ARDEN KIDS' CREW BROCHURE

2008/09 ARDEN DRAMA SCHOOL

008/09 ARDEN DRAMA SCHOOL

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Kindergarten – 5th grade

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Arden Kids’ Crew provides fun, high quality interactive theatre classes that enliven imaginations, get kids working together, and instill a lifelong love of theatre. All classes are taught by professional teaching theatre artists with a penchant (and talent!) for teaching kids. Kids’ Crew classes develop speaking, problem-solving and listening skills while increasing confidence and self-esteem.

Know kids in 6th - 12th grade? Arden Teen Company is a program designed to pickup where Kids’ Crew leaves off. Check out our theatre class and camp offerings for older kids on the reverse of this brochure.

Take an Arden Drama School class for FREE! Arden Theatre Company Open House Sat, Oct 25 from noon - 2:30pm Stop by for a taste of our new theatre classes for elementary, middle and high school students!

Arden Theatre Company has expanded its offerings of theatre classes to include classes for elementary, middle and high school students. Stop by on October 25 and take mini-classes in Improv, Acting, Costume Design and Technical Theatre, meet our Drama School teaching artists and learn all about our 2008/09 productions. Receive an exclusive backstage tour and enjoy light refreshments. This is a FREE event but an RSVP is appreciated to Maureen Mullin Fowler, Arden’s Education Director, at 215.922.8900 ext 28 or via email at mmullin@ardentheatre.org.

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KIDS’ CREW MEMBERS - Visit our new Arden Drama School website designed with behind the scenes theatre information just for you! www.ardentheatre.org/ardendramaschool Also visit us on Myspace and Facebook.

Mondays or Thursdays after school for six weeks. $120 per semester

Drama Shop FALL SEMESTER: (Thursdays) Oct 16, 23, 30 and Nov 6, 13, 20 WINTER SEMESTER: (Mondays) Jan 5, 12, 19, 26 and Feb 2, 9 SPRING SEMESTER: (Mondays) Apr 6, 13, 20, 27 and May 4, 11 • 4pm – 5:30 pm for students in 1st and 2nd grades • 4pm – 6pm for students in 3rd and 4th grades • 4pm – 6pm for students in 5th grade

Play Practice for students in 3rd – 5th grade Tuesdays after school for six weeks 4pm – 6pm WINTER SEMESTER: January 6, 13, 20, 27 and February 3, 10 A perfect place to use all that you have learned in acting class!

Kidss rehearse a scene from a play and perform it on the final day of class. Students must have completed either one session of an Arden Acting Class or Drama Shop to participate in Play Practice.

Acting A Script for students in 3rd – 5th grade Tuesdays after school for six weeks 4pm – 6pm WINTER SEMESTER: January 6, 13, 20, 27 and February 3, 10 In this class students will break apart the mechanics of performing a script and learn how actors make each moment on stage meaningful and memorable. Students must have completed either one session of an Arden Acting Class or Drama Shop to participate in Acting a Script.

To register call 215.922.1122 or visit ardentheatre.org.

6th – 12th grades

A playful and creative class that teaches students specific acting tools, such as character development, improvisation, and collaboration.

AFTER SCHOOL CLASSES

NEW! AFTER SCHOOL CLASSES

EIGHT WEEK SATURDAY CLASSES

Kindergarten - 5th grade

EIGHT WEEK SATURDAY CLASSES

Every Saturday morning for eight weeks. $160 per semester

FALL SEMESTER: Oct 4, 11, 18, 25 and Nov 1, 8, 15, 22 WINTER SEMESTER: Jan 17, 24, 31, Feb 7, 14, 21, 28, and Mar 7 SPRING SEMESTER: Mar 28, April 4, 11, 18, 25, and May 2, 9, 16

Treasure Trunk for students in Kindergarten Saturdays, 10am – 11am Kindergarteners discover the power of creation by inventing their own stories. Boxes full of hats, baskets full of costumes, and trunks full of props inspire kids to new heights of creativity.

