Art & Music Class Descriptions

Students will learn to create beautiful images, abstracts, or monograms by drawing structured, geometric patterns in pen and ink in an art form called Zentangle. The Zentangle Method (R) is a fun, easy-to-learn process of creating beautiful images by drawing small, repeating patterns. You don't need to be an artist to create Zentangle art! This class will be taught by Marisela Rumberg, a Certified Zentangle Teacher (CZT). Click here to see examples of Marisela's Zentangle abstracts and geometrics.

The Zentangle method is based on small geometric or organic elements called "tangles" replicated and arranged in patterns to create an overall design. Let your mind go and relax in the repetition of drawing intricate, abstract, black and white designs to add the zen to the tangles in this unique art form.

Third quarter, students will learn to create intricate borders, frames, and vignettes using design basics. Then, students will learn to embellish and embolden their designs with blended patterns into an overall composition. Practice designs and in-class exercises will initially be drawn on blank grid step-out templates that students will print at home. Students may wish to keep their completed and in-progress designs in a folder or cut them out to glue into a sketchbook, notebook, or journal. Finished designs will be inked on 3.5" X 3.5" white Zentangle paper tiles.

Note:All class meetings will be in a virtual classroom, providing synchronous online instruction via videoconferencing for the full quarter.

Supply Fee: Students will order and pay for class supplies directly from the instructor with a credit card number or PayPal account. Kits will be shipped to enrolled students prior to class. Kits will include 2 pens, a pencil, a blender, and paper tiles in a canvas bag. Students may select from a kit for 1 quarter or 2 quarters of classes.

Topics in this Series: Design Basics (Quarter 1); Monograms (Quarter 2); Borders, Frames and Vignettes (Quarter 3); and Zendalas/Mosaics (Quarter 4).

Students will learn to create beautiful images, abstracts, or monograms by drawing structured, geometric patterns in pen and ink in an art form called Zentangle. The Zentangle Method (R) is a fun, easy-to-learn process of creating beautiful images by drawing small, repeating patterns. You don't need to be an artist to create Zentangle art! This class will be taught by Marisela Rumberg, a Certified Zentangle Teacher (CZT). Click here to see examples of Marisela's Zentangle abstracts and geometrics.

The Zentangle method is based on small geometric or organic elements called "tangles" replicated and arranged in patterns to create an overall design. Let your mind go and relax in the repetition of drawing intricate, abstract, black and white designs to add the zen to the tangles in this unique art form.

Second quarter, students will learn to create intricate monograms using design basics. Then, students will learn to embellish and embolden their monograms with blended patterns into an overall composition. Practice designs and in-class exercises will initially be drawn on blank grid step-out templates that students will print at home. Students may wish to keep their completed and in-progress designs in a folder or cut them out to glue into a sketchbook, notebook, or journal. Finished designs will be inked on 3.5" X 3.5" white Zentangle paper tiles.

Note: This class will be held entirely ONLINE in a virtual classroom, providing synchronous online instruction via videoconferencing for the full year. Recordings will be made for students with schedule conflicts.

Supply Fee: Students will order and pay for class supplies directly from the instructor with a credit card number or PayPal account. Kits will be shipped to enrolled students prior to class. Kits will include 2 pens, a pencil, a blender, and paper tiles in a canvas bag. Students may select from a kit for 1 quarter or 2 quarters of classes.

Topics in this Series: Design Basics (Quarter 1); Monograms (Quarter 2); Borders, Frames and Vignettes (Quarter 3); and Zendalas/Mosaics (Quarter 4).

Students will learn to create beautiful images, abstracts, or monograms by drawing structured, geometric patterns in pen and ink in an art form called Zentangle. The Zentangle Method (R) is a fun, easy-to-learn process of creating beautiful images by drawing small, repeating patterns. You don't need to be an artist to create Zentangle art! This class will be taught by Marisela Rumberg, a Certified Zentangle Teacher (CZT). Click here to see examples of Marisela's Zentangle abstracts and geometrics.

The Zentangle method is based on small geometric or organic elements called "tangles" replicated and arranged in patterns to create an overall design. Let your mind go and relax in the repetition of drawing intricate, abstract, black and white designs to add the zen to the tangles in this unique art form.

Fourth quarter, students will continue to learn abstract design, but in a round format! In this class, Mandala + Zentangle = Zendala! New design elements (tangles) will be taught, but overall designs will emphasize balance and radial symmetry around a central point (think snowflakes, flower blooms, or a sunburst). In art, mandalas are "complex abstract designs in a circular form" that were traditionally used to represent the universe Hinduism and Buddhism. Today, mandalas are popular in home decor, textiles, clothing, and now Zentangle! Students will learn to embellish and embolden their circular designs with blended patterns into an overall composition.

Practice designs and in-class exercises will initially be drawn on blank grid step-out templates that students will print at home. Students may wish to keep their completed and in-progress designs in a folder or cut them out to glue into a sketchbook, notebook, or journal. Finished designs will be inked on 3.5" X 3.5" white Zentangle paper tiles.

Note:All class meetings will be in a virtual classroom, providing synchronous online instruction via videoconferencing for the full quarter.

Supply Fee: Students will order and pay for class supplies directly from the instructor with a credit card number or PayPal account. Kits will be shipped to enrolled students prior to class. Kits will include 2 pens, a pencil, a blender, and paper tiles in a canvas bag. Students may select from a kit for 1 quarter or 2 quarters of classes.

Topics in this Series: Design Basics (Quarter 1); Monograms (Quarter 2); Borders, Frames and Vignettes (Quarter 3); and Zendalas/Mosaics (Quarter 4).

Students will be introduced to painting with acrylics in a relaxed, informal studio setting under the guidance of a professional art instructor. Students will work on canvas boards and will learn elements of art, principles of design, and color theory in addition to methods in painting. Each week, the instructor will demonstrate a different technique in acrylic painting rather than a different subject. Techniques will include mixing and blending paints, wet and dry brush techniques, sponge techniques, glazing, washing, gradient relief, sgraffito, impasto, smudging, dot techniques, stippling, pouring, splattering, dabbing, underpainting, and detailing. The emphasis will be on methods and effects so that each student has a “toolbox” of techniques for working in acrylics. Students will have the freedom to mix and match the techniques that they have learned to create original pieces. In the open studio concepts, each student will have a different goal and unique project in-progress such as still life, floral, landscape, portrait, fantasy, abstract, or pop art. Student will complete two or three boards each quarter, depending on the level of detailing.

This class is suitable for beginners who have never painted before, and for experienced art students who have worked in other mediums and are interested in exploring acrylic painting. Compass parents are welcome to register for this class to work alongside their teens, or to work on their own, while their teen is in another Compass class. Painting can provide a relaxing, needed break from rigorous academic classes and over-scheduled lives in a fun, supportive environment.

Prerequisites: None

Workload: Work outside of class is optional, however students who want to continue to practice their painting techniques might want to purchase a tabletop easel (approx. $10.00) and set of basic acrylic paints ($30.00+) for home use.

Assessments: Individual feedback is given in class. Formal assessments will not be given.

Lab/Supply Fee: A supply fee of $25.00 is due payable to the instructor on the first day of class for canvas boards and shared class supplies (paints, brushes, paper products, etc.).

What to Wear: Students may wish to wear an apron, smock, or paint shirt when working with acrylic paints.

Credit: Homeschool families may wish to count this course as a component (partial) credit in Fine Arts for purposes of a high school transcript.

Students will be introduced to painting with acrylics in a relaxed, informal studio setting under the guidance of a professional art instructor. Students will work on canvas boards and will learn elements of art, principles of design, and color theory in addition to methods in painting. Each week, the instructor will demonstrate a different technique in acrylic painting rather than a different subject. Techniques will include mixing and blending paints, wet and dry brush techniques, sponge techniques, glazing, washing, gradient relief, sgraffito, impasto, smudging, dot techniques, stippling, pouring, splattering, dabbing, underpainting, and detailing. The emphasis will be on methods and effects so that each student has a “toolbox” of techniques for working in acrylics. Students will have the freedom to mix and match the techniques that they have learned to create original pieces. In the open studio concepts, each student will have a different goal and unique project in-progress such as still life, floral, landscape, portrait, fantasy, abstract, or pop art. Student will complete two or three boards each quarter, depending on the level of detailing.

This class is suitable for beginners who have never painted before, and for experienced art students who have worked in other mediums and are interested in exploring acrylic painting. Compass parents are welcome to register for this class to work alongside their teens, or to work on their own, while their teen is in another Compass class. Painting can provide a relaxing, needed break from rigorous academic classes and over-scheduled lives in a fun, supportive environment.

Prerequisites: None

Workload: Work outside of class is optional, however students who want to continue to practice their painting techniques might want to purchase a tabletop easel (approx. $10.00) and set of basic acrylic paints ($30.00+) for home use.

Assessments: Individual feedback is given in class. Formal assessments will not be given.

Lab/Supply Fee: A supply fee of $25.00 is due payable to the instructor on the first day of class for canvas boards and shared class supplies (paints, brushes, paper products, etc.).

What to Wear: Students may wish to wear an apron, smock, or paint shirt when working with acrylic paints.

Credit: Homeschool families may wish to count this course as a component (partial) credit in Fine Arts for purposes of a high school transcript.

Students will be introduced to painting with acrylics in a relaxed, informal studio setting under the guidance of a professional art instructor. Students will work on canvas boards and will learn elements of art, principles of design, and color theory in addition to methods in painting. Each week, the instructor will demonstrate a different technique in acrylic painting rather than a different subject. Techniques will include mixing and blending paints, wet and dry brush techniques, sponge techniques, glazing, washing, gradient relief, sgraffito, impasto, smudging, dot techniques, stippling, pouring, splattering, dabbing, underpainting, and detailing. The emphasis will be on methods and effects so that each student has a “toolbox” of techniques for working in acrylics. Students will have the freedom to mix and match the techniques that they have learned to create original pieces. In the open studio concepts, each student will have a different goal and unique project in-progress such as still life, floral, landscape, portrait, fantasy, abstract, or pop art. Student will complete two or three boards each quarter, depending on the level of detailing.

This class is suitable for beginners who have never painted before, and for experienced art students who have worked in other mediums and are interested in exploring acrylic painting. Compass parents are welcome to register for this class to work alongside their teens, or to work on their own, while their teen is in another Compass class. Painting can provide a relaxing, needed break from rigorous academic classes and over-scheduled lives in a fun, supportive environment.

Prerequisites: None

Workload: Work outside of class is optional, however students who want to continue to practice their painting techniques might want to purchase a tabletop easel (approx. $10.00) and set of basic acrylic paints ($30.00+) for home use.

Assessments: Individual feedback is given in class. Formal assessments will not be given.

Lab/Supply Fee: A supply fee of $25.00 is due payable to the instructor on the first day of class for canvas boards and shared class supplies (paints, brushes, paper products, etc.).

What to Wear: Students may wish to wear an apron, smock, or paint shirt when working with acrylic paints.

Credit: Homeschool families may wish to count this course as a component (partial) credit in Fine Arts for purposes of a high school transcript.

Students will be introduced to painting with acrylics in a relaxed, informal studio setting under the guidance of a professional art instructor. Students will work on canvas boards and will learn elements of art, principles of design, and color theory in addition to methods in painting. Each week, the instructor will demonstrate a different technique in acrylic painting rather than a different subject. Techniques will include mixing and blending paints, wet and dry brush techniques, sponge techniques, glazing, washing, gradient relief, sgraffito, impasto, smudging, dot techniques, stippling, pouring, splattering, dabbing, underpainting, and detailing. The emphasis will be on methods and effects so that each student has a “toolbox” of techniques for working in acrylics. Students will have the freedom to mix and match the techniques that they have learned to create original pieces. In the open studio concepts, each student will have a different goal and unique project in-progress such as still life, floral, landscape, portrait, fantasy, abstract, or pop art. Student will complete two or three boards each quarter, depending on the level of detailing.

