Students Will Blossom in Spring Semester Young Actor Classes at Solomon Schechter Day School

Playhouse on Park is pleased to announce that we are once again offering classes in our satellite location, Solomon Schechter Day School in West Hartford. Spring classes begin on March 22. Classes are open to both Solomon Schechter students and students who attend other schools. The Creative Kids class is for students in Grades K-2, and the Young Actor class is for students in Grades 3-5. These classes focus on developing strong acting technique at an age-appropriate level. Students learn to use their voices and bodies onstage, connect to an emotion, create characters and work as an ensemble. We create a comfortable and professional environment that allows students to explore their creativity in a controlled setting. Classes conclude with a final showcase. Returning to instruct these fabulous classes is Teaching Artist Kathleen Doherty. Actors On Stage is open to students in Grades 6-8. Students will focus on using their voices and bodies to portray characters onstage. This class will include acting and storytelling activities, improvisation exercises, monologue and scene work, movement for actors, and voice for actors. Though the emphasis of the class will be on developing skills and not on a final performance, family and friends are invited to the last class to see students present monologues and scenes. Teaching Artist Gino Costabile instructs this class.

Kathleen Doherty is a graduate of UMASS Amherst with her Bachelor's degree in Theatre Arts and Classical Languages. She is Playhouse on Park's Education Associate. Previously, she worked as a Theatre Camp Coordinator for the YMCA in her home state of Massachusetts and is very passionate about introducing the world of theatre to children and young adults. Theatre Credits Include: UMass Play in a Day Festival Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Spring 2015 (Founder & Producer) The Cagebirds (Director); The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant (Karin); Julius Caesar (Flavius); Picasso at the Lapin Agile (Germaine); Emerging Adults (Ryan); Dog Sees God (CB's Sister). Gino Costabile is an actor, writer, director and teaching artist. He is a Connecticut native and has worked both in New York and Los Angeles as an actor. He has also taught at The Public Theater in NYC. Gino earned his BFA from the University of Connecticut and his MFA from the Actor's Studio Drama School at Pace University in NYC. He is thrilled to be teaching at Playhouse on Park. Favorite past roles include: Edmund in King Lear, MacBeth in MacBeth, Kyle in I'm Connecticut, Michael in Dancing at Lughnasa, Don Pedro in Much Ado About Nothing, and Dylan Thomas in Dylan among many others. Gino is also a screenwriter and his first independent feature film, Penumbra, has just finished shooting in Los Angeles. For more information including grade levels, dates and tuition, please visit www.playhouseonpark.org, and navigate to Education Programs. Schechter students save 25% on total class and registration fees! Registration forms can be found on our website, or call our box office at 860-523-5900 x10. Playhouse on Park is located at 244 Park Road, West Hartford, CT 06119. Solomon Schechter Day School is located at 26 Buena Vista Rd, West Hartford, CT 06107.

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