Acting 101
Learn the basic techniques used by actors around the world as they prepare roles! We’ll discuss and practice actions, objectives, and tactics in this basic introduction to “Method” acting.
Theatre Skills
Acting Like a Professional
These workshops will help students understand and practice the fundamentals of “Method” Acting. We’ll start off with an introduction to the actor’s instrument with exercises in vocal and physical expression. Then we’ll discuss acting techniques including concentration, actions, objectives, sensory…
Building a Character
When you step onstage, you need to become another person — a character. How do you accomplish that? This workshop will give you techniques for working from the inside-out and the outside-in to build your character. You’ll work with other…
Center Stage Artist Residency
If you ever performed in a play as a kid, you probably carry fond memories of your time onstage. Maybe you also picked up some important life skills along the way! Theatre helps kids develop confidence, creativity, teamwork skills, and…
Center Stage Drama Club
If you ever performed in a play as a kid, you probably carry fond memories of your time onstage. Maybe you also picked up some important life skills along the way! Theatre helps kids develop confidence, creativity, teamwork skills, and…
Circus, Circus
Ever dreamed of joining the circus? Here’s your chance! We’ll practice “playing pretend” in a way that communicates clearly and expressively to an audience. Then we’ll put on our very own circus, featuring clowns, lions, and monkeys! You’ll learn to…
Comedy Improv 101
Our most popular workshop for middle and high school students! Aspiring actors will have a blast learning the basics of comic acting without a script. We’ll practice Collaboration, Storytelling, and Goal-Setting skills. Finally, everyone will create improvised scenes to perform…
Comedy Improv Artist Residency
Comedy Improv is a lot of fun and gives students a new performance technique in its own right. But improv can also help student actors develop collaboration skills, spontaneity, confidence, and stage presence for their script-based work.
Directing 101
We offer nine different workshops on fundamental aspects of the director’s craft. Pick one to give your student directors the knowledge they need for success! Sessions include “Where Do I Put My Actors? (Blocking Basics),” “Coaching Actors for Stronger Performances,”…
Director’s Workshop
The Director’s Workshop is an introductory survey of the craft for student directors. Choose five (or more) of the sessions below to cover the knowledge that beginning directors need.
Drama Fun Artist Residency
Kids are some of the most creative people around, and Drama Fun gives them freedom to explore their imaginations! We’ll also help them focus their creativity towards a goal — putting on a short play for their families and invited…
Drama Fun Club
Kids are some of the most creative people around, and Drama Fun gives them freedom to explore their imaginations! We’ll also help them focus their creativity towards a goal — putting on a short play for their families and invited…
Drama Games For Your Classroom
It seems too good to be true, but it’s a fact: One of the best ways to learn theatre basics is by playing silly games! This session will equip you with a wide range of educational drama games to use…
Express Yourself
According to researchers, more than half of emotional communication is nonverbal. It’s not in our words or even our tone of voice that get the message across — it’s in our facial expressions and body movements. This workshop will help…
Goats Named Gruff
Students will love becoming Little Goats, Medium-Sized Goats, Big Goats . . . and of course, Sneaky Trolls in this workshop based on “The Three Billy Goats Gruff”! As we act out the classic tale, kids will learn how actors…
How to Be a Non-Starving Artist
Once upon a time, our artistic director was laid off from his job. He soon located part-time work, but also decided to see if his theatre habit could pay the bills. Within a year, he was able to transition to…
Improvisational Team Building
Looking for a way to help your team build relationships and work better together? Learning the basics of an acting technique called improvisation (performing without a script) is a great way to do it! You may have seen comedy improv…
Inside Out
As an actor, you have to do your work twice. First, you vividly imagine the play’s circumstances inside your head . . . then, you use the skill of concentration to bring the circumstances to life with your voice and…
The Little Red Chickens
Get ready to rehearse and perform in your very own play — in only one hour! First, you’ll take on the character of an animal (like a cat, a dog, a chicken, or a pig). Then, we’ll rehearse for your…
Moviemakers
Moviemakers gives your students the opportunity to express themselves as actors in a high-quality digital film! Sure, everybody has a camera in their pocket these days — but not everybody can film and edit a production professionally. Your kids will…
Playwright’s Workshop
Through classroom instruction and hands-on practice, these five sessions will walk budding writers through four key elements of a winning script: Conflict, Characters, Dialogue, and Theme. Our Artistic Director, George Halitzka, teaches all of our playwriting workshops. He draws upon…
Playwriting 101
Writing a good script looks so easy . . . until you actually sit down and try it! This workshop introduces students to the key elements of a successful play: Conflict, Character, Dialogue, and Theme. It’s a great way to…
Silent Movie Event Booth
Are you planning an event for families? Bring the performing arts to life with a Silent Movie Booth! We’ll empower your young guests to become actors in five minutes. We’ll provide them with an idea for a very short scene…
Specialty Theatre PD
Could you use something new in your bag of tricks as a theatre educator? We’ll provide a specialty PD to give you fresh ideas to use in your lesson plans! Our workshops are never knowledge dumps–we always give you hands-on…
Spotlight Artist Residency
One of the coolest things about drama is that you can learn a lot by playing silly games! In each session of this highly-interactive program, we’ll put the spotlight on a different acting skill, from pantomime (acting without words) to…
Spotlight Drama Club
One of the coolest things about drama is that you can learn a lot by playing silly games! In each session of this highly-interactive program, we’ll put the spotlight on a different acting skill, from pantomime (acting without words) to…
Theatre is NOT Your Life
Sometimes, it’s hard to keep your involvement with theatre in perspective with the rest of life. The arts are a consuming (and sometimes devouring) profession! But if you’re contemplating a career in media or performance, it’s important to remember that…