School year 2012-2013
Creative Dramatics
Level I - K and 1st graders and Level II - 2nd and 3rd graders
Creative Drama offers our youngest students a chance to explore and express ideas and feelings though dramatic enactment. The children will experiment with movement, voice, and acting in guided activities and theatre games. They will dig into the elements of a story, have fun with improvisation, and learn how to be someone else! This process aids students in language development, communication skills, and creativity, as well as building self-esteem, empathy, and group co-operation. Creative Drama classes are designed for beginning and returning student and cover new material each session.
Level I – K & 1st grades
Winter: classes run for 8 weeks
Arrrrg! Would you rather be a pirate or a lost boy – maybe Tinkerbell! Come with us to Never-Never Land where we’ll find out if Captain Hook catches Peter Pan and where we won’t grow up!
Cost $95.00
Wednesdays 5:30 to 6:30pm starting Jan 30th at the Battell Community Center is located at 904 N. Main Mishawaka
OR
Saturdays 9:30 to 10:30am starting Feb 2nd at the Studio Theatre in our main building at 403 N. Main St. South Bend
Spring: classes run for 6 weeks
Where the Sidewalk Ends…. Have fun as we create our own wacky world using poems by the famous Shel Silverstein - “an eagle came and swooped me up and through the air we flied,
But he dropped me in a boiling lake a thousand miles wide. And you’ll never guess what I did then –“ …we get to decide!
Cost $70.00
Wednesdays 5:30 to 6:30pm starting April 10th at the Battell Community Center is located at 904 N. Main MishawakaOR
Saturdays 9:30 to 10:30am starting April 13th at the Studio Theatre in our main building at 403 N. Main St. South Bend
Sign up for both Winter and Spring and you’ll be taking your final project from the two classes and performing them in front of family, friends and peers on Sunday May 19th on the stage at the Battell Center in our SBCT Showcase!Winter classes are 8 weeks at a cost of $90
Spring classes are 6 weeks at a cost of $70
If you sign up for both you get a 10% discount on both so you’ll only pay $148. You can choose to pay for each session at the beginning of the classes or 5 payments of only $29.60!!!
Level II – 2nd & 3rd grades
Winter: classes run for 8 weeksGood Grief! – Join Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus and the rest of the gang as we discover what it means to be “a good man Charlie Brown” (or a good woman!)
Cost $95
Tuesdays starting Jan 29th from 6 to 7pm at our Studio Theatre located in our main building at 403 N. Main St. South BendOR
Saturdays starting Feb 2nd from 11:00 to noon at our Studio Theatre located in our main building at 403 N. Main St. South Bend
Spring: classes run for 6 weeksFractured Fables and Fairytales – Little Red Ridinghood in Oz? A Wolf who isn’t bad, just misunderstood? Cinderella deciding she doesn’t want to get married? Well you get to decide who is in our story and what crazy things they do when we write our own fractured fairytales!
Cost $70
Tuesdays starting April 9th from 6 to 7pm at our Studio Theatre located in our main building at 403 N. Main St. South BendOR
Saturdays starting April 13th from 11:00 to noon at our Studio Theatre located in our main building at 403 N. Main St. South Bend
Sign up for both Winter and Spring and you’ll be taking your final project from the two classes and performing them in front of family, friends and peers on Sunday May 19th on the stage at the Battell Center in our SBCT Showcase!Winter classes are 8 weeks at a cost of $90
Spring classes are 6 weeks at a cost of $70
If you sign up for both you get a 10% discount on both so you’ll only pay $148. You can choose to pay for each session at the beginning of the classes or 5 payments of only $29.60!!!
Intermediate Drama – 4th thru 6th grades
Intermediate Drama classes introduce and review theatrical techniques and terminology. Basic concepts are presented through the use of theatre games, exercises and improvisation. Students develop the skills and freedom necessary to react spontaneously and honestly moment to moment. These classes are where students expand their knowledge of acting skills, voice, movement for the stage, dance and characterization. They begin to work in depth with scripted scenes and monologues. The process of script analysis is introduced and students hone their skills as they approach material that makes increased demands on their physical, vocal, and imaginative resources!
Winter – classes run for 8 weeks
Group Voice – This class is for those who love to sing or want to learn. Students will be taught the basics of tempo, timing and music notation. The group setting allows students to enjoy the process without being put on the spot while helping to build confidence in their singing skills. Using songs from Broadway classics like Annie and new hits like Newsies, students will find their voice!Cost $120
Wednesdays starting Jan 30th from 5:45 to 7pm in the4 Studio theatre located in our main building at 403 N. Main St. South Bend
Character Creation – An actor’s primary job is to create convincing characters, but that can be easier said than done! How do you use your body and voice to become someone else and maintain that character for an entire show? Come discover the tools and practice creating all sorts of unique characters from toddlers to elders and from animals to aliens!
