CREATIVE DRAMATICS (grades K-12)

This residency introduces basic aspects of the dramatic arts to the student.  The class learns appropriate methods of self-expression and cooperative skills, as well as improvisational techniques and scene creation. The student is encouraged to explore their own life through the lives of the characters they play. This program fosters the student’s self-esteem and builds the skill of voice projection.   By presenting their creations to parents and peers the class gains greater self-confidence.   They also experience firsthand how art forms can be an effective means of communication, an idea to others.  Through responding to other classmates’ work and using it as a basis to rework their own scenes with greater clarity, the student learns the valuable art of collaboration.

Students are introduced to “The Actor’s Toolbox,” a conceptual way for young actors to access the various skills they learn in class such as character building, mimetic movement and story structure.

The program usually ends with a shared performance.