New After-school Theater Classes from SPARC

Livermore – Piggybacking on the success of Some Have Greatness: Summer Camp, SPARC (formerly known as Livermore Shakespeare Festival) is expanding its educational programming to include after-school theater classes for Elementary and Middle School students. Starting in September, SPARC will launch Some Have Greatness: After-school, offering theater classes focused on creativity, confidence, and collaboration.

Mondays, from 3:00-5:30 pm, Middle Schoolers (grades 6th-8th) will combine Shakespeare and pop songs in A Musical Midsummer Night’s Dream. Then, on Wednesdays, from 2:00-4:30 pm, Elementary Students (grades 3th-5th) will create comedic characters through a retelling of The Emperor's New Clothes. Both programs include basic scene study, movement, physical comedy, singing, dancing, and theatre games. No previous acting, singing, or dancing experience is required. Programs run mid-September through mid-December, following the LVJUSD Calendar, and culminate in a 45-minute performance for friends and family.

“Students at our summer camps were thrilled to collaborate in an imaginative environment with other children their age after a long year of mostly distance learning,” says Lindsey Schmeltzer, SPARC's Education Director. “We hope these after-school classes can fill that creative void and allow more children the opportunities to connect in a social setting.”

Some Have Greatness: After-school will follow the latest COVID-19 mandates and guidelines. Classes will be held at SPARC Studio Space at 2172 Railroad Avenue in Livermore. For more information, or to register your child, visit LivermoreShakes.org/somehavegreatness/ or call (925) 443-BARD.