Intensified Theater Workshop for Youth Performers Ages 10-17

When: Saturday May 2, 2015 12pm-5:30pm at The Stagecrafters Theater

Youth Performers will work with Professional Actors (Guest Artists) from the Philadelphia Area for a fun full day of Acting Exercises, Scene Study, Improvisation Games and Character Development that will help Young Performers expand their theater skills. The Workshop will end 4:45pm with a showcase of scenes we have worked on throughout the day that will last approximately 40 min. Friends and Family will be encouraged to attend.

Guest Artists: Mariangela Saavedra, Brian Weiser, Stephanie C Kernisan, Jim Broyles, Adrienne Cascarella, all theater professionals will conduct the workshops, with a focus on developing young talented youth performers.

Workshop Schedule:

12-12:45pm Welcome /Theater Games and Improv
Learn the basic structure and “rules” of Improv and Theater Sports. Then we will move on to Explore more difficult Improv scenes, and complex Theater Sports. These will be presented at the Showcase at the end of the day.

12:45-1:45pm Drama of a Song (No Singing required)
We begin with a brief discussion about Musical Theater and Opera as Art forms. Talk about how even though opera is sung in different languages the message is conveyed by the Artists actions, staging and emphasis of the lyrics while being sung. Students will then use popular song lyrics to work up small scenes that will be presented during the showcase at the end of the day. Students will examine the different aspects of the song they have been assigned and the message it is conveying in order to present it as a dramatic/comedic scene. Character development and line interpretation skills will be exercised, as well as staging skills to keep the message of the song complete and successfully conveyed to the audience.

1:45-2:15pm Break/Snack Provided

2:15-3:30pm Staging Silverstein (Ages 10-14)
This workshop is about working with alternative texts, like poems and popular stories to present them in a theatrical way while still conveying the prime message or intent of the original text. We will start with readings, using different voices and characterizations, of the poems by Shel Silverstein to be used in the final presentations during the showcase at the end of the day. Then Students will break into pairs or small groups to work on blocking, division of text and characterizations for feedback and critique. This workshop will exercise directing skills, acting skills, script interpretation skills and overall performance skills.

2:15-3:30pm Doth the Force Be With You (Ages 13-17)
Does modern Sci-fi and Shakespeare really blend when it comes to performance and translation to stage? The Workshop begins with a brief discussion about Genres in storytelling and playwriting. Then we will use some Shakespearean lines to play some modern theater games so the performers get used to the style of the text. Then the class will split into pairs or small groups and use script text from Ian Doescher’s critically acclaimed William Shakespeare’s Star Wars Trilogy- that blends our favorite Sci-Fi Story with Elizabethan England. They will stage the scenes with basic blocking, dramatic emphasis, and present them during the showcase at the end of the day.

3:30-4:30pm Showcase Run Through w/Tech
Run through all acts being featured in the showcase in show order with tech.

4:30-4:45pm Break- Arrival of Audience

4:45-5:30pm SHOWCASE for Family and Friends
Come and see what we did all day! We promise to entertain you!

Cost: $50 per Participant
$40 Bring a Friend Rate
Bring a friend, and you and your friend can register for $40 each.

Space is Limited!

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