Calling Newtown Young Thespians to a Free Kid's Theater Open House This Saturday

The Greater Danbury Irish Cultural Foundation is pleased to announce a new theater troupe forming for local young residents. The youth theater program is open to all and geared towards students ages 4 through 12 years old beginner through intermediate levels.

Classes will be held Saturday mornings at the Greater Danbury Irish Cultural Center, 6 Lake Ave., Danbury. Kids will enjoy fun theater games, charades, singing, dancing and learn how to memorize small speaking roles and songs. A musical theater production will be held in April at the Cultural Center.

Open House details are as follows:

• Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015 at 10 a.m.
• Greater Danbury Irish Cultural Center
• 6 Lake Ave., Danbury
• Free snacks, theater games and more!

Musical theater classes are taught by “Miss Wendy,” teacher/founder of The SHACK (Sandy Hook Arts Center for Kids) and Ultra Violet Productions who has over 10 years of teaching experience and is Head Teacher Certified in Early Childhood Education through the State of Connecticut.

Classes will begin mid-January and run through mid-April at the Cultural Center, 6 Lake Ave. Danbury. Classes are $10 per child per hour-long class for the 10-week session, $100 per child.

Greater Danbury Irish Cultural Foundation board member Pam Fedigan said, “I think this is a great way to bring new people into the club to find out what we’re all about.”

Greater Danbury Irish Cultural Foundation John Feeney is collaborating with teacher Wendy Mitchell (also Patch editor) on this exciting new venture.

“I think it’s a wonderful way to bring Irish folklore and tradition to the public through theater,” Feeney said.

Click here to learn more.

Photo: Simple Gifts Photography, Flickr Creative Commons

*Editor’s note: Due to comments on Facebook, the subhead has been changed from “Former Sandy Hook teacher” to “Sandy Hook Theater Instructor” so as not to offend anyone. I apologize to any readers who were upset over my choice to use the word “teacher” instead of ”theater instructor” and did not mean to cause confusion. ”Miss Wendy” is Wendy Ann Mitchell, author of this article and editor for Patch.com, as originally stated in the article. I used to teach theater classes in Sandy Hook at The SHACK, Sandy Hook Center for Kids, and worked as a volunteer at the SHACK for close to a year. Read more here.

The Greater Danbury Irish Cultural Center is a not for profit organization and proceeds from classes will go to benefit the center’s many charitable services including donations to the Dorothy Day Hospitality House,, Birthright of Danbury, Danbury Social Services, Danbury Women’s Center, Family and Children’s Aid, Adopt a Family, and countless others. The Cultural Center also awards local students in the greater Danbury area with scholarship money for education.