Theater Classes for Youth at Allens Lane Art Center

Do you know a child, tween or teen who likes to act, or enjoys creative play?

Drama Classes at Allens Lane Art Center are perfect for youth performers of all ages!

Instructor Mariangela Saavedra has been working with youth and adults in Theater and Film for the last 22 years. She brings her experience working with performers of all ages to her unique and fun classes for youth at Allens Lane this Fall!

Next session starts September 18th- Don't miss out, register your youth performer today.

Fall Semester: September 18 - November 13
Showcase on November 20 -(no class on Oct. 9th)

Staging Silverstein (ages 6 - 11)
This class is about working with alternative texts, like poems, songs 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. We will use several poems by Shel Silverstein and some popular song lyrics as our scripts. 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. Mondays 4:30 - 5:30pm

Theater Sports, Improvisation and Scene Study (ages 10 - 17)
Learn the basic structure and “rules” of Improv and Scene Study. Games like "What are you doing?", "Three Entrances" and "Party Quirks" are just a few of the Games we will explore and play. Then we will move onto more difficult Improv scenes, and complex Improv Games. Fun and engaging, these improv exercises will encourage creativity, as we use the skills developed through these games to work on scenes with scripted text for performance at the end of the session. Students will develop strong acting and stage presence 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 worked on during the session. Mondays 6:00 - 7:00pm