This class is suitable for beginners who have never painted before, and for experienced art students who have worked in other mediums and are interested in exploring acrylic painting. Compass parents are welcome to register for this class to work alongside their teens, or to work on their own, while their teen is in another Compass class. Painting can provide a relaxing, needed break from rigorous academic classes and over-scheduled lives in a fun, supportive environment.

Prerequisites: None

Workload: Work outside of class is optional, however students who want to continue to practice their painting techniques might want to purchase a tabletop easel (approx. $10.00) and set of basic acrylic paints ($30.00+) for home use.

Assessments: Individual feedback is given in class. Formal assessments will not be given.

Lab/Supply Fee: A supply fee of $25.00 is due payable to the instructor on the first day of class for canvas boards and shared class supplies (paints, brushes, paper products, etc.).

What to Wear: Students may wish to wear an apron, smock, or paint shirt when working with acrylic paints.

Credit: Homeschool families may wish to count this course as a component (partial) credit in Fine Arts for purposes of a high school transcript.

Students will be introduced to painting with acrylics in a relaxed, informal studio setting under the guidance of a professional art instructor. Students will work on canvas boards and will learn elements of art, principles of design, and color theory in addition to methods in painting. Each week, the instructor will demonstrate a different technique in acrylic painting rather than a different subject. Techniques will include mixing and blending paints, wet and dry brush techniques, sponge techniques, glazing, washing, gradient relief, sgraffito, impasto, smudging, dot techniques, stippling, pouring, splattering, dabbing, underpainting, and detailing. The emphasis will be on methods and effects so that each student has a "toolbox" of techniques for working in acrylics. Students will have the freedom to mix and match the techniques that they have learned to create original pieces. In the open studio concepts, each student will have a different goal and unique project in-progress such as still life, floral, landscape, portrait, fantasy, abstract, or pop art. Student will complete two or three boards each quarter, depending on the level of detailing.

This class is suitable for beginners who have never painted before, and for experienced art students who have worked in other mediums and are interested in exploring acrylic painting. Compass parents are welcome to register for this class to work alongside their teens, or to work on their own, while their teen is in another Compass class. Painting can provide a relaxing, needed break from rigorous academic classes and over-scheduled lives in a fun, supportive environment.

Prerequisites: None

Workload: Work outside of class is optional, however students who want to continue to practice their painting techniques might want to purchase a tabletop easel (approx. $10.00) and set of basic acrylic paints ($30.00+) for home use.

Assessments: Individual feedback is given in class. Formal assessments will not be given.

Lab/Supply Fee: A supply fee of $25.00 is due payable to the instructor on the first day of class for up to 6 canvas boards and shared class supplies (paints, brushes, paper products, etc.). Students who paint more quickly need more than 6 boards can purchase additional ones from the instructor for $4.00/each.

What to Wear: Students may wish to wear an apron, smock, or paint shirt when working with acrylic paints.

Credit: Homeschool families may wish to count this course as a component (partial) credit in Fine Arts for purposes of a high school transcript.

Students will be introduced to painting with acrylics in a relaxed, informal studio setting under the guidance of a professional art instructor. Students will work on canvas boards and will learn elements of art, principles of design, and color theory in addition to methods in painting. Each week, the instructor will demonstrate a different technique in acrylic painting rather than a different subject. Techniques will include mixing and blending paints, wet and dry brush techniques, sponge techniques, glazing, washing, gradient relief, sgraffito, impasto, smudging, dot techniques, stippling, pouring, splattering, dabbing, underpainting, and detailing. The emphasis will be on methods and effects so that each student has a "toolbox" of techniques for working in acrylics. Students will have the freedom to mix and match the techniques that they have learned to create original pieces. In the open studio concepts, each student will have a different goal and unique project in-progress such as still life, floral, landscape, portrait, fantasy, abstract, or pop art. Student will complete two or three boards each quarter, depending on the level of detailing.

This class is suitable for beginners who have never painted before, and for experienced art students who have worked in other mediums and are interested in exploring acrylic painting. Compass parents are welcome to register for this class to work alongside their teens, or to work on their own, while their teen is in another Compass class. Painting can provide a relaxing, needed break from rigorous academic classes and over-scheduled lives in a fun, supportive environment.

Prerequisites: None

Workload: Work outside of class is optional, however students who want to continue to practice their painting techniques might want to purchase a tabletop easel (approx. $10.00) and set of basic acrylic paints ($30.00+) for home use.

Assessments: Individual feedback is given in class. Formal assessments will not be given.

Lab/Supply Fee: A supply fee of $25.00 is due payable to the instructor on the first day of class for up to 6 canvas boards and shared class supplies (paints, brushes, paper products, etc.). Students who paint more quickly need more than 6 boards can purchase additional ones from the instructor for $4.00/each.

What to Wear: Students may wish to wear an apron, smock, or paint shirt when working with acrylic paints.

Credit: Homeschool families may wish to count this course as a component (partial) credit in Fine Arts for purposes of a high school transcript.

Students will be introduced to painting with acrylics in a relaxed, informal studio setting under the guidance of a professional art instructor. Students will work on canvas boards and will learn elements of art, principles of design, and color theory in addition to methods in painting. Each week, the instructor will demonstrate a different technique in acrylic painting rather than a different subject. Techniques will include mixing and blending paints, wet and dry brush techniques, sponge techniques, glazing, washing, gradient relief, sgraffito, impasto, smudging, dot techniques, stippling, pouring, splattering, dabbing, underpainting, and detailing. The emphasis will be on methods and effects so that each student has a "toolbox" of techniques for working in acrylics. Students will have the freedom to mix and match the techniques that they have learned to create original pieces. In the open studio concepts, each student will have a different goal and unique project in-progress such as still life, floral, landscape, portrait, fantasy, abstract, or pop art. Student will complete two or three boards each quarter, depending on the level of detailing.

This class is suitable for beginners who have never painted before, and for experienced art students who have worked in other mediums and are interested in exploring acrylic painting. Compass parents are welcome to register for this class to work alongside their teens, or to work on their own, while their teen is in another Compass class. Painting can provide a relaxing, needed break from rigorous academic classes and over-scheduled lives in a fun, supportive environment.

Prerequisites: None

Workload: Work outside of class is optional, however students who want to continue to practice their painting techniques might want to purchase a tabletop easel (approx. $10.00) and set of basic acrylic paints ($30.00+) for home use.

Assessments: Individual feedback is given in class. Formal assessments will not be given.

Lab/Supply Fee: A supply fee of $25.00 is due payable to the instructor on the first day of class for up to 6 canvas boards and shared class supplies (paints, brushes, paper products, etc.). Students who paint more quickly need more than 6 boards can purchase additional ones from the instructor for $4.00/each.

What to Wear: Students may wish to wear an apron, smock, or paint shirt when working with acrylic paints.

Credit: Homeschool families may wish to count this course as a component (partial) credit in Fine Arts for purposes of a high school transcript.

Students will be introduced to painting with acrylics in a relaxed, informal studio setting under the guidance of a professional art instructor. Students will work on canvas boards and will learn elements of art, principles of design, and color theory in addition to methods in painting. Each week, the instructor will demonstrate a different technique in acrylic painting rather than a different subject. Techniques will include mixing and blending paints, wet and dry brush techniques, sponge techniques, glazing, washing, gradient relief, sgraffito, impasto, smudging, dot techniques, stippling, pouring, splattering, dabbing, underpainting, and detailing. The emphasis will be on methods and effects so that each student has a "toolbox" of techniques for working in acrylics. Students will have the freedom to mix and match the techniques that they have learned to create original pieces. In the open studio concepts, each student will have a different goal and unique project in-progress such as still life, floral, landscape, portrait, fantasy, abstract, or pop art. Student will complete two or three boards each quarter, depending on the level of detailing.

This class is suitable for beginners who have never painted before, and for experienced art students who have worked in other mediums and are interested in exploring acrylic painting. Compass parents are welcome to register for this class to work alongside their teens, or to work on their own, while their teen is in another Compass class. Painting can provide a relaxing, needed break from rigorous academic classes and over-scheduled lives in a fun, supportive environment.

Prerequisites: None

Workload: Work outside of class is optional, however students who want to continue to practice their painting techniques might want to purchase a tabletop easel (approx. $10.00) and set of basic acrylic paints ($30.00+) for home use.

Assessments: Individual feedback is given in class. Formal assessments will not be given.

Lab/Supply Fee: A supply fee of $25.00 is due payable to the instructor on the first day of class for up to 6 canvas boards and shared class supplies (paints, brushes, paper products, etc.). Students who paint more quickly need more than 6 boards can purchase additional ones from the instructor for $4.00/each.

What to Wear: Students may wish to wear an apron, smock, or paint shirt when working with acrylic paints.

Credit: Homeschool families may wish to count this course as a component (partial) credit in Fine Arts for purposes of a high school transcript.

Students will be introduced to painting with acrylics in a relaxed, informal studio setting under the guidance of a professional art instructor. Students will work on canvas boards and will learn elements of art, principles of design, and color theory in addition to methods in painting. Each week, the instructor will demonstrate a different technique in acrylic painting rather than a different subject. Techniques will include mixing and blending paints, wet and dry brush techniques, sponge techniques, glazing, washing, gradient relief, sgraffito, impasto, smudging, dot techniques, stippling, pouring, splattering, dabbing, underpainting, and detailing. The emphasis will be on methods and effects so that each student has a "toolbox" of techniques for working in acrylics. Students will have the freedom to mix and match the techniques that they have learned to create original pieces. In the open studio concepts, each student will have a different goal and unique project in-progress such as still life, floral, landscape, portrait, fantasy, abstract, or pop art. Student will complete two or three boards each quarter, depending on the level of detailing.

This class is suitable for beginners who have never painted before, and for experienced art students who have worked in other mediums and are interested in exploring acrylic painting. Compass parents are welcome to register for this class to work alongside their teens, or to work on their own, while their teen is in another Compass class. Painting can provide a relaxing, needed break from rigorous academic classes and over-scheduled lives in a fun, supportive environment.

Prerequisites: None

Workload: Work outside of class is optional, however students who want to continue to practice their painting techniques might want to purchase a tabletop easel (approx. $10.00) and set of basic acrylic paints ($30.00+) for home use.

Assessments: Individual feedback is given in class. Formal assessments will not be given.

Lab/Supply Fee: A supply fee of $25.00 is due payable to the instructor on the first day of class for up to 6 canvas boards and shared class supplies (paints, brushes, paper products, etc.). Students who paint more quickly need more than 6 boards can purchase additional ones from the instructor for $4.00/each.

What to Wear: Students may wish to wear an apron, smock, or paint shirt when working with acrylic paints.

Credit: Homeschool families may wish to count this course as a component (partial) credit in Fine Arts for purposes of a high school transcript.

Students will be introduced to painting with acrylics in a relaxed, informal studio setting under the guidance of a professional art instructor. Students will work on canvas boards and will learn elements of art, principles of design, and color theory in addition to methods in painting. Each week, the instructor will demonstrate a different technique in acrylic painting rather than a different subject. Techniques will include mixing and blending paints, wet and dry brush techniques, sponge techniques, glazing, washing, gradient relief, sgraffito, impasto, smudging, dot techniques, stippling, pouring, splattering, dabbing, underpainting, and detailing. The emphasis will be on methods and effects so that each student has a "toolbox" of techniques for working in acrylics. Students will have the freedom to mix and match the techniques that they have learned to create original pieces. In the open studio concepts, each student will have a different goal and unique project in-progress such as still life, floral, landscape, portrait, fantasy, abstract, or pop art. Student will complete two or three boards each quarter, depending on the level of detailing.

