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Spring Classes
Music Theatre Workshop 08
OSHKids
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NoMore Bullies
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Education
Studio/School
Mission: Open Stage of Harrisburg Studio/School is a training program dedicated to developing the student's skill, knowledge, and appreciation of the process of acting and the making of theatre.
Philosophy: Open Stage of Harrisburg Studio/School believes that every student, of any age and ability, should experience personal and artistic growth. Students participate in ensemble work within an environment that supports everyone's contributions. Above all, every student is encouraged to use his or her personal experiences, perspectives, and unique personality to uncover the many layers of creativity.
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Voice lessons with Carolyn Dorff
For adults and children
Mondays 6:00 - 7:30
NEW SESSION STARTING MARCH 24 - MAY 5
$180
Group voice class for students 12 to adult focusing on both classical and musical theatre repertoire.
Call 214-3250 to register or for more info
Spring and Summer Classes for Kids and Teens
Spring
Introduction to Theatre Games
Grades 3-5
Saturdays 10:00 - 11:00 AM
April 5 - May 10
$90
Students experiment with their imagination and spontaneity as they develop their ability to create interesting characters in specific places pursuing precise goals.
Advanced Theatre Games
Grades 6 - 8
Saturdays 10:00 - 11:00 AM
April 5 - May 10
$90
Students experiment with improvisational games that challenge their ability to connect with their partners on stage. Students develop interesting scenes by learning how to listen, attend, communicate, and entertain.
High School Improv
Grades 9 - 12
Saturdays 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
April 5 - May 10
$120
Students develop their acting technique through the use of improvisational games that challenge them to create stories, characters, and situations that are complex, truthful, and entertaining, Students will also have the opportunity to experiment with the competitive improv game format.
Summer
Creative Dramatics Summer School
Ages 8 - 11
Monday through Thursday 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
June 30 - July 3
$190 ($170 Early Bird)
A week of fun and a chance to perform!! Kids work together to create an original play based on their own ideas.
Performance: Thursday, July 3 at 2:00 PM
Middle Summer School
Ages 12 - 13
Monday through Friday 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
July 7 - 18
$300 ($280 Early Bird)
Two weeks of dramatic play for middle schoolers culminating in an original performance. Improvisational exercises build collaborative skills, characterizations, and storytelling abilities.
Performance: Friday, July 18 at 11:30 AM
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Music Theatre Workshop '08
Ages 12 - 17
Monday through Friday 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
July 21- August 8; BY AUDITION ONLY- call for information
$450 ($430 Early Bird)
Students spend three intensive weeks in acting, singin, and dance classes, then perform the best of Broadway, Includes a New York field trip and a workshop in the Big Apple!
Performances: Thursday, August 7, 2008 at 7 and 8:15 PM
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Spring classes for Adults
Improvisation for Adults (8 weeks)
Wednesdays 6:30 - 8:30 PM
April 2 - May 21
$180 ($160 Early Bird)
Everybody's favorite class! Adults can stretch their imaginations in creating scenarios and characters that enlighten and entertain.
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Instructors
Anne L. Alsedek, Education Director, Adults
Trish Baillie, High School, Musical Theatre Weekends
Lisa Haywood, OSHKids
Anthony M.C. Leukus, Musical Theatre (Vocal)
Michele Manduchi, Creative Dramatics, Middle School
David Ogden, Musical Theatre (Dance)
Dregan Foltz, Improvisation
To register or for additional information about
Studio/School Classes,
OR CONTACT
OPEN STAGE OF HARRISBURG
223 Walnut Street
Harrisburg, PA 17101
Phone 717-214-3250
Fax 717-232-1505
Payment
A student will be guaranteed a place in class upon receipt of payment in full. Tuition does not include materials or texts. There will be no tuition refunds after the start of classes. *To receive Early Bird discounts, payment must be received one week prior to the start date of each class.
Location
All classes meet at Open Stage, 223 Walnut Street, in the street level of the Walnut Street Parking Garage.
The perfect way to make education come alive--morning performances of the best of Open Stage. Always suitable for young audiences, many shows are followed by exciting discussions with experts. Teachers and their classes can make a day of it in downtown Harrisburg! Affordable and fun for all.
THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK
By Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett
Adapted by Wendy Kesselman
March 4, 5, 6, 7, 2008, Curtain: 10:00 AM at Sunoco Performance Theatre,
Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts
Call 717-214-3250 for information
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NO MORE BULLIES
An interactive assembly for kids K-6.
No More Bullies is a unique assortment of plays, songs and poems designed for young audiences from kindergarten through sixth grade. Created by Fringe Benefits, a coalition of theatre artists, youth, educators, and parents, and based on Cootie Shots, Theatrical Innoculations Against Bigotry, No More Bullies provides a fun and constructive way to promote tolerance and celebrate diversity by presenting role models of many different races, cultures, classes, genders, abilities, religions, ages and appearances.
Assembly length: 45 - 60 minutes
Available time period: 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Maximum Audience Size: 300, but 200 is recommended
Discussion during and following the performance allows the audience to process the information presented in the scenes.
Scripts and study guides are provided to the host school.
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Drama Residencies
An Open Stage actor/teacher can come into your school to work with kids in developing original plays based on curriculum topics, from Language Arts to Science. After school or during the school day, it's a great experience!
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Post-Performance Interactives
Join experts in lively discussions following Sunday matinees of most performances. Don't just watch the play- interact!
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Study Guides
Free to our audiences, Open Stage Study Guides extend the play going experience by offering more info about the play and issues related to it. Help yourself! At Open Stage, the learning never ends!
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Founded in 2001 through a partnership between the Captial Area Intermediate Unit and Open Stage of Harrisburg, The Capital Area School for the Arts (CASA) offers intensive instruction in visual art, dance, music, media arts, and theatre to qualified high school students in the CAIU. Located in several sites in the heart of downtown Harrisburg, the school uses the city as its "classroom", affording its students access to the numerous resources located downtown, and utilizing a yearly theme based on the urban environment. The school's Vision Statement reads:
"The Capital Area School for the Arts will be the significant and innovative provider of multidisciplinary arts education to school entities throughout the area. It will attract the most talented and motivated students and be a model for arts education."
CASA Staff
Visual Art Instructor: Renata Kagle
Dance Instructor: Rosemary Battista
Media Arts Instructor: Caleb Smith
Music Instructor: T.J. Boyer
Theatre Instructor: Lisa Weitzman
Program Director: Anne Alsedek
Principal: Cheryl Giles-Redowski
Secretary: Rose Hoopes
To contact CASA,
call 717-214-0593
Capital Area School for the Arts convenes in downtown Harrisburg in the following locations Salem U. C. C., Third and Chestnut Streets and The Kunkel Building, Third and Market Streets.
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