Watertown Children's Theatre Heading to Stage Fighting Workshop

The Watertown Children's Theatre announced the upcoming event:

On Saturday, July 9, theater lovers of all ages will be joining hundreds of Boston area children and teens at the third annual CBACT Children’s Theatre Festival, hosted by South Shore School of Theatre at Eastern Nazarene College in Quincy. This full day of theatre includes interactive workshops and live performances from children’s theatres in the Greater Boston area – one of which is Watertown Children’s Theatre.

"We're so excited and honored to be a part of this day," said artistic director Peyton Pugmire. 

Watertown Children’s Theatre will be presenting a workshop on performing safe stage combat in the afternoon at the festival. Theatre-goers and students alike are always curious about how actors can portray such realistic fight scenes and battles on stage – now they will have the opportunity to learn and practice first-hand. 

The event is the highlight of the summer for Boston area children’s theatres, as future theatre stars from the greater Boston area come together to collaborate, perform, and celebrate the world of the theatre arts. Featuring live performances, interactive workshops for all ages, even a lunch time sing-a-long, the 2011 Children’s Theatre Festival is a great way to beat the summer heat for kids and families. 

The public is welcome to this fun-filled day of theatre. Between performances, workshops are held throughout the day, and are a great way for participants and young audience members alike to experience and learn more about all aspects of theatre arts, including improvisation, basic performance, stage combat, and even Shakespeare.

The 2009 festival brought national attention, as Rob Hopper of National Youth Theatre said, “Not content with rallying the states together to launch the American Revolution, now Boston is leading the way toward uniting youth theatres.”

The children’s theatre festival is the annual event of CBACT – the Consortium of Boston Area Children’s Theatres - a first of its kind nonprofit group dedicated to the collaboration of children’s theatre groups in the Boston area.

The event will take place at the Cove Fine Arts Center. Admission for the day is $20, or $5 per show with workshops included in the ticket price. Lunch is also available onsite so families can spend a full day at the festival conveniently.  There is plenty of free parking available. Tickets and more information are available online at www.cbact.org.