This class is suitable for beginners who have never painted before, and for experienced art students who have worked in other mediums and are interested in exploring acrylic painting. Compass parents are welcome to register for this class to work alongside their teens, or to work on their own, while their teen is in another Compass class. Painting can provide a relaxing, needed break from rigorous academic classes and over-scheduled lives in a fun, supportive environment.

Prerequisites: None

Workload: Work outside of class is optional, however students who want to continue to practice their painting techniques might want to purchase a tabletop easel (approx. $10.00) and set of basic acrylic paints ($30.00+) for home use.

Assessments: Individual feedback is given in class. Formal assessments will not be given.

Lab/Supply Fee: A supply fee of $25.00 is due payable to the instructor on the first day of class for up to 6 canvas boards and shared class supplies (paints, brushes, paper products, etc.). Students who paint more quickly need more than 6 boards can purchase additional ones from the instructor for $4.00/each.

What to Wear: Students may wish to wear an apron, smock, or paint shirt when working with acrylic paints.

Credit: Homeschool families may wish to count this course as a component (partial) credit in Fine Arts for purposes of a high school transcript.

Students will be introduced to painting with acrylics in a relaxed, informal studio setting under the guidance of a professional art instructor. Students will work on canvas boards and will learn elements of art, principles of design, and color theory in addition to methods in painting. Each week, the instructor will demonstrate a different technique in acrylic painting rather than a different subject. Techniques will include mixing and blending paints, wet and dry brush techniques, sponge techniques, glazing, washing, gradient relief, sgraffito, impasto, smudging, dot techniques, stippling, pouring, splattering, dabbing, underpainting, and detailing. The emphasis will be on methods and effects so that each student has a "toolbox" of techniques for working in acrylics. Students will have the freedom to mix and match the techniques that they have learned to create original pieces. In the open studio concepts, each student will have a different goal and unique project in-progress such as still life, floral, landscape, portrait, fantasy, abstract, or pop art. Student will complete two or three boards each quarter, depending on the level of detailing.

This class is suitable for beginners who have never painted before, and for experienced art students who have worked in other mediums and are interested in exploring acrylic painting. Compass parents are welcome to register for this class to work alongside their teens, or to work on their own, while their teen is in another Compass class. Painting can provide a relaxing, needed break from rigorous academic classes and over-scheduled lives in a fun, supportive environment.

Prerequisites: None

Workload: Work outside of class is optional, however students who want to continue to practice their painting techniques might want to purchase a tabletop easel (approx. $10.00) and set of basic acrylic paints ($30.00+) for home use.

Assessments: Individual feedback is given in class. Formal assessments will not be given.

Lab/Supply Fee: A supply fee of $25.00 is due payable to the instructor on the first day of class for up to 6 canvas boards and shared class supplies (paints, brushes, paper products, etc.). Students who paint more quickly need more than 6 boards can purchase additional ones from the instructor for $4.00/each.

What to Wear: Students may wish to wear an apron, smock, or paint shirt when working with acrylic paints.

Credit: Homeschool families may wish to count this course as a component (partial) credit in Fine Arts for purposes of a high school transcript.

The youngest actors will get a taste of improvisation and using their bodies, voices, and imaginations to tell a story. The class will work through new twists on familiar stories with Fractured Fairy Tales. The group will select 2-3 plays from a collection of silly stories such as "Slurping Beauty", "Rafunzel", "Popsickle Boy" and "The Three Little Elephants."

The youngest actors will continue to experiment with bodies, voices, and imaginations and the art of improvisation to tell a story. The class will practice and perform a storybook classic.

Join in to perform this hilarious, nonsensical, literary classic. Students will not want to miss the chance to perform the anthropomorphic creature characters such as the White Rabbit, Mad Hatter, Cheshire Cat and more. and to portray the plays on logic of this Lewis Carrol story in its 150th anniversary year. Young actors will further their craft by working on characters, setting, and plot as they develop a student production in which everyone has a role. Students will develop the tools needed to be a performer - body, voice, and imagination by playing their part in this twisted adventure. Students will benefit from experimenting with public speaking in this safe, supportive environment, and enjoy the satisfaction of working as a team. Students will receive positive, constructive feedback which helps them develop acting skills, some of which are: facing the audience, projecting their voice, and dramatizing their character through their voice, body language, and movements. The final class will showcase their process and performance of all they have learned. EXPECTATIONS: This class is best suited for students who are active listeners, can follow instructions, take turns, do their best to memorize lines, and enjoy working in a group.

This unique workshop will entice students to enter the realm of comic strips where they will create their own Superhero or Supervillain. At the first class, students will create their own hero or villain complete with their superpowers, their look, even a theme song if desired. At the next class, students will learn how to storyboard a unique adventure for their hero or villain. Using a storyboard template, they will create an exciting plot for their hero or villain, including a problem, rising action, a climax, and resolution. Finally, students become their super-character! Students are encouraged to bring a possible costume to help create their own look, and will be broken up into pairs and groups to act out the story boards they have created. They will learn how to use their body and voice to dramatically portray their villainous or heroic character. After practicing their characters and roles, the final class will showcase their process and performance of all they have learned.

Students will receive positive, constructive feedback which helps them develop acting skills such as engaging the audience, projecting their voice, and dramatizing their character through their voice, body language, and movements. Students will benefit from experimenting with public speaking in this safe, supportive environment, and enjoy the satisfaction of working as a team. This class is best suited for students who are active listeners, can follow directions, can collaborate with others, and enjoy working in a group.

The youngest actors will continue to experiment with bodies, voices, imaginations to develop their own script. Students will brainstorm and pitch ideas to the group for characters, setting, plot, and resolution. Ideas will be developed and blended over the 8-week course to culminate in a final play that reflects the contributions of each student.

In this class students take Leo Lionni's book Swimmy a step further. The youngest actors will experiment with bodies, voices, and imaginations to develop their own script and more in-depth characters, based on this well-known children’s story. Students will brainstorm and pitch ideas to the group for characters, setting, plot, and resolution. Ideas will be developed and blended over the 7-week course to culminate in a final play that reflects the contributions of each student.

The youngest actors will continue to experiment with bodies, voices, imaginations and the art of improvisation to rewrite and retell a fresh take on famous fables.

This class will learn several "fractured" versions of well-known fairy tales. The class will select from a variety of possible titles such as “Goldilocks and the Three Bullfrogs” or “The Three Little Elephants.”  This class will begin with students taking turns reading scripts and weighing in on preferred roles. Parts will be assigned with student preferences in mind and to give everyone equal stage time! Over the course of the class,  students will practice their short plays in a supportive, encouraging environment.  Students will receive positive, constructive feedback to help them develop their acting skills, such as:  facing the audience, projecting their voice, and dramatizing their character through their voice, body language, and movements.  The final class will showcase their process and performance.  This class enables students to experiment with public speaking in a safe, supportive environment.  In acting, students learn lifelong lessons such as developing creative thinking skills, learning how to be active participants in a group project, realizing confidence from acting for an audience of parents and supportive peers, and experiencing the power of presenting ideas through their voice and their actions.

Young actors will be introduced to several far-out variations of well-known folk tales. Students will help in the selection of the tales to be performed such as "Jack and the Giant Sunflower" and "Stone Slop." This 8-week class will begin with taking turns around the room, to read the scripts. After each script is read, the students will be asked which parts they are most interested in, and roles will be assigned. Each group will get several turns to act out their short play(s) in a supportive, encouraging environment. Students will receive positive, constructive feedback which helps them develop acting skills, some of which are: properly facing the audience, projecting their voice, and dramatizing their character through their speech, body language, and movements. The final class will showcase their process and performance. This class enables students to experiment with public speaking in a safe, supportive environment. Students learn lifelong lessons, including: developing creative thinking skills, learning how to be active participants in a group project, realizing confidence from acting for an audience of parents and supportive peers, and experiencing the power of presenting ideas through their voice and their actions.

Students will not want to miss the chance to perform this set of scenes from Roald Dahl's hilarious book, James and the Giant Peach. Learning that a little magic can take you a long way," strange things start to happen to James in his new town. Grown from magic crystals, a peach the size of the house leads him to meeting oversized friends-Grasshopper, Centipede, Ladybug, and more. When the giant peach braks away, James' world is turned upside down and inside out! Students will have fun leaving their real identities and using their imaginations to become these crazy characters. Students will develop the tools needed to be a performer - body, voice, and imagination by playing their part in this twisted adventure. They will further their craft by working on characters, setting, and plot, as they develop a student production in which everyone has a role. Students will receive positive, constructive feedback which helps them develop acting skills, some of which are: facing the audience, projecting their voice, and dramatizing their character through their voice, body language, and movements. Students will benefit from experimenting with public speaking in this safe, supportive environment, and enjoy the satisfaction of working as a team. This class is best suited for students who are active listeners, can follow directions, can collaborate with others, do their best to memorize lines, and enjoy working in a group. The final class will showcase their process and performance of all they have learned.

Adding drama to drama, students will not want to miss the chance to perform scenes from the Star Wars saga, with a Shakespearean twist, portraying the valor and villainy both Shakespeare and Lucas created. Young actors will further their craft by working in iambic pentameter, and on characters, setting, and plot, as they develop a student production in which everyone has a role. Students will develop the tools needed to be a performer - body, voice, and imagination by playing their part in this twisted adventure. Students will benefit from experimenting with public speaking in this safe, supportive environment, and enjoy the satisfaction of working as a team. Students will receive positive, constructive feedback which helps them develop acting skills, some of which are: facing the audience, projecting their voice, and dramatizing their character through their voice, body language, and movements. The final class will showcase their process and performance of all they have learned. This class is best suited for students who are active listeners, can follow instructions, take tuns, do their best to memorize lines, and enjoy working in a group.

This class will give students experience with several skits, which will become part of their personal repertoire that they can collaborate with friends or siblings in their personal life to perform again and again, for family fun. The final class will showcase their process and performance.

Students will not want to miss the chance to perform quitessential scenes from the beloved Charlie Brown and his Peanuts gang of friends, as children experiencing hilarious childish plights and dismays! Young actors will further their craft by working on characters, setting, and plot as they develop a student production in which everyone has a role. Students will develop the tools needed to be a performer - body, voice, and imagination by playing their part in this twisted adventure. Students will benefit from experimenting with public speaking in this safe, supportive environment, and enjoy the satisfaction of working as a team. Students will receive positive, constructive feedback which helps them develop acting skills, some of which are: facing the audience, projecting their voice, and dramatizing their character through their voice, body language, and movements. The final class will showcase their process and performance of all they have learned.
EXPECTATIONS: This class is best suited for students who are active listeners, can follow instructions, take tuns, do their best to memorize lines, and enjoy working in a group.

The gods are restless! Zeus has disappeared from Mt. Olympus without a trace. What s more? Prometheus seems to have busted out of his chains. Hera, worried about what the mischievous fire thief might have done to her husband, calls an emergency family gathering of the rest of the Olympic deities to decide what they should do. What results is hysterical family drama when all the Greek gods and goddesses come together and their outlandish personalities create a true clash of the Titans! It s full of mythical madness! Students will have fun twisting up Greek Mythology, by acting out the characters of Greek gods and goddesses in this crazy play. Students will receive positive, constructive feedback which helps them develop acting skills such as facing the audience, projecting their voice, and dramatizing their character through their voice, body language, and movements. Students will benefit from experimenting with public speaking in this safe, supportive environment, and enjoy the satisfaction of working as a team. Please note that some of these scripts may contain references to some of the ancient drama found in mythology, such as slayings and multiple wives. This class is best suited for students who are active listeners, can follow directions, can collaborate with others, and enjoy working in a group. The final class will showcase their process and performance of all they have learned.

