[NEohioPAL] Theatre Classes for kids in Akron, this Fall!

[Melanie YC Pepe]

Weathervane Playhouse
www.weathervaneplayhouse.com 
1301 Weathervane Lane  *  Akron, Ohio  44313

Classes start September 15th!
** CLICK HERE to view bios for our instructors! **
Classes run for 10 weeks.

Imagine THAT!, The Wizard of Oz
Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.
Ages:  3 to 5
Tuition: $110


Lions and Tigers and bears... Oh, my!  Imagine a land over the rainbow... imagine anything!  This class specializes in storytelling through creative movement, improvisation, dramatic play and music.  Students will be actively engaged in creating designs for the stories they bring to the stage, and having a ton of fun. traveling wherever imaginations are willing to go! 


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Introduction to Theatre & Acting: Places, Please!
Saturdays, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Ages:  5 to 8
Tuition: $160

The show is about to start. Places Please! Is that a monkey I hear chattering at a little old lady? Wait, its a Martian from another planet explaining how to work a toaster! and what is Little Red Riding Hood doing arm in arm with a Ninja? It's just students exploring the creative world of theater! This class specializes in exploring characters through dramatic play and script study. This introductory class is a great place to learn the basics of performing on the stage.

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Introduction to Theatre & Acting: Star Struck
Time: Saturdays, 9:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.
Ages:  8 to 11
Tuition: $160 


Is your child sure that they are the next iCarly? Have you heard every funny story the Disney Channel can dream up? Don't fret, send them to be stars of the stage at Weathervane! We will gladly take all the drama. Your child will work with our instructor to hone their dramatic talents. They will learn how to give and take focus, analyze a script to identify story structure elements and character objectives and use it all to tell a clear story, beginning middle and end! 


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Introduction to Theatre & Acting: Enter Stage Right
Saturdays, 10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
Ages:  11 to 14
Tuition: $160

To be or not to be, here is the question Are you ready to tackle comedy and tragedy? Take a turn as Hamlet's ghost or poor tormented Juliet. Try your hand at Who's on First? Can you build the laughs like Abbott and Costello? Get ready to Enter Stage Right and learn to take dramatic risks within each scene by working with a character's inner monologue. These methods for developing and connecting to a stage character makes the funny funnier and drama even more dramatic!

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Musical Theatre, Act One
Saturdays, 9:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.
Ages: 5 to 8
Prerequisite: Introduction to Theatre is suggested.
Tuition: $180

Gotta sing, gotta dance? Gotta take Musical Theater! Our Musical Theater, Act One class takes our entire core curriculum and puts it to music. Sing and dance your way through some Broadway standards. Move over Kristin Chenoweth and Matthew Morrison, here comes the next Broadway star! Students will work on musical theater skills through group singing, creative and choreographed movement, rhythm notation, and sight reading with solefege.

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Musical Theatre, Act Two
Saturdays, 10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
Ages: 8 to 12
Prerequisite: Introduction to Theatre is suggested.
Tuition: $180

Not quite ready to pack it up and move to New York? Looking for a toe tapping good time? Come sing at Weathervane in Musical Theater: Act Two.  This class covers the objectives in Act One, and challenges experienced students through more complex choreography and music theory. In addition to Act One goals, students will work on solo singing, notes on the treble clef, notes on a keyboard, rhythmic performance and healthy
singing technique.

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Movie Makers Workshop
Saturdays, 12 noon to 2:30 p.m.
Ages: 13 to 18
Tuition: $240

Do you dream of making a movie but don't know where to start?  Then join us at Weathervane for your premiere on the big screen!  In this class, students will put together an acting showcase in a series of scenes for film. Students will act, direct and edit scenes for a final collaborative presentation to be viewed in a special opening screening on the last day of class.  Each student will receive a copy for repeat viewings.  Pop the popcorn and see your name in lights! Movie Makers will make you a star.

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All the World's A Stage, A Social Skills Group
Instructors: Wendy Duke, MA, Theatre Teacher at Miller South VPA,
Laura Valendza, MFA, Intervention Specialist at Miller South VPA,
Diana VanWinkle, M.Ed

Saturdays, 12 noon to 1:45 p.m.
Ages: 8 to 13
Tuition: $200

This class is designed for kids with High-Functioning Autism, Asperger's Syndrome, ADHD or Anxiety to develop communication skills and social understanding through theatre games and activities.  Students will start class with a dance style warm up and cool down provided by Art Sparks.  In class, students participate in theatre games, acting, learning to use body language to communicate meaning, improvisation, social stories and role play.  Students begin the class by socializing and eating lunch together, so please pack a lunch each day!  The class will share favorite activities with parents and friends on the last day of class.

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Broadway Tap Workshop
Instructor: Sarah Bailey, M.M.
Saturdays, 12:15 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Ages: 9 to 14
Prerequisite: 1 year of any dance, tap shoes required.
Tuition: $95

Are your toes feeling blue? Let Weathervane help you tap your troubles away with Beginning Tap.  This class will focus on teaching basic technique and steps to make the students familiar with tap for the stage.  We will "shim-sham" and "shuffle off to buffalo" in this fast paced class. No previous tap experience required!

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Flash Mob: Where's Waldo!?!
Instructed by: Art Sparks
Saturdays, 1:15 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Ages: 9 to 14
Tuition: $120
Where's Waldo?  Let's find out!  Students will create a real-life Where's Waldo scene as a flash mob.  A flash mob is a spontaneous public performance, usually a dance that appears seemingly out of nowhere.  It starts with just one person and grows to include more people, until it quickly disappears.  Flash mobs aim to create joy through surprise.  So let's combine theatre's storytelling and improvisation with the arts of music and dance in this cool new class offered by Weathervane and Art Sparks.  The class will perform at Weathervane on the last day of Saturday classes, and a public performance - TBA on the first day of class!  Be a part of this special art form and join in - video cameras welcome!

For more information or to register,
click here: http://www.weathervaneplayhouse.com
or call 330-836-2626.
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