It’s All In The Timing
Do you want to make people laugh? In this fun-filled class students learn comedic timing in the style of the all-time great comedic actors. They hone the physical, slapstick skills (including how to take a pratfall safely!), the framing of a joke and the delivery of a punch-line for a guaranteed laugh! In the class finale they perform a classic comic routine with other actors for family and friends.
Instructor: Eleni Giannis
Wednesdays 4:30-6 p.m.
February 7 - March 28
Spanish through Theatre
Students learn introductory Spanish through meaningful exercises. They are engaged in in a series of activities structurally organized around Spanish poems, songs and theatrical games. We also incorporate samba, salsa and Flamenco dancing. The program embraces all artistic talents, having children make use of new and recycled materials to create their own props and sets for the production. Our goal is to develop a successful children's play in a mixture of English and Spanish.
Instructors: Terri Steinmann and Anna Green
3:45 – 5:30 p.m. February 26 - April 30 (9 weeks, no class on the April 23)
PRODUCTION WORKSHOP CLASSES : Using literature as inspiration, we study plot and character through improvisation, ensemble and short scenes. The result is a unique theater experience that brings this wonderful story to life.
The Snow Queen
The timeless appeal of the Snow Queen, one of the most beautiful fairytales ever told, lies in its ability to persuade us into thinking life is truly magical. The wicked Snow Queen casts her icy spell on the world, turns young Kay's heart to ice and takes him away as her eternal prisoner to her Ice Palace at the very top of the world. Gerda, Kay's friend, must journey forever north and brave many dangers in her attempt to save Kay. Along the way Gerda encounters talking ravens, the evil Cobweb Spider, a prince and princess, a band of robbers and the wild robber girl, greedy polar bears and the brave reindeer. This class is offered twice during the holidays.
Monday - Friday from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. December 18-22
Parent sharing at noon December 22
Instructor: Mandy Metcalfe
Cost: $200
Tuesday – Saturday from 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. January 2-6
Parent sharing at 4 p.m. January 6
HOLES
Students experience the play-production process from start to finish. In this series the production theme is based around the book “Holes.” Through the development of an original script students edit and rework the story themselves.
Stanley Yelnats was given a choice. The judge said, "You may go to jail, or you may go to Camp Green Lake." Stanley was from a poor family. He had never been to camp before.
The kids at Camp Green Lake "build character" by spending every day digging holes: 5-feet wide and 5-feet deep. It doesn't take long before Stanley realizes there's more than character improvement going on at Camp Green Lake. The boys are digging holes because the treacherous warden is searching for something, and soon Stanley begins his own search — for the truth. The wheel of justice has ground slowly for generations, but now it's about to reveal itself.
Instructor: Terri Steinmann
Thursdays from 4-6 p.m. January 18 - March 29
*No class February 22
Cost: $220
The Horse And His Boy
Narnia ... where horses talk and hermits like company ... where the adventure begins. During the Golden Age of Narnia, when Peter is High King, a boy named Shasta discovers he's not the son of Arsheesh, the Calormene fisherman, and decides to run far away to the North — to Narnia. He meets another runaway and they join forces. Though they are only looking to escape their harsh and narrow lives, they soon find themselves at the center of a terrible battle. It's a battle that will decide their fate as well as that of Narnia. When he is mistaken for another runaway, Shasta is led to discover who he really is and finds his real father.
Instructor: TBA
Tuesdays from 3:30-5:45 p.m. March 27 – May 29
(Additional rehearsal March 28)
Cost: $220
Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur’s Court
Hank Morgan, a teenager who works on his school's stage crew, is knocked out by a co-worker and finds himself transported back to the thrilling times of King Arthur, Queen Guinevere and the Knights and Ladies of the Round Table. Hank, who has been studying astronomy, predicts an eclipse of the sun and is hailed as a great wizard. He is knighted "Sir Boss," and sets about modernizing Camelot, complete with telephones, bicycles and T-shirts. But the king's wicked half-sister plots against Camelot, planning an invasion with her army. How "Sir Boss" overcomes the evil plot and finds his way back to Hartford, Connecticut, provides fun and excitement for everyone.
Instructor: TBA
Wednesdays from 4-6 p.m. April 4 - May 30
(Additional rehearsal May 31 and June 1)
Performances June 1-2
Cost: $240
HOMESCHOOL PROGRAM
The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden, based on the world-renowned novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, is about the power of love and the miracle of rebirth. The year is 1911. Young Mary Lennox awakes one morning in India to discover that her parents and caretakers have died of cholera. Having nowhere to go, she is sent to live in her brooding Uncle Archibald's Yorkshire mansion. There, she uncovers many mysteries within the manor including a secret garden. Through the magic of the garden, Mary finds comfort, friendship and healing for herself and her ailing cousin.
Instructors: TBA
Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. March 3 – April 4
Cost: $220
All classes labeled instructor: TBA will be taught by Terri Steinmann (specifics upon enrollment).