Find out what it is like to become a completely different character during this new workshop. Students will learn about the movement, voice, and minds of characters as they create and develop their own, new identity through exercises and games. Students will explore skills such as sensory awareness, listening, stage movement, character development, emotional development, and observation/concentration while learning to perform as their own unique character. The script will be developed and customized uniquely for this class by the acting coach. Young actors will learn aspects of acting by script read-through, blocking, costume/prop discussion, and running the show. Through individual and group activities, young actors build confidence and each will make a significant contribution to our final sharing for parents. This program has been specially adapted for Compass Homeschool Classes from the Acting for Young People's curriculum, and is ideal for students with any level of experience. All actors must be at least age 6 to sign up for this class.

Students learn to use their own unique qualities to act using theater games, improvisation, storytelling, and text. Students will explore skills such as sensory awareness, listening, stage movement, character development, emotional development, and observation/concentration while learning to perform a classic tale. The script will be selected by the teacher and students from among fairy tales, fables, or well known classics. Young actors will learn aspects of acting by script read-through, blocking, costume/prop discussion, and running the show. Through individual and group activities, young actors build confidence and each will make a significant contribution to our final sharing for parents. This program has been specially adapted for Compass Homeschool Enrichment from Acting for Young People s curriculum, and is ideal for students with any level of experience. All actors must be at least age 6 to sign up for this class.

Theater is an adventure! Students will work together to create their own unique swashbuckling heroes to portray in an original play - by us! Learn about the basics of acting and creating characters through a pirate-themed play. Students will learn about the movement, voice, and interactions of characters as they develop their own, original swashbuckling hero or heroine through theater exercises and games. Students will explore skills such as sensory awareness, listening, stage movement, character development, emotional development, and observation/concentration while learning to perform as their own unique character. The script will be developed and customized uniquely for this class by the acting coach, Rebecca Wahls. Young actors will learn aspects of acting by script read-through, blocking, costume/prop discussion, and running the show. Through individual and group activities, young actors build confidence and each will make a significant contribution to our final sharing for parents. This program has been specially adapted for Compass from Acting for Young People's curriculum, and is ideal for students with any level of experience. All actors must be at least age 6 to sign up for this class.

Do you like stories? How about puppets? In Puppet Theater, students will learn to be a puppeteer from a professional, working puppet master! Each week students will develop a story and learn a different form of puppetry: hand puppets, moving mouth puppets, rod puppets, and even shadow puppets. The young performers will be adapting folk tales from around the world in a structured improv style: getting to know the story, characters, and sequence then creating original dialogue. Children will learn about puppet manipulation and tricks of the trade along with some new stories!

Students will practice fine motor skills as we manipulate the arms of traditional hand puppets and open and close moving mouth puppets. They will discover the similarities between shadow puppet and rod puppet forms: manipulating the puppets with a stick or rod. In Bunraku-style puppetry, our young performers will work together in groups of three to manipulate one puppet. Students are welcome to bring puppets from home to join in the fun at any time. Youngsters will practice the skills of improvisational theater by listening to, responding, and incorporating classmate's ideas. Students will work collaboratively with fellow puppeteers to reach a common goal and perform for each other in a risk-free, low-pressure environment. Reading skills are not required, but students must be age 6 by the start of this class. Families are invited to attend a puppetry workshop led by the students on March 7. This is a seven-week class that begins on January 17.

Students learn to use their own unique qualities to act out fun stories about superheroes using theater games, improvisation, storytelling, and text. Students will explore skills such as sensory awareness, listening, stage movement, character development, emotional development, and observation/concentration while learning to perform a classic tale. The script will be selected by the teacher and students from among fairy tales, fables, or well known classics. Young actors will learn aspects of acting by script read-through, blocking, costume/prop discussion, and running the show. Through individual and group activities, young actors build confidence and each will make a significant contribution to our final sharing for parents. This program has been specially adapted for Compass Homeschool Enrichment from Acting for Young People's curriculum, and is ideal for students with any level of experience. All actors must be at least age 6 to sign up for this class.

Students learn to use their own unique qualities to act using theater games, improvisation, storytelling, and text. Each class will a focus topic such as sensory awareness, listening, movement onstage, character development, emotional development, and observation/concentration. Main activities for each class will range from an exploration of what acting is through auditioning, script read-through, blocking, costume/prop discussion, and running the show. Through individual and group activities, young actors build confidence and each will make a significant contribution to our final sharing for parents. This program has been specially adapted for Compass Homeschool Enrichment from Acting for Young People s curriculum, and is ideal for students with any level of experience. All actors must be at least age 6 to sign up for this class

This popular class will blend new team drama challenges and improv games. Students will learn to think on-their-feet and work as a team to "play off each other" as they create hilarious and witty moments. Each week, students engage in a range of drama-development activities, such as a warm-up game, sensory challenge, pantomime, story-telling, sound-focused activity. They will also read scripts, work on team script-writing, create characters, and do blocking and improvistation. Improvisation is the art of entertaining with connected, unpredictable twists and turns often seen from the great comedians and best live entertainers. This class focuses on developing communication skills through playful challenges. Drama students will release their creative and expressive potential, while becoming more confident communicators and performers. This class is best suited for students who are active listeners, are flexible and easily adapt, have a sense of humor, and can work in a collaborative group. Students need to be able to stay in sync with the flow of the class. This is not an "anything goes" or free-for-all class.

Students will create a unique, improvisational "Who Dunnit" mystery. As a group, the teens will select a unique theme and a intriguing location for their own, original mystery. Will it be a luxury cruise ship, a crowded mall, an Italian restaurant, or bomb shelter- who knows? Over the course of the workshop, students will develop their own characters including suspects and investigators- all who have a motive- and a victim. The cast will guide the audience along the path to solve the mystery. The final class will showcase their process and performance, where students will enjoy the artistry of putting it all together in a group setting. The question, Who done it? remains until the final performance, where no one knows until the final reveal. Every quarter is completely new and offers students their opportunity to bring their story development, acting, and improv skills to the next level. Students benefit from experimenting with public speaking in this safe, supportive environment, and enjoy the satisfaction of working as a team. Students will receive positive, constructive feedback which helps them develop acting skills, such as facing the audience, projecting their voice, and dramatizing their character through their voice, body language, and movements. Expectations: This class is best suited for students who are active listeners, are flexible and easily adapt, have a sense of humor, and enjoy working in a collaborative group. Students need to be able to stay in sync with the flow of the class. This is not an "anything goes" or free-for-all class.

This popular class will feature many new team building and improv games that high school students perform at competitions and professional improv troupes perform in person and on television. Students will learn to think fast and work as a team to "play off each other" as they create hilarious and witty moments. Featured games include alphabet improv and entrances and exits. Improvisation is the art of entertaining with connected, unpredictable twists and turns often seen from the great comedians and best live entertainers. Drawing on their favorite improv games, the students will perform for family and friends at the end of the quarter. This class is best suited for students who are active listeners, are flexible and easily adapt, have a sense of humor, and can work in a collaborative group. Students need to be able to stay in sync with the flow of the class. This is not an "anything goes" or free-for-all class.

In the tradition of Saturday Night Live, students will work in small teams to develop a variety of comedy skits. Students can opt to write their own scripts, perform a classic comedy routine, or work from rated E (for everyone) scripts to perform hilarious scenes such as a game show gone awry, a goofy newscast, or a comedic misunderstanding between a server and a diner in a mixed-up restaurant!

This class combines story-telling, and presentation activities to develop students' dramatic abilities, personal expression, and communication skills. Students will benefit from experimenting with public speaking in this safe, supportive environment, and enjoy the satisfaction of working as a team. Students will receive positive, constructive feedback which helps them develop acting skills such as engaging the audience, projecting their voice, and dramatizing their character through their voice, body language, and movements. This class is best suited for students who are active listeners, can follow instructions, are flexible and easily adapt, have a sense of humor, and can work in a collaborative group. This is not an "anything goes" or free-for-all class. Friends and family will be invited to the final class to showcase the variety show. This program was last taught in September 2016, but skits and performances will be all new!

Students will not want to miss the chance to perform this set of scenes from Roald Dahl's hilarious book about the opening of Willy Wonka's famous chocolate factory to five special children. Watch the hilarity unfold when spoiled guests Augustus, Violet, Veruca, and Mike, along with Charlie encounter the zany Oompa-Loompas and the eccentric Will Wonka with candy factory pitfalls like the Chocolate River and magic bubble gum! Young actors will further their theatrical skills and stretch their imaginations by working on characters, envisioning scenes, and exploring the plot as they develop a student production in which everyone has a role in this twisted adventure. Students will benefit from experimenting with public speaking through acting in a safe, supportive environment, and enjoy the satisfaction of working as a team. Students will be coached on acting basics such as facing the audience, projecting their voices, and dramatizing their character through body language and movements. The final class will showcase their process and performance of all they have learned. This class is best suited for students who are active listeners, can follow directions, can collaborate with others, do their best to memorize lines, and enjoy working in a group. Students should be able to read on grade level in order to follow the script. There is a script fee of $7.00 payable to Compass on the first day of class.

Kids take to the stage as they collaboratively write and perform their very own play with unique characters and an original storyline. Will they practice sneaky surveillance with sly spies and astute agents in their own undercover adventure?

Students will begin with improvisational games to get to know each other, then read through the two, prepared scripts together. Through group activities and guided discussion, they will create new characters, brainstorm variations, craft plot changes, add lines, and cast their parts. The instructor will then update and customize the class script with the students' input.

The class will learn the practical aspects of acting, as they work on script read-through, blocking, costume/prop design, and planning the show. Students will develop their own "actor's toolkit" of voice, body, and imagination in this creative process! Actors will grow in confidence and communication skills in preparation for a final sharing with parents on the final day of the quarter.

Once the script is fully developed with everyone's parts, about half-way through the quarter, it will be emailed to parents. Parents will be expected to help their children memorize their script/lines/cues and assemble a simple make-at-home costume, ideally from clothing items and accessories you already own and a little creativity. Note: Students who are emerging readers (not able to read at a 3rd/4th grade level) would be better suited to the Young Actor's Playhouse class, rather than this level.

Topics in this Series: Secrets and Spies (Quarter 1), Time Travel Tale (Quarter 2), Super Duper New Superheroes (Quarter 3), and Freaky Friday (Quarter 4).

In the tradition of Saturday Night Live, students will work in small teams to develop a variety of comedy skits. Students can opt to write their own scripts, perform a classic comedy routine, or work from rated E (for everyone) scripts to perform hilarious scenes such as a game show gone awry, a goofy newscast, or a comedic misunderstanding between a server and a diner in a mixed-up restaurant!

This class combines story-telling, and presentation activities to develop students' dramatic abilities, personal expression, and communication skills. Students will benefit from experimenting with public speaking in this safe, supportive environment, and enjoy the satisfaction of working as a team. Students will receive positive, constructive feedback which helps them develop acting skills such as engaging the audience, projecting their voice, and dramatizing their character through their voice, body language, and movements. This class is best suited for students who are active listeners, can follow instructions, are flexible and easily adapt, have a sense of humor, and can work in a collaborative group. This is not an "anything goes" or free-for-all class. Friends and family will be invited to the final class to showcase the variety show. This program was last taught in September 2015, but skits and performances will be all new!

In this class students take Eric Carle's book 10 Little Rubber Ducks a step further. The youngest actors will experiment with bodies, voices, and imaginations to develop their own script and more in-depth characters, based on this well-known children’s story. Students will brainstorm and pitch ideas to the group for characters, setting, plot, and resolution. Ideas will be developed and blended over the 7-week course to culminate in a final play that reflects the contributions of each student.

