor: Heather Snow Clark

Saturday Session IV: Playmakers
11 AM – 12:30 PM
March 19 – May 14 (no class April 16 or 23)
Instructor: Lucius Robinson

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


RLT Homeschool Players To Go!

Ages: 10 – 13

Thursday is show day and homeschoolers are needed to take the show on the road to area schools and track out programs. In this performance class, students will develop acting skills, explore character creation and experience the fun of being part of a traveling ensemble. Entrance is by audition only. Check back here in August for show details, cast size and audition information.

Cost:  $190
20 instructional hours plus 10 tour hours

Students rehearse October to January and perform in January and February.

Audition: Thursday, October 7, 1 pm – 3 pm

Classes: Thursdays, 1 – 3 pm
October 14 – January 6 (no class Nov 25, Dec 23 or 30)

Preview: January 13
Performances: January 20, 27, February 3, 10, 17
Performances will be scheduled between 1 pm and 3 pm.

Instructor: Johannah Maynard Edwards

After auditions and you have been accepted, please send in the registration form (PDF)


RLT Players To Go!

Ages: 10 – 13

Places please! It’s show time! In this performance class students will continue to develop their acting skills as they rehearse a show to be performed for families at area libraries. Being part of a trouping ensemble is fun and a great way to grow as an actor. Entrance is by audition only. Check back here in the fall for show details, cast size and audition information.

Cost:  $190
20 instructional hours plus 10 tour hours

Students rehearse January to March and perform in March and April.

Audition: Saturday, January 8, 1 – 3:30 pm

Classes: Saturdays, 1 – 3:30 pm
January 15 – March 5

Preview: March 5 at 4 pm
Performances: March 12, 19, 26, April 2, 9
Scheduled between 1 and 3 pm.

Instructor: TBD

After auditions and you have been accepted, please send in the registration form (PDF)


Access Theatre Now!

Ages: 6 - 13

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 per session
7 instructional hours

Tuesdays, 4:30 – 5:30 PM

Session I: September 7 – October 19
Session II: October 26 – December 14 (no class November 23)
Session III: January 11 – February 22
Session IV: March 15 – May 3 (no class April 19)

Instructor: Susan Meyer

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


Creative Drama (APEX) SESSION 1 FULL

Ages: 6 – 7

Students will develop their creativity through movement, sound, improvisation and pantomime. They will learn to focus their energy as they explore skills needed to bring a story to life such as concentration, voice, dialogue and characterization. Each session ends with a “Sharing” for parents and friends. No experience necessary. Limit 12 students.

Tuesdays, 4:30 - 5:30 pm

Session I: Fishy Fish! FULL
September 7 – October 19

Session II: The Mice and Bald Eagles Make Friends!
October 26 – December 14 (no class November 23)

Session III: To be announced

Session IV: To be announced

Instructor: Kathleen Rudolph

Registration: Please call the Halle Cultural Arts Center directly at 919-249-1120.


Play On (APEX)

Ages: 8 – 9

Free your imagination and discover yourself on stage! Students will explore story dramatization, character development, character relationships and teamwork. Each session ends with a “Sharing” for parents and friends. Limit 14 students.

Mondays, 4:30 – 6 PM

Session I: King Daniel and Queen Annabella
September 13 – October 25

Session II: Frederick and The Shepherd Boy
November 1 – December 13

Session III: To be announced

Session IV: To be announced

Instructor: Kathleen Rudolph

Registration: Please call the Halle Cultural Arts Center directly at 919-249-1120.


Apex Players (APEX) FULL

Ages: 10 – 13

This performance class is for the serious actor who is willing to work on character creation, relationships on stage and memorization. Students will begin this session by exploring monologues and dialogues as they work on characterization and vocal presentation. Then students will learn bold choice-making and teamwork as they are cast in a bare-bones production of Once Upon a Shoe by Joseph Robinette, presented on the last day of class. Discover what happens when the children of Mother Goose try to save their shoe! No experience necessary. Limit 12 students.

Wednesdays, 4:30 – 6 PM
September 8 – December 16 (no class November 24)

Instructor: Kathleen Rudolph

Registration: Please call the Halle Cultural Arts Center directly at 919-249-1120.


Acting Out (APEX) NEW CLASS

Ages: 10 – 13

In this scene study class, students will sharpen their skills as they use scripted material to learn about character development, character relationships, rehearsal techniques and memorization. Each session ends with a “Sharing” for parents and friends. No experience necessary. Raleigh Little Theatre instructs. Limited to 12 participants.

Thursdays, 4:30 – 6 PM
September 30 - November 4 (no class October 14)

Instructor: Kathleen Rudolph

Registration: Please call the Halle Cultural Arts Center directly at 919-249-1120.


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

 


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