Extended Workshops (Classes)

A class for students at any experience level, Drama Explorers will give participants the opportunity to learn basic theatre skills such as spatial and body awareness, projection, expression and character creation. Students will work in groups and on their own, with an emphasis on cooperation, creativity and exploration. Activities will include tableau work, storytelling, clowning, mime and lots of games! This class will help build confidence, refine existing skills and teach new ones, and allow students to meet new friends. The fall & winter terms will conclude with a sharing class, and the spring term will conclude with a short performance for friends and family.

Amy leading our Summer Campers through a sample of her Drama Explorers programming Aug 18

NEW SATURDAY PROGRAMMING!!     Drama Explorers for 9-11 years   Instructor: Amy Neufeld 

A chance to build new skills and build on existing ones, this class is perfect for everyone! Students will enjoy working with their classmates to create short skits and scenes, to explore text work, to focus on expression in performance, and build characters. Cooperation, creativity and a love of games are all required! This class will help build confidence, refine existing skills and teach new ones, and allow students to meet new friends. The fall & winter terms will conclude with a sharing class, and the spring term will conclude with a short performance for friends and family.

More fun with Amy Neufeld! Join her on Saturdays this season!

Creative Drama (Drama Basics) for 3-4.5 years Instructor:  Dee Bingleman/Amy Neufeld

Drama Basics 2011 – Shining Stars skit

A excellent opportunity for your young child to join others to explore and experience their natural joy of using creativity, imagination and their bodies to explore the world around them.  Participants will develop body & spatial awareness, rhythm, appreciation of music, and literature.  Various forms of stories, folk tales, poems and plays will be explored in this action pack fast paced program which will incorporate theme related crafts to use in class.  Creativity is a strong base for this program and through using music, movement, props and each others imagination your youngster will develop early performance basics in the most fun way.  Each month is a new theme to explore, each week we cover one or more letters of the alphabet and learn our drama related words all year long and a drama book to keep after it is all through.  A low key, low cost presentation for participants will be held at the end of April, parents will also enjoy 2 parent viewing nights throughout the season.  Please check our schedule for dates.

Creative Drama for our Junior Levels Instructor:  Nara Farrell

An action packed course aimed to stimulate these young spirits.  Using the imagination to it’s fullest. This is the key to this class. Young children have the opportunity to drop the television and gadgets and become part of their own imagination again. Role play and see what happens! Creative Drama uses all of the mind. Expand and open it and see where it takes you. Build confidence, acting skills and above all, let them have fun.  Children will further develop their skills in speech arts, basic dramatic play, improv, story telling, and imagination.  By using theatre games, stories, music, self-expression and  props, your child will develop confidence, body & spatial awareness, emotional awareness, a positive self – esteem and further appreciation of theatrical arts.  The instructor will gently nurture the shy child and join in with the excited child and bring them together in a small informal final presentation at the end of April.   A low key, low cost presentation for participants will be held at the end of April, parents will also enjoy 2 parent viewing nights throughout the season.  Please check our schedule for dates.

various class members on stage for a photo op!

Creative Drama  Overview for our Pre-Intermediate, Intermediate & Advanced  Levels     Instructor:  Nara Farrell

These courses will help your young budding Actor develop theatre skills and stage craft through exploring basic acting and creative drama concepts. These classes are for those children that want to learn more about improv and how it can help self-esteem.  Using different age & level appropriate drama genres.  Comedy, both physical and Observational. Drama, with reactions and types and how to really let yourself be challenged and become a different person and stay focused and in character. A more advanced approach to improv.  This class focuses on using improvisation, characterization & self-expression in speech, body and facial expressions.  Teamwork and co-operation with others is emphasized throughout the season.  This is a great course for those who also would like to participate in future Productions to gain confidence, skills and stage awareness.  A low key, low cost presentation for participants will be held at the end of April, parents will also enjoy 2 parent viewing nights throughout the season.  Please check our schedule for dates.

snap shot of “Jives & the Royals” from Find the Character teen class

Find The Character In You Juniors – Advanced overview

This course, in it’s entirety will produce a script and a small production, written and performed by the children themselves. Classes for children that need basic training in stage movement and classes for children that are more advanced. Create a character of your own choice and develop a voice to go with it. Emphasis on freedom of creativity and imagination.  A low key, low cost presentation for participants will be held at the end of April, parents will also enjoy 2 parent viewing nights throughout the season.  Please check our schedule for dates

Improv Performance Troupes 11+ Instructor:  Kenneth Lefebvre

Based on the Methods of Keith Johnstone.  This course is classic a classic theatresports system.  If you love Kid’s in the Hall, and Second City this is the direction for these courses.  Learn about life long skills of thinking on your feet, good articulation, creative and critical thinking skills on top of enjoying a good laugh!  Participants in our beginning or more advanced level program will participate in various area venues and work towards a presentation at the Stratford Kiwanis Festival in April.  Our 2010-11 Team toured to Lexington Public School, Margaret Ave Discovery Days, Cross Cultures Festival, Brantford & received 5 first places at the Kiwanis Festival with one student receiving special merit and our Grade 6 team winning the overall award for Improv in the Kiwanis Finals 2011.