All New Scripts! Students will learn, develop, practice, and perform several well-known tales, using simple scripts which require reading at the 1st or 2nd grade level. This class will begin with a read-along from different scripts before selecting tales such as, "Jack and the Beanstalk", "Cinderella ", and "Rumpelstiltskin." After scripts are read and selected, parts will be assigned with input on student preferences. Students will have several turns to act out their short play(s) in a supportive, encouraging environment. Students will receive positive, constructive feedback which helps them develop acting skills, some of which are: facing the audience, projecting their voice, and dramatizing their character through their voice, body language, and movements. The final class will showcase their process and performance. This class enables young students to experiment with public speaking in a safe, supportive environment. Students learn lifelong lessons, including: developing creative thinking skills, learning how to be active participants in a group project, realizing confidence from acting for an audience of parents and supportive peers, and experiencing the power of presenting ideas through their voice and their actions. NOTE: This class is not suited for students younger than 1st grade. Participants must be age 6 by the start of classes.

Students will learn, develop, practice, and perform several 'fractured' versions of well-known tales. using simple scripts which require reading at the 1st or 2nd grade level. This class will begin with instructor performing a fun, dramatic reading of the scripts. Students will then take turns reading passages from different scripts before selecting tales such as, "The Cheetah and the Sloth", "Slurping Beauty" and "The Popsicle Boy." After scripts are read and selected, parts will be assigned with input on student preferences. Students will have several turns to act out their short play(s) in a supportive, encouraging environment. Students will receive positive, constructive feedback which helps them develop acting skills, some of which are: properly facing the audience, projecting their voice, and dramatizing their character through their voice, body language, and movements. The final class will showcase their process and performance. This class enables young students to experiment with public speaking in a safe, supportive environment. Students learn lifelong lessons, including: developing creative thinking skills, learning how to be active participants in a group project, realizing confidence from acting for an audience of parents and supportive peers, and experiencing the power of presenting ideas through their voice and their actions.

All New Scripts! Students will learn, develop, practice, and perform several well-known tales. This class begins with a read-along of the scripts, which require reading at the 1st or 2nd grade level. Students will then choose their favorite characters from tales such as, "Six Foolish Fishermen", "The Bremen Town Musicians ", and "The Three Billy Goats Gruff." Parts will be assigned according to availability and preference. Students will have several turns to act out their short play(s) in a supportive, encouraging environment. Students will receive positive, constructive feedback which helps them develop acting skills, some of which are: facing the audience, projecting their voice, and dramatizing their character through their voice, body language, and movements. The final class will showcase their process and performance. This class enables young students to experiment with public speaking in a safe, supportive environment. Students learn lifelong lessons, including: developing creative thinking skills, learning how to be active participants in a group project, realizing confidence from acting for an audience of parents and supportive peers, and experiencing the power of presenting ideas through their voice and their actions. NOTE: This class is not suited for students younger than 1st grade. Participants must be age 6 by the start of classes.

Beginning actors will listen to a reading of the well-known book "Swimmy", by Leo Lionni, and then create the world of "Swimmy".  The book will come alive!  Students will delve into becoming comfortable performing in front of an audience and learning the basics of acting skills.  Beginning actors will also have fun with intro games and warm-ups each week.

Few movies are as quotable as the romantic-comedy, The Princess Bride, directed by Rob Reiner and based on William Goldman s book and screenplay. Students will not want to miss the chance to engage in the hilarious banter, including famous lines like, Hello! My name is Inigo Montoya! You killed my father! Prepare to die! or, Have fun stormin da castle.

In this acting workshop, students will read through one or two selected scenes each week. Students will be divided into teams in which they will cast their own parts and decide how to bring the scene to life. Students will rehearse dialogue with their team and practice lines at home in preparation for performing the scene show-down the next week. During the following class, the teams of actors will take turns performing the "inconceivable" scene along with sound effects from the actual movie sound track. Teams will be different each week, and students will learn how to give and receive positive, constructive feedback on their portrayals and skills such as facing the audience, projecting their voice, and dramatizing their character through their voice, body language, and movements. Students will learn from the feedback they receive in addition to watching other teams' interpretation of the same scene.

In lieu of comprehensive performance, parents will be invited to a "director's day" during the final week in which they will become the audience and give constructive feedback for the teams one-upping each other and acting out a featured scene. Over the weeks of this course, students will develop the tools needed to be a performer - body, voice, and imagination by playing multiple parts in this twisted fairy-tale adventure and moving closer to their potential as an actor. Students will benefit from experimenting with public speaking in this safe, supportive environment, and enjoy the satisfaction of working as a team. This class is best suited for students who can follow instructions, do their best to memorize lines, and work in a group. Students are encouraged to raid their closets at home to pull together creative costumes.

Future topics in this series include Acting Scenes for Teens: Dr Who (2nd quarter), and more!

Working to develop the tools needed to be a performer - body, voice, and imagination - young actors will combine the freewheeling anything-goes creative thinking of improvisation with the more disciplined training needed to create truth onstage.  Actors will further their craft by working on characters, setting, and plot as they develop a student production in which everyone has a role.  The final class will showcase their process and performance. This is a 7-week class that meets on 3/20, 4/3, 4/10, 4/17, 4/24, 5/8, and 5/15. There is no class on 3/27.

In this theater class, emphasis will be on script development. Students will pitch ideas to the group for characters, setting, plot, and conflict. The group will mold and adapt the ideas into a fun, collaborative script. Young actors will continue to develop the tools needed to be a performer - body, voice, and imagination while combining the freewheeling, anything-goes creative thinking of improvisation with the more disciplined stage training needed to create truth onstage. The final class will showcase their process and performance.

In this improvisational class, students will brainstorm as a group to select a fun theme, setting, and plot for their own "mystery on demand." Students will create their own "Who-Dunnit?" complete with a wide range of colorful suspects, an intriquing crime and bright investigators who guide the audience along the path to solve the mystery. Young actors will develop the tools needed to be a performer - body, voice, and imagination while combining the freewheeling, anything-goes creative thinking of improvisation with the more disciplined stage training needed to create truth onstage. The final class will showcase their process and performance in which everyone has a role.

In this theater class, young actors will combine all of the skills they have honed to create a set and costumes, practice, perfect roles, and present the student play entitled "Best of Both Worlds." In this musical adventure, fantasy meets reality when Cinderella's stepsisters find a portal to another world and get dropped into a very real high school. Find out how these mean girls survive in the modern world while the fairy tale world is in chaos! The final class will showcase their process and performance.

Students will not want to miss the chance to return to Oz and perform all new scenes, including the classic “I’m melting! …melting….” Using the actual radio broadcast script that was recorded in the 1950's, students will return to Oz to discover what happens beyond the Emerald City including the dramatic ending scenes. Students who took the first quarter Wizard of Oz class will enjoy continuing on the Yellow Brick Road, and new students are welcome to join and round out the cast in Oz. Students will develop the tools needed to be a performer: body, voice, and imagination, by playing their part in this delightful musical classic. Actors will further their craft by working on characters, setting, and plot as they develop a student production in which everyone has a role. Students will benefit from experimenting with public speaking in this safe, supportive environment, and enjoy the satisfaction of working as a team. The final class will showcase their process and performance of all they have learned.

In this theater class, emphasis will be on vocal and character development through archetypical and unique characters. Young actors will continue to develop the tools needed to be a performer - body, voice, and imagination while combining the freewheeling, anything-goes creative thinking of improvisation with the more disciplined stage training needed to create truth onstage. The final class will showcase their process and performance.

Students will have a chance to incorporate all of their talents into creating a variety show. Echoes of Commedia dell’ Arte, Vaudevillian all the way through modern skit comedy seen on SNL and Second City will guide the students into creating a memorable and hilarious experience.  Students will work in groups of 3-4, to learn a skit.  Performance of 4-5 groups at the final class.  Scripts from all skits will be emailed when the quarter is done, so students can go on to learn other skits that they are interested in, at home with family and friends.

This theater class will transport students to the 16th century to introduce the rhythm and rhyme of the works of Shakepeare and a bit of his Elizabethan Old English. Students will examine several of Shakespeare's best known characters and dialogues, from A Midsummer Night's Dream. The class will interpret, practice, and perform scenes from a kid-friendly version of this play. Students will benefit from experimenting with public speaking in this safe, supportive environment, and enjoy the satisfaction of working as a team. Students will receive positive, constructive feedback which helps them develop acting skills, some of which are: properly facing the audience, projecting their voice, and dramatizing their character through their voice, body language, and movements. The final class will showcase the student's work with an outdoor performance.

Using the radio show script that coincided with the movie, students will celebrate the 75th anniversary of The Wizard of Oz by playing their part in this delightful musical classic, which generations of children have enjoyed since it hit the big screen in 1939. The final class will showcase their process and performance.

This class focuses on developing communication skills, through fun drama challenges. The playful components of this class will call on students to give dramatic expression to something they imagine. Each week, students will theatrically engage in a range of drama-development activities, including: an introductory warm-up game, sensory challenge, pantomime, story-telling, sound-focused activity, and reading scripts, team script-writing, creating characters, blocking, and reacting to other actors. Drama students will release their creative and expressive potential, while becoming more confident, assured communicators as well as performers. Students learn to speak up more freely, to confidently answer questions in front of their peers, to have a clear reading voice which is expressive and interesting to listen to, as well as honing and developing their creative talents. Parents are invited to be an audience in our classroom on the last day of the quarter, to observe some of the learning experiences this class has been engaged in. EXPECTATIONS: This class is best suited for students who are active listeners, are flexible and easily adapt, have a sense of humor, and can work in a collaborative group. Students need to be able to stay in sync with the flow of the class. This is not an "anything goes" or free-for-all class.

This popular class will teach the fundamentals of improvisation! Students will improve their ability to think and react "on the fly" and adapt to constantly changing scenarios and evolving roles. Actors' creative thinking and interpersonal skills will be strengthened as they work "out-of-the-box" with new and challenging improv games and activities each week. Some of these games have been seen on shows such as "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" and "Saturday Night Live" and are performed by professional troupes across the country. Improvisation is the art of entertaining with connected, unpredictable twists and turns often seen from the great comedians and best live entertainers. Drawing on their favorite improv games, the students will perform for family and friends at the end of the quarter. EXPECTATIONS: This class is best suited for students who are active listeners, are flexible and easily adapt, have a sense of humor, and can work in a collaborative group. Students need to be able to stay in sync with the flow of the class. This is not an "anything goes" or free-for-all class.

This popular class will teach the fundamentals of improvisation! Students will improve their ability to think and react "on the fly" and adapt to constantly changing scenarios and evolving roles. Actors' creative thinking and interpersonal skills will be strengthened as they work "out-of-the-box" with new and challenging improv games and activities each week. Some of these games have been seen on shows such as "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" and "Saturday Night Live" and are performed by professional troupes across the country. Improvisation is the art of entertaining with connected, unpredictable twists and turns often seen from the great comedians and best live entertainers. Drawing on their favorite improv games, the students will perform for family and friends at the end of the quarter. This class is best suited for students who are active listeners, are flexible and easily adapt, have a sense of humor, and can work in a collaborative group. Students need to be able to stay in sync with the flow of the class. This is not an "anything goes" or free-for-all class.

This is an improvisational-based class, where students will brainstorm together to decide on a fun theme and location for their own, original mystery.  Students will develop their characters over the  eight week course, including suspects, a victim, and investigators who guide the audience along the path to solve the mystery. The final class will showcase their process and performance, where students will enjoy the artistry of putting it all together in a group setting.  Not even the students will know the answer to the mystery of “who done it” until the finale. Students will benefit from experimenting with public speaking in this safe, supportive environment, and enjoy the satisfaction of working as a team.

