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<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">Looking for a fun activity for your child on the autism spectrum?<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space">  </span>We offer theatre classes for all abilities on Saturdays throughout the year. Our classes enhance communication skills while promoting creative collaboration. Our instructors are trained in specific techniques to help students on the spectrum succeed in class and in life.</span></p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);min-height:16px"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"></span><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">Class size is small, so be sure to register right away. For anyone who is interested but not sure how their child will take to theatre classes, please contact us and arrange for a visit/observation.<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space">  </span>Cost is $260/10 sessions.</span></p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);min-height:16px"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"></span><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">The Center for Applied Drama and Autism is located at 1501 S Hawkins Ave, Akron OH 44320. Our fall session begins Sept 14 and goes through Nov 23. Contact us via email: <a href="mailto:info@centerforada.org"><span class="gmail-s2" style="font-kerning:none">info@centerforada.org</span></a>, office phone:<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space">  </span>234-678-7830 or check out our web site:<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space">  </span><a href="http://centerforada.org">centerforada.org</a></span></p>
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<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">Fall 2019 Schedule</span></p>
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<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">ALL THE WORLD'S A STAGE** </span></p>
<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">Ages 8-13</span></p>
<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">Saturdays 9 am - 10 am</span></p>
<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">10 weeks, $260</span></p>
<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">Instructors: Wendy Duke & Laura Valendza</span></p>
<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">For young people who enjoy role play and acting out stories, with</span></p>
<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">a focus on adventure tales, superheroes and sidekicks, animal </span></p>
<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">trickster tales and a wee bit of Shakespeare</span></p>
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<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);min-height:16px"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"></span><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">IMPROV FOR ALL*</span></p>
<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">For all ages and abilities </span></p>
<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">Saturdays 10:15 am - 11:15 am</span></p>
<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">10 weeks, $260</span></p>
<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">Instructors: Ruben Ryan and Brandon Meeker</span></p>
<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">Our improv class encourages collaboration, curiosity and creativity.</span></p>
<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">Our instructors create a fun and supportive environment that allow </span></p>
<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">the participants to explore, develop, and succeed using the art of</span></p>
<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"> theatre improvisation.</span></p>
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<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">NEXT STAGE TRANSITIONS WORKSHOP**</span></p>
<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">Ages 14-22</span></p>
<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">Saturdays 11:30pm - 12:30pm</span></p>
<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">10 weeks, $260.00</span></p>
<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">Instructors: Wendy Duke & Laura Valendza</span></p>
<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">For young people on the spectrum who are getting ready for a </span></p>
<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">transitional time in their lives, moving from middle school </span></p>
<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">to high school to college to career. Through work on a collaborative </span></p>
<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">theatre project, participants will be rehearsing the skills they will</span></p>
<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"> need in real life as well as the stage. </span></p>
<p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);min-height:16px"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"></span><br></p>
<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">*Inclusive and diverse — for young people of all abilities</span></p>
<p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:14px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">**Designed for young people with autism specifically</span></p></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><font size="4">Wendy Duke</font></b><br>Co-Founder,<span> </span><i>The Center for Applied Drama and Autism</i></span></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Program Director, <i>Theatre on the Spectrum Adult Day Company, Ardmore Inc</i></span></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><img src="http://www.centerforada.org/TOTS-Logo---EM.jpg" width="96" height="96"><img src="http://www.centerforada.org/CADA-logo-web.jpg" width="96" height="96"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><img src="http://www.centerforada.org/ArdmoreLogo.jpg"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">email:<span> wendy</span><a href="mailto:laura@centerforada.org" target="_blank">@centerforada.org</a><br></span></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">telephone:<span> </span>330.687.4177<br></span></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">web:<span> </span><a href="http://centerforada.org/" target="_blank">centerforada.org</a></span></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>