"THEATER, THE IMAGINED AND ENACTED WORLDS OF HUMAN BEINGS" Theater is another art form in which students can learn what it means to be a human being in vicarious settings. In these classes the student's thoughts and feelings can be safely explored and experienced. There will be warm-ups, theater terms and games, relaxation and memorization techniques, improvisation, scriptwriting, role-playing, scene studies, and plenty of group work. There will always be a development of characters in particular circumstances; there will be situations created followed by actions that will allow the student to make sense of their world and to understand those who are different from them.

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Ages 5-10: Since children have an innate sense of drama and they create characters and stories in their own world we will create a seamless tranisition from their natural skills of dramatic play to the study of theatre.

Ages 5-10 -Pre homework: Discuss ancestry with parents and family origins (Journey to America) and their own childhood years. Bring an object from home that has been passed down in the family and that has a story.

 
Ages 5-11 class will start at 10:00am and will end at 2:00pm. 

*Please come dressed in comfotable clothes where you can feel free to move around. It's also important to bring writing materials so that you can take notes.
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Ages 11-17: Since young people aren't always ready to articulate who they are or what they want, or even who they want to be, this class will provide a discipline and a creative focus that will allow them to explore their identities and roles in the world.

Ages- 11-17 Pre homework: Create a collage using magazines, pictures, books, symbols representing your bedroom. The pictures need to evoke a mood that you want your room to portray. For instance if someone looked inside your room, what would they learn about you.

-Bring in the lyrics to a song that you enjoy, preferably a song that you have memorized or are very comfortable with. (No sexually explicit lyrics or profanity PLEASE!!!)

Ages 12-17 class will start at 2:30pm and will end at 6:30pm. 

 
*Please come dressed in comfortable clothes where you can feel free to move around. It's also important to bring writing materials so that you can take notes.

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Ages 18-adult: In this class there will be an intense study of roles and identities in the world as well as the exploration of techniques that train the voice and body for the stage as well as exposing the actor to the freedom found through expressiveness.

Ages 18- adult -Pre homework:
Come prepared with a memorized monologue from a PLAY, not a  MOVIE. The play needs to have a history so if asked about character breakdown or the meaning of the play you should be able to answer.

-Bring in the lyrics to a song that you enjoy, preferably a song that you have memorized or are very comfortable with. (No sexually explicit lyrics or profanity PLEASE!!!)

*Please come dressed in comfortable clothes where you can feel free to move around. It's also important to bring writing materials so that you can take notes.