This is an improvisational-based class, where students will brainstorm together to decide on a fun theme and location for their own, original mystery. Students will develop their characters over the eight-week course, including suspects, a victim, and investigators who guide the audience along the path to solve the mystery. The final class will showcase their process and performance, where students will enjoy the artistry of putting it all together in a group setting. Not even the students will know the answer to the mystery of “Who Done It” until the finale. Students will benefit from experimenting with public speaking in this safe, supportive environment, and enjoy the satisfaction of working as a team. Students will receive positive, constructive feedback which helps them develop acting skills, some of which are: facing the audience, projecting their voice, and dramatizing their character through their voice, body language, and movements. EXPECTATIONS: This class is best suited for students who are active listeners, are flexible and easily adapt, have a sense of humor, and enjoy working in a collaborative group. Students need to be able to stay in sync with the flow of the class. This is not an "anything goes" or free-for-all class.

This is an improvisational-based class, where students will brainstorm together to decide on a fun theme and location for their own, original mystery. Students will develop their characters over the seven-week course, including suspects, a victim, and investigators who guide the audience along the path to solve the mystery. The final class will showcase their process and performance, where students will enjoy the artistry of putting it all together in a group setting. Every character will have a motive. The creativity of this class has yielded fantastic settings, plots, schemes, and characters, in previous quarters. One quarter, the class chose a boat as their setting, with everyone pitted against one nasty character everyone hated. Another quarter, the class chose a 1960 s bomb shelter as their setting, with an evil reporter twisting up characters motives. The question remained, Who done it? Not even the students will know the answer until the finale. Every quarter is completely new and offers students their opportunity to bring their story development and portrayal skills to the next level. Students benefit from experimenting with public speaking in this safe, supportive environment, and enjoy the satisfaction of working as a team. Students will receive positive, constructive feedback which helps them develop acting skills, some of which are: facing the audience, projecting their voice, and dramatizing their character through their voice, body language, and movements. Expectations: This class is best suited for students who are active listeners, are flexible and easily adapt, have a sense of humor, and enjoy working in a collaborative group. Students need to be able to stay in sync with the flow of the class. This is not an "anything goes" or free-for-all class

Surfing through the channels, current and classic shows will get a new twist. Students who would like to, are encouraged to write pieces of the script, which will be developed over the 7-week course. The final class will showcase their process and performance.

This class combines improvisational theater games, story-telling, and presentation activities to develop students' dramatic abilities, personal expression, and communication skills. Through interacting with each other, speaking aloud, incorporating gestures, and dramatic experimentation, this program will inspire budding comedians, grow young actors, and celebrate creative performers. Students will create their own scripts, perform classic comedy routines, or demonstrate improv exercises to contribute to a class variety show. This class will have a similar format as last year.

This class combines improvisational theater games, story-telling, and presentation activities to develop students' dramatic abilities, personal expression, and communication skills. Through interacting with each other, speaking aloud, incorporating gestures, and dramatic experimentation, this program will inspire budding comedians, grow young actors, and celebrate creative performers. Students can create their own scripts, perform classic comedy routines, or demonstrate improv exercises to contribute to a class variety show. They will benefit from experimenting with public speaking in this safe, supportive environment, and enjoy the satisfaction of working as a team. Students will receive positive, constructive feedback which helps them develop acting skills, some of which are: properly facing the audience, projecting their voice, and dramatizing their character through their voice, body language, and movements. This class will have a similar format as last year?s popular class, but will generate fresh new experiences for all students.

This class combines improvisational theater games, story-telling, and presentation activities to develop students' dramatic abilities, personal expression, and communication skills. Through interacting with each other, speaking aloud, incorporating gestures, and dramatic experimentation, this program will inspire budding comedians, grow young actors, and celebrate creative performers. Students can create their own scripts, perform classic comedy routines, or demonstrate improv exercises to contribute to a class variety show. The final class will showcase their process and performance. Students will benefit from experimenting with public speaking in this safe, supportive environment, and enjoy the satisfaction of working as a team. Students will receive positive, constructive feedback which helps them develop acting skills, some of which are: engaging the audience, projecting their voice, and dramatizing their character through their voice, body language, and movements. This class will have a similar format as last year?s popular class, but will generate fresh new skits and scenes for all students. This class is best suited for students who are active listeners, follow instructions, are flexible and easily adapt, have a sense of humor, and can work in a collaborative group. This is not an "anything goes" or free-for-all class.

Was it the butler, the business partner, the fiance or the friend? Imagine a world where the theatrical stage has moved online, where a mystery is afoot, and we need to find out "who dunnit?" Our student actors will connect in an interactive, online platform to put on a production about solving a murder in this play within a play!

The class will cast, practice, and perform the chosen play in a virtual setting for our online audience, yet students will communicate as if they're all in the same place together. The selected script was specifically written for virtual theater. New and returning acting students will have fun and be challenged to think on their feet with costumes, props, and backdrops when the show is literally happening in your own home.

This class is best suited for students who are active listeners, are flexible and easily adapt, have a sense of humor, and can work in a collaborative group. Students need to be able to stay in sync with the flow of the class. This is not an "anything goes" or free-for-all class. The students will perform for family and friends at the end of the quarter online.

Topics in this Series: A Mystery Murdered (Quarter 2); Objection! Disorder in the Courtroom (Quarter 3), and A Selection of Skits: A series of 10-minute virtual plays (Quarter 4)

What happens when Alice falls asleep playing solitaire on the computer? In this modern retelling of a children's classic, she is awakened by a white rabbit and meets the Cheshire Cat who welcomes her to Cyberland. As the visitor to this digital world, Alice must go on a techno-journey to meet the Queen of Hearts and get a special password to return through her computer.

The class will cast, practice, and perform the cyber play in an interactive, virtual setting for an online audience, yet students will communicate as if they're all in the same place together. The selected script was specifically written for virtual theater. New and returning acting students will have fun and be challenged to think on their feet with costumes, props, and backdrops when the show is literally happening in their own home.

This class is best suited for students who are active listeners, are flexible and easily adapt, have a sense of humor, and can work in a collaborative group. Students need to be able to stay in sync with the flow of the class. This is not an "anything goes" or free-for-all class. The students will perform for family and friends at the end of the quarter online.

Topics in this Series: Alice in Cyberland (Quarter 1); Sherlock Holmes, a Radio Mystery (Quarter 2); If They Could Talk (Quarter 3); Goose Napped (Quarter 4)

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What happens when the despicable mastermind of evil is also a bumbling buffoon? When the worst of his horrible, world-dominating plot involves…attack pigeons? Find out when Dr. Evil, encouraged by his assistant Shirley, decides to release trained pigeons, armed with lasers on the world! Unsurprisingly, his bird-brained scheme runs into hilarious obstacles and unforeseen roadblocks in rainy Seattle, rowdy New Jersey and rural Oklahoma. Will Dr. Evil straighten up and fly right…or remain a bad egg? Student actors will connect via an interactive, online platform to put on a hilarious play with fun sound effects, kooky characters, and side-splitting spoofs!

The class will cast, practice, and perform the chosen play in a virtual setting for our online audience, yet students will communicate as if they're all in the same place together. The selected script was specifically written for virtual theater. New and returning acting students will have fun and be challenged to think on their feet with costumes, props, and backdrops when the show is literally happening in your own home.

This class is best suited for students who are active listeners, are flexible and easily adapt, have a sense of humor, and can work in a collaborative group. Students need to be able to stay in sync with the flow of the class. This is not an "anything goes" or free-for-all class. The students will perform for family and friends at the end of the quarter online.

Note:All class meetings will be in a virtual classroom, providing synchronous online instruction via videoconferencing for the full quarter.

Topics in this Series: A Mystery Murdered (Quarter 2); Objection! Disorder in the Courtroom (Quarter 3), Dr. Evil and Pigeons with Lasers (Quarter 4).

This mystery will give you goosebumps! Trenchcoat-clad private eye Jo August, is hired for the case of a missing, uh, mother which turns into a wild goose chase. Turns out Mother Goose is the alleged victim, and the suspects include Old MacDonald, Georgie Porgie, Jack and Jill, Humpty Dumpty, and Peter and his wife. The detective discovers that every character has a motive. Will the perpetrator be found? Will his goose be cooked? Will she have egg on her face? The virtual audiences will be delighted by the funny plot twist and an un-eggs-pected ending.

The class will cast, practice, and perform the cyber play in an interactive, virtual setting for an online audience, yet students will communicate as if they're all in the same place together. The selected script was specifically written for virtual theater. New and returning acting students will have fun and be challenged to think on their feet with costumes, props, and backdrops when the show is literally happening in their own home.

This class is best suited for students who are active listeners, are flexible and easily adapt, have a sense of humor, and can work in a collaborative group. Students need to be able to stay in sync with the flow of the class. This is not an "anything goes" or free-for-all class. The students will perform for family and friends at the end of the quarter online.

Topics in this Series: Alice in Cyberland (Quarter 1); Sherlock Holmes, a Radio Mystery (Quarter 2); If They Could Talk (Quarter 3); Goose Napped (Quarter 4)

Imagine that the last chocolate chip cookie pleads with you not to ear it! The math book begs to be studied. The toys that ask to remain on the floor. Discover the mixed-up world of Taylor, a teen who acquires the ability to hear what the objects and animals around her are saying. Are Taylor's ears burning when hears what the cat really thinks of the family? Or, does she keep an ear to the ground to find out what everyone and everything around her is planning?

The class will cast, practice, and perform the cyber play in an interactive, virtual setting for an online audience, yet students will communicate as if they're all in the same place together. The selected script was specifically written for virtual theater. New and returning acting students will have fun and be challenged to think on their feet with costumes, props, and backdrops when the show is literally happening in their own home.

This class is best suited for students who are active listeners, are flexible and easily adapt, have a sense of humor, and can work in a collaborative group. Students need to be able to stay in sync with the flow of the class. This is not an "anything goes" or free-for-all class. The students will perform for family and friends at the end of the quarter online.

Topics in this Series: Alice in Cyberland (Quarter 1); Sherlock Holmes, a Radio Mystery (Quarter 2); If They Could Talk (Quarter 3); Goose Napped (Quarter 4)

What happens when your simple cross-country trip takes you through Berserksville? Arrested for a triple-crime you didn't commit! The level-headed lead in this made-for virtual-script discovers that the public defender is a doofus and the prosecutor is a clown in a trial filled with a colorful cast of witnesses and jocular judge. Our student actors will connect in an interactive, online platform to put on a hilarious play about a courtroom trial turned upside down!

The class will cast, practice, and perform the chosen play in a virtual setting for our online audience, yet students will communicate as if they're all in the same place together. The selected script was specifically written for virtual theater. New and returning acting students will have fun and be challenged to think on their feet with costumes, props, and backdrops when the show is literally happening in your own home.

This class is best suited for students who are active listeners, are flexible and easily adapt, have a sense of humor, and can work in a collaborative group. Students need to be able to stay in sync with the flow of the class. This is not an "anything goes" or free-for-all class. The students will perform for family and friends at the end of the quarter online.

Note:All class meetings will be in a virtual classroom, providing synchronous online instruction via videoconferencing for the full quarter.

Topics in this Series: A Mystery Murdered (Quarter 2); Objection! Disorder in the Courtroom (Quarter 3), and A Selection of Skits: A series of 10-minute virtual plays (Quarter 4)

Whodunit? The world's most famous detective, Sherlock Holmes, is hired by the king to retrieve an incriminating photograph of his old flame in this modern adaption of Arthur Conan Doyle's A Scandal in Bohemia. Find out what happens when Sherlock Holmes faces mysteries even he cannot solve! Even the audience will be left puzzled.

The class will cast, practice, and perform the cyber play in an interactive, virtual setting for an online audience, yet students will communicate as if they're all in the same place together. The selected script was specifically written for virtual theater. New and returning acting students will have fun and be challenged to think on their feet with costumes, props, and backdrops when the show is literally happening in their own home.