Cost $120
Thursdays starting January 31st from 5:45 to 7pm in the Studio Theatre located in our main building at 403 N. Main St. South Bend
Spring – classes run for 6 weeks
Musical Theatre II – this dynamic course takes things to the next level. Students’ vocal training is continued and exercises in part singing are introduced. Students will be exposed to basic choreography and given tips on how to give your best audition using songs from some of their favorite musicals. Now you get to sing, dance and act!
Cost $90
Wednesdays starting April 10th from 10 to 11:15 in the Studio Theatre located in our main building at 403 N. Main St South Bend
Scene Study – this course encourages creative thinking and collaboration with your scene partners. Incorporating improvisation and some basic script analysis, students will start to understand how to create characters as they pursue goals and gain confidence. They will have fun finding out what their character wants and just how to get it!
Cost $90
Thursdays starting April 11th from 5:45 to 7pm at the Firehouse Theatre located at 701 N. Portage Rd South Bend
Sign up for both Winter and Spring and you’ll be taking your final project from the two classes and performing them in front of family, friends and peers on Sunday May 19th on the stage at the Battell Center in our SBCT Showcase!Winter classes run for 8 weeks at a cost of $120
Spring classes run for 6 weeks at a cost of $90
If you sign up for both you get a 10% on both! You’ll only pay $189!! You can choose to pay for each session at the beginning of the classes or 5 payments of only $37.8!!!
Teen Conservatory Workshops - grades 7th thru 12th
Our Teen Conservatory workshop sessions offer students an opportunity to explore theatre and musical theatre though variety of choices each semester. These unique workshops are designed for students to find their own artistic voice in a collaborative and creative environment. Instructors help those new to the process become confident and stretch and challenge those who have been in theatre classes before.
Winter – classes run for 8 weeks
The Voice – “A song is dialogue that you sing!” In musicals an actor must want something so badly that they can do nothing else but sing about it. Using songs from musicals like Wicked you will learn how to make that transition from dialogue to song seamless and how to act the song as well as sing it. Time will be spent helping students find audition pieces that fit their voice.
Cost $144
Mondays starting Jan 28th from 5:30 to 7:00pm in the Studio Theatre located in our main building at 403 N. Main St. South Bend
Character Study – Students will learn to create characters through body language, character walks, vocal work, and scene study. Theatre games and exercises will teach class members how to work as a team, trust one another, listen and react as well as maintain a character onstage. Come discover the tools and practice creating all sorts of unique characters from toddlers to the elders and from animals to aliens!
Cost is $144
Thursdays starting Jan 31st from 6 to 7:30 at the Battell Community Center located at 904 N. Main Mishawaka
Spring – classes run for 6 weeks
Musical Theatre II – This course will continue to challenge the more seasoned actor. Students will focus on singing technique and will be exposed to songs from Hammerstein to Sondheim, dance techniques from tap to jazz and different acting methods that are employed in musical theatre. In addition student will learn audition skills and will pick out an audition piece to work on so they can nail their next audition!
Cost $90
Mondays starting April 8th from 5:30 to 7:00pm in the Studio Theatre located in our main building at 403 N. Main St. South Bend
Scene Study & Script Analysis – This class is especially good for students with prior theatrical class experience and will provide a challenging yet nurturing environment. Stu dents will learn advanced exercise that will continue to aid character development and using scenes from classic to contemporary plays begin learning how to “break down a script” to find out how their character relates to everyone else in the play.
Cost $90
Thursdays starting April 11th from 6 to 7:30 at the Battell Community Center located at 904 N. Main Mishawaka
Sign up for both Winter and Spring and you’ll be taking your final project from the two classes and performing them in front of family, friends and peers on Sunday May 19th on the stage at the Battell Center in our SBCT Showcase!
Winter classes run for 8 weeks and cost $144
Spring classes run for 6 weeks and cost $108
If you sign up for both you get a 10% discount on both! You’ll only pay $227!! You can choose to pay for each session at the beginning of the classes or 5 payments of only $45.40!!!
Remember that you get a 15% discount on the second class you take within a semester and a 15% discount on siblings taking in the same semester!
Theatre is a team effort – please make every effort to attend your scheduled class. Should you have to miss one every effort will be made to accommodate you in a make up class. Please contact Sara Bartlett, Director Education at 968-7496, to arrange that.
