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Fall Classes meet October 5 - November 21, 2009 
Winter Classes meet January 11 - March 6, 2010
Spring Classes meet March 15-May 8, 2010 

Creativity Crew
Ages 4-5
Saturdays, 10:00 – 10:45 a.m.
Limit: 8 students
Cost: $90

It’s a pretty exciting world out there, and the Creativity Crew will explore it all using their voices, bodies and, most importantly, their wild and wonderful imaginations. From role-playing jobs in the community to make-believing themselves on trips to faraway places, to becoming mythical creatures, the Creativity Crew imaginations will grow almost as quickly as they do. Parents are welcome at the last class to join in the creative process!

Play Me A Story!
Ages 4-6
Fridays, 3:00 – 4:30 p.m.
Limited to 8 students
Cost: $170

Want a way to stretch your child’s creativity in a number of wonderful directions? Play Me A Story is a new adventure each week. Students read a story, then work on related arts and crafts activities, then act out their stories using costume pieces and props. On Jack and the Beanstalk day, they might build their own magic beanstalks, then paint the pots to carry them home in. After that, they might learn the song the magic harp sings, become the folks in Jack’s village dancing on market day and then, finally, climb the beanstalk, capturing the goose who lays the golden egg! This class encourages children to learn and experience using a wide range of learning modalities . . . which just means there’ll be fun for everyone!

Fantastical Friends
Ages 6-7
Mondays, 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Limited to 10 students
Cost: $110

Playing theater games is a great way to meet friends, gain self-confidence, focus energies and imaginations, and have fun!  Activities will encourage students to use their voices, minds and bodies to create and perform original stories.  Students will also improvise from fantastic scenarios with help from the items in the “Tremendous Traveling Theater Trunk.”  Parents are welcome at the last class to join in the creative process!

Imaginators
Ages 8-10
Tuesdays, 3:30 – 5:00 p.m.
Limited to 10 students
Cost: $150

Through the magic of imagination, the Imaginators will travel to strange and wonderful worlds and exciting adventures in the past and future.  Using the actor’s tools of voice, mind and body, supported by a variety of props and costume pieces, students will role-play tales from beloved books and create exciting stories of their own. Parents are welcome at the last class to join in the creative process!

Play Builders
Ages 11-13
Saturdays, 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Limited to 10 students
Cost: $150

Working with the actors’ tools of voice, mind and body, the Play Builders will not only engage in theater games and acting exercises, but will actually build their own play through improvisation and directed writing.  This original work may come from a variety of sources – poetry, mythology, current events, popular or classic literature, or even from the imaginations of the students. Over the 7 weeks of class, the group will develop their piece, presenting a staged reading for family and friends at the final class.  Especially recommended for young people who have participated in our Project Playwright program, but previous experience is not required.

Ages 15-Adult, Tuesdays, 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.

Northern Stage has long held that the individual nature of theater training makes it the perfect opportunity to enhance the creative life individuals with special needs.  In this class, students will develop the actor’s tools of voice, mind and body through games, activities and exercises while expanding vocabulary, improving gross and fine motor skills and encouraging positive social interaction and team-building.  Aides are welcome in class as needed.  Please feel free to contact the Department of Education to discuss your child’s individual needs so we can best craft a program suited to his or her learning style.

These classes are designed to develop specific acting skills in theater artists through theater games, vocal and physical expression, monologues and short scenes. Perfect for the those who want to learn about acting from the inside out! These classes are for individuals who believe they would like to eventually perform for an audience at the academic, community or professional levels.