This class is best suited for students who are active listeners, are flexible and easily adapt, have a sense of humor, and can work in a collaborative group. Students need to be able to stay in sync with the flow of the class. This is not an "anything goes" or free-for-all class. The students will perform for family and friends at the end of the quarter online.

Topics in this Series: Alice in Cyberland (Quarter 1); Sherlock Holmes, a Radio Mystery (Quarter 2); If They Could Talk (Quarter 3); Goose Napped (Quarter 4) 12.10.12.06

Kids take to the stage as they collaboratively write and perform their very own play with unique characters and an original storyline. What happens when our cast travels "back" to the future? What futurisic changes and inventions will they find? What mix-up awaits kids from 2021 dropping in on the future, and will they meet grown-up versions of themselves?

Students will begin with improvisational games to get to know each other, then read through the two, prepared scripts together. Through group activities and guided discussion, they will create new characters, brainstorm variations, craft plot changes, add lines, and cast their parts. The instructor will then update and customize the class script with the students' input.

The class will learn the practical aspects of acting, as they work on script read-through, blocking, costume/prop design, and planning the show. Students will develop their own "actor's toolkit" of voice, body, and imagination in this creative process! Actors will grow in confidence and communication skills in preparation for a final sharing with parents on the final day of the quarter.

Once the script is fully developed with everyone's parts, about half-way through the quarter, it will be emailed to parents. Parents will be expected to help their children memorize their script/lines/cues and assemble a simple make-at-home costume, ideally from clothing items and accessories you already own and a little creativity. Note: Students who are emerging readers (not able to read at a 3rd/4th grade level) would be better suited to the Young Actor's Playhouse class, rather than this level.

Topics in this Series: Back to the Future (Quarter 1); Mix-Up on Mars (Quarter 2); Goofed-Up Game Show (Quarter 3), Twisted Treasure Tale (Quarter 4).

This fun class will feature team building and improv games that encourage students to think fast and work as a team to "play off each other" as they create hilarious and witty moments. Featured games include alphabet improv and entrances and exits. Improvisation is the art of entertaining with connected, unpredictable twists and turns often seen from the great comedians and best live entertainers. Drawing on their favorite improv games, the students will perform for family and friends at the end of the quarter. This class is best suited for students who are active listeners, are flexible and easily adapt, have a sense of humor, and can work in a collaborative group. Students need to be able to stay in sync with the flow of the class. This is not an "anything goes" or free-for-all class.

Knights, Kings, Queens, and castles. What tales come from the land of dragons and magic? An epic story of old will come to life, with the help of our fine actors and actresses. Will our tale be of King Arthur and his mighty knights, or will we have a tale from Robin Hood and his Merry Men? What adventure will unfold when we come together for the show of a lifetime?

Students will begin with improvisational games to get to know each other, then read through the two, prepared scripts together. Through group activities and guided discussion, they will create new characters, brainstorm variations, craft plot changes, add lines, and cast their parts. The instructor will then update and customize the class script with the students' input.

The class will learn the practical aspects of acting, as they work on script read-through, blocking, costume/prop design, and planning the show. Students will develop their own "actor's toolkit" of voice, body, and imagination in this creative process! Actors will grow in confidence and communication skills in preparation for a final sharing with parents on the final day of the quarter.

Once the script is fully developed with everyone's parts, about half-way through the quarter, it will be emailed to parents. Parents will be expected to help their children memorize their script/lines/cues and assemble a simple make-at-home costume, ideally from clothing items and accessories you already own and a little creativity. Note: Students who are emerging readers (not able to read at a 3rd/4th grade level) would be better suited to the Young Actor's Playhouse class, rather than this level.

Topics in this Series: The Craziest Dream Ever (Quarter 1), Medieval Mayhem (Quarter 2), The Incredible Invention (Quarter 3), and The Emperor's Ensemble (Quarter 4).

When the sun goes down and the Sandman comes, dreams transform our characters and carry them away on an adventure in The Land of Nod! What weird and wacky escapades will take place in the dreamland that our young actors will create and perform?

Students will begin with improvisational games to get to know each other and to start to brainstorm about their original play. Through group activities and guided discussion, the actors will decide on characters, conflict, conclusion, and the story they want to tell. Students will pitch ideas to the group, and those concepts will be developed and blended into a script that reflects the contributions of each student. The script will be customized for this class by the instructor with input from the students.

The class will learn the practical aspects of acting, as they work on script read-through, blocking, costume/prop design, and planning the show. Students will develop their own "actor's toolkit" of voice, body, and imagination in this creative process! Actors will grow in confidence and communication skills in preparation for a final sharing with parents on the final day of the quarter.

Once the script is fully developed with everyone's parts, about half-way through the quarter, it will be emailed to parents. Parents will be expected to help their children memorize their script/lines/cues and assemble a simple make-at-home costume, ideally from clothing items and accessories you already own and a little creativity. Note: Students who are emerging readers (not able to read at a 3rd/4th grade level) would be better suited to the Young Actor's Playhouse class, rather than this level.

Topics in this Series: The Craziest Dream Ever (Quarter 1), Medieval Mayhem (Quarter 2), The Incredible Invention (Quarter 3), and The Emperor's Ensemble (Quarter 4).

The Emperor has appeared, but what happened? Had he traveled from far away land? Been transported from another time? Did he forgotten who he is...or forget to wear fine clothes? How will the emperor's trusted ensemble get him ready for the big event? Our actors will discover what is up with that crazy emperor and save him from himself!

Students will begin with improvisational games to get to know each other, then read through the two, prepared scripts together. Through group activities and guided discussion, they will create new characters, brainstorm variations, craft plot changes, add lines, and cast their parts. The instructor will then update and customize the class script with the students' input.

The class will learn the practical aspects of acting, as they work on script read-through, blocking, costume/prop design, and planning the show. Students will develop their own "actor's toolkit" of voice, body, and imagination in this creative process! Actors will grow in confidence and communication skills in preparation for a final sharing with parents on the final day of the quarter.

Once the script is fully developed with everyone's parts, about half-way through the quarter, it will be emailed to parents. Parents will be expected to help their children memorize their script/lines/cues and assemble a simple make-at-home costume, ideally from clothing items and accessories you already own and a little creativity. Note: Students who are emerging readers (not able to read at a 3rd/4th grade level) would be better suited to the Young Actor's Playhouse class, rather than this level.

Topics in this Series: The Craziest Dream Ever (Quarter 1), Medieval Mayhem (Quarter 2), The Incredible Invention (Quarter 3), and The Emperor's Ensemble (Quarter 4).

Our actors create an imaginative invention that will change the world! What crazy adventure unfolds when this invention is revealed? What does it do? Where did it come from? Will the invention go missing? Will it do something unplanned? That is for our actors to know and share in their own original play. Find out on this incredible adventure!

Students will begin with improvisational games to get to know each other and to start to brainstorm about their original play. Through group activities and guided discussion, the actors will decide on characters, conflict, conclusion, and the story they want to tell. Students will pitch ideas to the group, and those concepts will be developed and blended into a script that reflects the contributions of each student. The script will be customized for this class by the instructor with input from the students.

The class will learn the practical aspects of acting, as they work on script read-through, blocking, costume/prop design, and planning the show. Students will develop their own "actor's toolkit" of voice, body, and imagination in this creative process! Actors will grow in confidence and communication skills in preparation for a final sharing with parents on the final day of the quarter.

Once the script is fully developed with everyone's parts, about half-way through the quarter, it will be emailed to parents. Parents will be expected to help their children memorize their script/lines/cues and assemble a simple make-at-home costume, ideally from clothing items and accessories you already own and a little creativity. Note: Students who are emerging readers (not able to read at a 3rd/4th grade level) would be better suited to the Young Actor's Playhouse class, rather than this level.

Topics in this Series: The Craziest Dream Ever (Quarter 1), Medieval Mayhem (Quarter 2), The Incredible Invention (Quarter 3), and The Emperor's Ensemble (Quarter 4).

Kids take to the stage as they collaboratively write and perform their very own play with unique characters and an original storyline. Watch as our ambitious actors spin a tall tale about a yet-to-be-discovered treasure. Where will it be found? A deserted island, spooky basement, or far away land?

Students will begin with improvisational games to get to know each other, then read through the two, prepared scripts together. Through group activities and guided discussion, they will create new characters, brainstorm variations, craft plot changes, add lines, and cast their parts. The instructor will then update and customize the class script with the students' input.

The class will learn the practical aspects of acting, as they work on script read-through, blocking, costume/prop design, and planning the show. Students will develop their own "actor's toolkit" of voice, body, and imagination in this creative process! Actors will grow in confidence and communication skills in preparation for a final sharing with parents on the final day of the quarter.

Once the script is fully developed with everyone's parts, about half-way through the quarter, it will be emailed to parents. Parents will be expected to help their children memorize their script/lines/cues and assemble a simple make-at-home costume, ideally from clothing items and accessories you already own and a little creativity. Note: Students who are emerging readers (not able to read at a 3rd/4th grade level) would be better suited to the Young Actor's Playhouse class, rather than this level.

Topics in this Series: Back to the Future (Quarter 1); Mix-Up on Mars (Quarter 2); Goofed-Up Game Show (Quarter 3), Twisted Treasure Tale (Quarter 4).

Kids take to the stage as they collaboratively write and perform their very own play with unique characters and an original storyline. What happens when campers have to deal with tent troubles, campfire calamities, a bothersome bear and other camping catastrophes?

Students will begin with improvisational games to get to know each other, then read through the two, prepared scripts together. Through group activities and guided discussion, they will create new characters, brainstorm variations, craft plot changes, add lines, and cast their parts. The instructor will then update and customize the class script with the students' input.

The class will learn the practical aspects of acting, as they work on script read-through, blocking, costume/prop design, and planning the show. Students will develop their own "actor's toolkit" of voice, body, and imagination in this creative process! Actors will grow in confidence and communication skills in preparation for a final sharing with parents on the final day of the quarter.

Once the script is fully developed with everyone's parts, about half-way through the quarter, it will be emailed to parents. Parents will be expected to help their children memorize their script/lines/cues and assemble a simple make-at-home costume, ideally from clothing items and accessories you already own and a little creativity. Note: Students who are emerging readers (not able to read at a 3rd/4th grade level) would be better suited to the Young Actor's Playhouse class, rather than this level.

Topics in this Series: Camping Catastrophe (Quarter 1), Mystery after Midnight (Quarter 2), Fractured Fairy Tales (Quarter 3), Upside-Down Universe (Quarter 4).

From dawn to dusk, freaky, funny things keep happening, in this kooky caper our concocted by our loony, loopy cast of characters!

Students will begin with improvisational games to get to know each other and to start to brainstorm about their original play. Through group activities and guided discussion, the actors will decide on characters, conflict, conclusion, and the story they want to tell. Students will pitch ideas to the group, and those concepts will be developed and blended to into a script that reflects the contributions of each student. The script will be customized for this class by the instructor with input from the students.

The class will learn the practical aspects of acting, as they work on script read-through, blocking, costume/prop design, and planning the show. Students will develop their own "actor's toolkit" of voice, body, and imagination in this creative process! Actors will grow in confidence and communication skills in preparation for a final sharing with parents on the final day of the quarter.

Students will work from a written script, and ideally, students would be able to read at grade level. Emerging readers can be accommodated if the parent is willing to do a little extra memorization work with the student at home including memorizing cues in the script. Parents will be emailed the script after the 3rd or 4th class and will be expected make sure their child learns his/her lines and assembles a simple make-at-home costume, ideally from clothing items and accessories you already own and a little creativity. All actors must be at least age 8 to sign up for this class.