Storycrafters for students in 1st and 2nd grades Saturdays, 10am – 11:30am Star in your favorite book! Kids learn acting and storytelling by reading their favorite books and working together to act them out dramatically. Learn how to create a character and be a great storyteller! Every session, in fact, every class, is unique! Take it once or six times; it’s always a new journey!

Acting for students in 3rd and 4th grades Saturdays, 10am – 12pm Kids begin to learn the techniques that actors use on stage! They will use their bodies, voices, and minds to create characters, and work together to create new pieces of theatre.

Acting for students in 5th grade Saturdays, 10am – 12pm Kids will work with scripts they create as well as scenes from plays while learning fundamental acting skills.

PLAY IN A DAY for students in 1st – 5th grade Saturdays, 10am – 3pm $50 a class FALL SEMESTER: October 18, December 13 WINTER SEMESTER: January 10, 19*, 31, February 21, March 14 *Monday, Martin Luther King Day

SPRING SEMESTER: April 11, May 9

ONE DAY WORKSHOPS for students in 1st – 5th grade Saturdays, 1pm - 4pm $30 a class FALL SEMESTER: October 25, November 22 WINTER SEMESTER: January 10, 24, February 7, 21, March 14 SPRING SEMESTER: March 21, April 4, May 2, 16

Improv

ONE DAY CLASSES

Kids work together to conceive, write and perform a play of their own creation! Parents and other guests can enjoy the fruits of their kids’ labor at the end of the day. Each Play in a Day is as unique as the group of children. Take it once or ten times, the story and characters are always new!

October 25, March 21

You’ll use your imagination and teamwork to create characters, skits, and stories. Hilarious and active.

November 22, May 2

Learn how to make excellent puppets and take one home.

Musical Theatre

January 10, February 21

Learn a song and dance from a Broadway musical!

Costume Design

January 24

Design a costume for your favorite character.

Acting

March 14, May 16

Rehearse a scene from start to finish and get a taste of acting.

Choreography

February 7, April 4

Kids not only dance but learn how to choreograph their own numbers in this high energy class.

To register call 215.922.1122 or visit ardentheatre.org.

Kindergarten - 5th grade

Puppet Making

KIDS’ CREW SPRING BREAK CAMP for students in 1st – 5th grade

SPRING BREAK CAMP & FAMILY SALONS

Kindergarten - 5th grade

April 6 – 10 Monday – Friday, 9am – 3pm

An action packed theatre camp taught by theatre professionals with all the care we give to our full scale productions. Kids will spend the week taking acting and design classes, all while creating a theatre piece of their very own. Each group of campers, guided by their teachers, will create a world-premiere production that they present of Friday afternoon!

FAMILY SALONS $25 per family

Get up close and personal with Arden Theatre Company! Salons are a lively, intimate way to get the inside scoop of all that’s going on with our ever growing Children’s Theatre. Complimentary juice and cookies.

James and The Giant Peach Salon Saturday, January 17, 2pm – 3pm

Frog and Toad are Friends Salon Saturday, April 4, 2pm – 3pm

SUMMER THEATRE CAMPS for students in 1st – 5th grade

Mondays - Fridays 10 am – 4pm (with the option for extended day services) $360 a session

Session One June 22 - 26

Session Two July 13 – July 17

ENJOY A FAMILY DISCOUNT!

Sign up two or more kids at the same time for Arden Spring Break or Summer Camp and receive $50 off each additional tuition!

Session Three Session Four

August 10 – August 14

An action packed theatre day camp taught by working theatre professionals. Arden Theatre Company is filled with all the care, focus, and enthusiasm we give to our full scale productions. Kids take two acting classes a day (one basic class and one specialized class like improve, storytelling, or Shakespeare) and at least one design class a day. Each afternoon the kids rehearse for the camp show that is presented to the parents and families on Friday!

KIDS’ CREW SUMMER CAMP

To register call 215.922.1122 or visit ardentheatre.org.

Kindergarten - 5th grade

July 20 – July 24

KIDS’ CREW 2008/09 CALENDAR

Kindergarten – 5th grade