Theater Classes for Youth at Allens Lane Art Center!

Winter Semester: January 9th - February 27th ---Showcase on March 6th

Register Today at www.allenslane.org or call 215.248.0546 for more information!
Cost: $80 ($10 a week) for 8 weekly classes + Showcase on 9th week.

Staging Silverstein- Mondays 4:30pm-5:30pm
This class 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 by working with readings, using different voices and characterizations. Using several poems by Shel Silverstein. Then Students will work on blocking, division of text and characterizations for presentation in a showcase at the end of the 8 week class session. This class will exercise staging skills, acting skills, script interpretation skills and overall performance skills, while being fun and challenging for young performers.

Theater Sports and Improv- Mondays 6pm-7pm
Learn the basic structure and “rules” of Improv and Theater Sports. Games like "What are you doing?", "Three Entrances" and "Sound Toss" are just a few of the Games we will explore and play. Then we will move on to more difficult Improv scenes, and complex Theater Sports such as "Why I am late for work" and "The never ending story". Fun and engaging, these Theater Sports encourage creativity, keep children engaged and excited about creative play and performance. They also develop strong acting and performance skills,playing to the strengths of each individual participant. The session will end with a showcase for families and friends, that will include demonstrations of our favorite games, and performances of our best scenes developed through improv.

About the Instructor: Mariangela Saavedra, Artistic Director of Casabuena Cultural Productions, (Mt. Airy -Theatre and Film Company) . She has been working in Theater and film for 28 years, in cities across the country. She directs plays and films for Casabuena as well as Allens Lane Theater. She has always loved working with creative youth, and is excited to be teaching classes for youth again this year at Allens Lane Art Center!