Topics in this Series: Our Wacky Vacation (Quarter 1), The Day We Woke Up in Oz (Quarter 2), Freaky Friday (Quarter 3), and The Craziest Dream Ever (Quarter 4)

Kids take to the stage as they collaboratively write and perform their very own play with unique characters and an original storyline. What happens by the light of the midnight moon? What trouble lurks in the twilight? What dangers are disguised in the dark?

Students will begin with improvisational games to get to know each other and start to brainstorm about their original play. Through group activities and guided discussion, the student actors will decide on characters, conflict, and conclusion, and the story they want to tell. The script will be developed and customized for this class with input from the students.

The class will learn the practical aspects of acting, as they work on script read-through, blocking, costume/prop design, and planning the show. Student actors will explore skills such as stage movement, character development, emotional expression, and observation/concentration while learning to portray their original character. Students will develop their own "actor's toolkit" of voice, body, and imagination in this creative process! Actors will grow in confidence and communication skills in preparation for a final sharing with parents on the last day of the

Once the script is fully developed with everyone's parts, it will be emailed to parents. Parents will be expected to help their children memorize their script/lines/cues and assemble a simple make-at-home costume, ideally from clothing items and accessories you already own and a little creativity. Note: Students who are emerging readers (not able to read at a 3rd/4th grade level) would be better suited to the Young Actor's Playhouse class, rather than this level.

With fresh, fun vacation memories in mind, we'll twist up our super silly summer experiences into a a play about the weirdest, wackiest vacation we can think of!

Students will begin with improvisational games to get to know each other and to start to brainstorm about their original play. Through group activities and guided discussion, the actors will decide on characters, conflict, conclusion, and the story they want to tell. Students will pitch ideas to the group, and those concepts will be developed and blended to into a script that reflects the contributions of each student. The script will be customized for this class by the instructor with input from the students.

The class will learn the practical aspects of acting, as they work on script read-through, blocking, costume/prop design, and planning the show. Students will develop their own "actor's toolkit" of voice, body, and imagination in this creative process! Actors will grow in confidence and communication skills in preparation for a final sharing with parents on the final day of the quarter.

Students will work from a written script, and ideally, students would be able to read at grade level. Emerging readers can be accommodated if the parent is willing to do a little extra memorization work with the student at home including memorizing cues in the script. Parents will be emailed the script after the 3rd or 4th class and will be expected make sure their child learns his/her lines and assembles a simple make-at-home costume, ideally from clothing items and accessories you already own and a little creativity. All actors must be at least age 8 to sign up for this class.

Topics in this Series: Our Wacky Vacation (Quarter 1), The Day We Woke Up in Oz (Quarter 2), Freaky Friday (Quarter 3), and The Craziest Dream Ever (Quarter 4)

When the sun goes down and Sandman comes, dreams transform our characters and carry them away on an adventure in The Land of Nod! What weird and wacky escapades will take place in the dreamland that our young actors will create and perform?

Students will begin with improvisational games to get to know each other and to start to brainstorm about their original play. Through group activities and guided discussion, the actors will decide on characters, conflict, conclusion, and the story they want to tell. Students will pitch ideas to the group, and those concepts will be developed and blended to into a script that reflects the contributions of each student. The script will be customized for this class by the instructor with input from the students.

The class will learn the practical aspects of acting, as they work on script read-through, blocking, costume/prop design, and planning the show. Students will develop their own "actor's toolkit" of voice, body, and imagination in this creative process! Actors will grow in confidence and communication skills in preparation for a final sharing with parents on the final day of the quarter.

After an imaginary twister transports our actors to Oz, they set off on a theatrical quest for home, discovering surprises in a magical land and making great friends along the way!

Students will begin with improvisational games to get to know each other and to start to brainstorm about their original play. Through group activities and guided discussion, the actors will decide on characters, conflict, conclusion, and the story they want to tell. Students will pitch ideas to the group, and those concepts will be developed and blended to into a script that reflects the contributions of each student. The script will be customized for this class by the instructor with input from the students.

The class will learn the practical aspects of acting, as they work on script read-through, blocking, costume/prop design, and planning the show. Students will develop their own "actor's toolkit" of voice, body, and imagination in this creative process! Actors will grow in confidence and communication skills in preparation for a final sharing with parents on the final day of the quarter.

Students will work from a written script, and ideally, students would be able to read at grade level. Emerging readers can be accommodated if the parent is willing to do a little extra memorization work with the student at home including memorizing cues in the script. Parents will be emailed the script after the 3rd or 4th class and will be expected make sure their child learns his/her lines and assembles a simple make-at-home costume, ideally from clothing items and accessories you already own and a little creativity. All actors must be at least age 8 to sign up for this class.

Topics in this Series: Our Wacky Vacation (Quarter 1), The Day We Woke Up in Oz (Quarter 2), Freaky Friday (Quarter 3), and The Craziest Dream Ever (Quarter 4)

Students will not want to miss the chance to play a part in this delightful musical classic which generations of children have enjoyed since it hit the big screen in 1939. This story begins when Dorothy and her little dog Toto are swept away in a cyclone and land in the mixed-up, magical world of Oz. The Good Witch of the North sends Dorothy on a magical journey homeward where she meets the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, the Cowardly Lion, and the Wicked Witch of the West. Together, the new friends sing, We re off to see the Wizard, the wonderful Wizard of Oz. Act One (and quarter one) ends in a cliffhanger when the witch reveals that she will stop at nothing to stop Dorothy and her friends.

Students will want to continue in this class for second quarter where they will play all new roles and continue the adventure. The group will learn Act 2 of the story which takes the gang from the perilous journey to the Emerald City through Dorothy s and Toto s safe return home. This is a story of friendship, courage, and the realization that, there s no place like home.

Young actors will further their theatrical skills and stretch their imaginations by working on characters, envisioning settings, and exploring the plot as they develop scenes in which everyone has a role. Students will benefit from experimenting with public speaking through acting in a safe, supportive environment and enjoy the satisfaction of working as a team. Students will be coached on acting basics such as facing the audience, projecting their voices, and dramatizing their character through body language and movements. The final class will be a class performance which showcases what they have learned. This class is best suited for students who are active listeners, can follow directions, can collaborate with others, do their best to memorize lines, and enjoy working in a group. Students should be able to read on grade level in order to follow the script. The cost of the class script is included in the class fee. Topics in this year s class series include: Wizard of Oz, Act 1 of 2 (first quarter); Wizard of Oz, Act 2 of 2 (second quarter); The Jungle Book (third quarter), and Treasure Island (fourth quarter).

Students will not want to miss the chance to play a part in this delightful musical classic which generations of children have enjoyed since it hit the big screen in 1939. This story began when Dorothy and her little dog Toto were swept away in a cyclone and land in the mixed-up, magical world of Oz. The Good Witch of the North sent Dorothy on a magical journey homeward where she met the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, the Cowardly Lion, and the Wicked Witch of the West. Act One (and quarter one) ended in a cliffhanger when the witch revealed that she will stop at nothing to stop Dorothy and her friends.

Second quarter students will play all new roles and continue the adventure. The group will learn Act 2 of the story which takes the gang from the perilous journey to the Emerald City, through Dorothy's and Toto's safe return home. This is a story of friendship, courage, and the realization that, there's no place like home.
Young actors will further their theatrical skills and stretch their imaginations by working on characters, envisioning settings, and exploring the plot as they develop scenes in which everyone has a role. Students will benefit from experimenting with public speaking through acting in a safe, supportive environment and enjoy the satisfaction of working as a team. Students will be coached on acting basics such as facing the audience, projecting their voices, and dramatizing their character through body language and movements. The final class will be a class performance which showcases what they have learned.

This class is best suited for students who are active listeners, can follow directions, can collaborate with others, do their best to memorize lines, and enjoy working in a group. Students should be able to read on grade level in order to follow the script. The cost of the class script is included in the class fee. Topics in this year's class series include: Wizard of Oz, Act 1 of 2 (first quarter); Wizard of Oz, Act 2 of 2 (second quarter); The Jungle Book (third quarter), and Treasure Island (fourth quarter).

Kids take to the stage as they collaboratively write and perform their very own play with unique characters and an original storyline. What happens when our cast travels "back" to the future? What futuristic changes and inventions will they find? What mix-up awaits kids from 2023 dropping in on the future, and will they meet grown-up versions of themselves?

Students will begin with improvisational games to get to know each other, then read through the two, prepared scripts together. Through group activities and guided discussion, they will create new characters, brainstorm variations, craft plot changes, add lines, and cast their parts. The instructor will then update and customize the class script with the students' input.

The class will learn the practical aspects of acting, as they work on script read-through, blocking, costume/prop design, and planning the show. Students will develop their own "actor's toolkit" of voice, body, and imagination in this creative process! Actors will grow in confidence and communication skills in preparation for a final sharing with parents on the final day of the quarter.

Once the script is fully developed with everyone's parts, about half-way through the quarter, it will be emailed to parents. Parents will be expected to help their children memorize their script/lines/cues and assemble a simple make-at-home costume, ideally from clothing items and accessories you already own and a little creativity. Note: Students who are emerging readers (not able to read at a 3rd/4th grade level) would be better suited to the Young Actor's Playhouse class, rather than this level.

Topics in this Series: Back to the Future (Quarter 1), Secrets & Spies (Quarter 2),Times Travel Tale (Quarter 3), Freaky Friday (Quarter 4).

Kids take to the stage as they collaboratively write and perform their very own play with unique characters and an original storyline. What happens when campers have to deal with tent troubles, campfire calamities, a bothersome bear and other camping catastrophes?

Students will begin with improvisational games to get to know each other and start to brainstorm about their original play. Through group activities and guided discussion, the student actors will decide on characters, conflict, and conclusion, and the story they want to tell. The script will be developed and customized for this class with input from the students.

The class will learn the practical aspects of acting, as they work on script read-through, blocking, costume/prop design, and planning the show. Student actors will explore skills such as stage movement, character development, emotional expression, and observation/concentration while learning to portray their original character. Students will develop their own "actor's toolkit" of voice, body, and imagination in this creative process! Actors will grow in confidence and communication skills in preparation for a final sharing with parents on the last day of the

Once the script is fully developed with everyone's parts, it will be emailed to parents. Parents will be expected to help their children memorize their script/lines/cues and assemble a simple make-at-home costume, ideally from clothing items and accessories you already own and a little creativity. Note: Students who are emerging readers (not able to read at a 3rd/4th grade level) would be better suited to the Young Actor's Playhouse class, rather than this level.

Kids take to the stage as they collaboratively write and perform their very own play with unique characters and an original storyline. What happens when sly sleuths and devious detectives team up to thwart threatening thieves?

Students will begin with improvisational games to get to know each other, then read through the two, prepared scripts together. Through group activities and guided discussion, they will create new characters, brainstorm variations, craft plot changes, add lines, and cast their parts. The instructor will then update and customize the class script with the students' input.

The class will learn the practical aspects of acting, as they work on script read-through, blocking, costume/prop design, and planning the show. Students will develop their own "actor's toolkit" of voice, body, and imagination in this creative process! Actors will grow in confidence and communication skills in preparation for a final sharing with parents on the final day of the quarter.

Once the script is fully developed with everyone's parts, about half-way through the quarter, it will be emailed to parents. Parents will be expected to help their children memorize their script/lines/cues and assemble a simple make-at-home costume, ideally from clothing items and accessories you already own and a little creativity. Note: Students who are emerging readers (not able to read at a 3rd/4th grade level) would be better suited to the Young Actor's Playhouse class, rather than this level.

Topics in this Series: Medieval Mayhem (Quarter 1), Wacky Wednesday (Quarter 2), Detective Drama (Quarter 3), Kooky Cooking Contest (Quarter 4)

This is a 8-week class that will NOT meet on 02/02/23