Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Spring semester starts today! It is not too late to sign up.

Spring semester classes run April 6 - May 15, 2010. Students will be continuing to engage in the Ghost Waters theme. It is not too late to sign up for classes. Call 313-967-0999 and as for Andrea. Check out our offerings below:

AGES 5-7

Performance 
Class: “Dance of The Water Cycle”
Instructor: Aisha Walker
Cost: $30*
Days/Times: Saturdays 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Location: Matrix Theatre Company
Our youngest actors will be preparing a dance performance for Matrix’s WaterFest on May 15. WaterFest will see all School of Theatre participants joining together to present a new play, and Now PLAYing students will expose young children to kinesthetic (movement) memory as they take part in this all-agency play.

Puppetry 
Class: “Water Banners”
Instructor: Megan Harris
Cost: $45*
Days/Times: Saturdays 12 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Location: Matrix Theatre Company
Young puppeteers will be creating banners and backdrops for the WaterFest play on May 15th. Students will have an opportunity to build on beginning construction skills, and their visual creations will bed featured on stage during WaterFest.

*Students who take both Dance of the Water Cycle and Water Banners classes are eligible for a reduced fee of $60.

AGES 8-11

Performance 
Class: “People and the Water”
Instructor: Aisha Walker
Cost: FRE (Thanks to a generous grant from the Youth Development Commission)
Days/Times: Tuesdays/Thursdays 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Location: Roberto Clemente Rec Center
Students in this class will be preparing an integral section of the play to be performed at May 15th’s WaterFest. Focus will be on stage presentation and scenework.

Puppetry
Class: “Water Animals”
Instructor: Megan Harris
Cost: $45
Days/Times: Saturdays 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Location: Matrix Theatre Company
Students will construct water animal puppets and learn to perform them in preparation for the May 15 WaterFest play.

AGES 11-14 

Mask-Making 
Class: “Water Sprite Masks”
Instructor: Jennifer Boyak
Cost: $45
Days/Times: Wednesdays 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Location: Matrix Theatre Company
Students will learn basic and intermediate skills in mask construction as they create masks for a Water Sprite dance to be performed at Matrix’s WaterFest.

Performance 
Class: “News From Waterville”
Instructor: Andrea Scobie
Cost: $60
Days/Times: Tuesdays/Thursdays 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Location: Matrix Theatre Company
Students in this class will be focusing on mastering acting skills for an encore performance of “News From Waterville,” which will be part of the all-agency play at WaterFest.

AGES 14-18

Performance, Mask-Making and Tech 
Class: “WaterFest Crew”
Instructor: Laura Perez
Cost: FREE (Thanks to a generous grant from the Skillman Foundation)
Days/Times: Fridays 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Location: Matrix Theatre Company
Teens will be doing some of everything as they form teams that will be integral to the production of the WaterFest play. They will learn performance, mask-making, and technical theatre skills, which will all be put to use in their role as actors and crew during WaterFest on May 15.

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