The Art of Play--Creating Theatre for Children
A Professional Arts Workshop Series
with Alison Garrigan
CPAC 2016 Creative Workforce Fellowship Grant recipient
and
Executive Artistic Director for Talespinner Children's Theatre

The Art of Play--Creating Theatre for Children is a series of free workshops for adults, 18 and over, on how to create challenging, engaging, intelligent, and playful theatre for kids and families. During the first part of her Fellowship year, Ali traveled around the country, meeting with other like-minded makers of arts for kids--now she is combining what she has learned with her own method of theatre creation, and wants to share it with fellow theatre artists, teachers, parents, and the joyfully curious and playful--to give back to our amazing community.

How:
To register for a workshop, send an email with the name of the workshop you would like to attend in the header and message, your name, and your contact information to unseelyprincess@gmail.com. Please indicate that you are age 18 or over.
Please register only for yourself.
Should there be overflow, you will be put on a waiting list. If a waiting list becomes long enough, a second workshop may be scheduled, but it would require a full list.

Where:
All workshops will be held at the home of Talespinner Children's Theatre, 5209 Detroit Ave., Cleveland, OH 44102

What & When:

CREATING ENSEMBLE FOR CHILDREN'S THEATRE
Saturday, August 13
11am - 4pm
Attendees will work together to learn how to create ensemble, "found" theatre (combined script and devised) for kids. Ensemble creation can be applied by professional artists, or to teach students and kids how to work in a group, and to develop communication skills.
Attendees should come dressed to move.
Workshop limit: 15

MAKING CHILDREN'S THEATRE WORK
Saturday, August 27
1pm - 5pm
An exploration and open discussion of the whys, the hows, and the whats of working professionally in children's theatre, the challenges of creating theatre specifically for kids, and how the arts for kids can and do benefit the communities they serve. Ways that other communities around the country are using Children's Theatre to better their environments will be discussed, as well as how to incorporate other methods into our own city.
Workshop Limit: 30

PUPPET PLAY
Saturday, October 22
1pm - 5pm
AND
Sunday, October 23
11am - 4pm
In this two-day workshop, attendees will create their own puppet, bring it to life, and work together with other puppeteers to learn storytelling with puppets. All supplies are provided. Registrants must be able to attend both days.
Attendees should wear clothes that can get paint on them.
Workshop Limit: 15

All workshops are free of charge. You may register for one or more workshop, but once you have registered, please commit to attending. If you need to drop out, please let Ali know well in advance, so that someone on the waiting list can take your place.

Alison is the recipient of a 2016 Creative Workforce Fellowship. This Fellowship is a program of the Community Partnership for Arts and Culture. Funding for the Fellowship program is made possible by the generous support of Cuyahoga County residents through a public grant from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture.



Alison Garrigan


Alison is the recipient of a 2016 Creative Workforce Fellowship. This Fellowship is a program of the Community Partnership for Arts and Culture. Funding for the Fellowship program is made possible by the generous support of Cuyahoga County residents through a public grant from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture.