Registration Now Open For Woodland Opera House's Workshops For Children

The Woodland Opera House Education Program is currently holding registration for drama, dance, and performance workshops.

Drama classes include Creative Drama for children ages 7-10 and Actor's Workshop for children ages 11-16. Creative Drama is designed to develop the young actor's creativity and confidence through the use of theatre games and exercises. Actor's Workshop students will explore the art of acting through theatre games, improvisation, character study and scene study. The 9 week session will begin September 22 meeting on Tuesdays. (Creative Drama from 3:30-4:30 and Actor's Workshop from 4:45-6:15.)

Musical Theatre Workshop classes are held Wednesdays from 4:00-5:30 for ages 9-13 and Thursdays from 4:00-5:00 for ages 5-8. The nine week session begins September 23. Music Theatre will develop the student's skills as a vocalist and dancer while working on numbers from popular Broadway and movie musicals.

Pre-ballet (Ages 4-6), Ballet (Beginning through advanced), Jazz, and Tap (Ages 7-Adult) and Lyrical classes are also registering for new students at all levels. Dance classes will begin August 31 and will conclude on May 21 with the Spring Showcase performed on the opera house stage.

Rising Stars Performance Workshop is an opportunity for budding actors to develop characterization, acting skills, theatre terminology, and theatre etiquette and professionalism. The workshop will end with performances on the Woodland Opera House stage. All students will have speaking roles. The Fall Workshop will run September 14 through October 25 with classes on Mondays and Thursdays from 5:15-6:45. Performances are on Saturday, October 24 at 2 p.m. and Sunday, October 25 at 7 p.m. There is a prerequisite of a previous acting class or performance workshop.

To register for classes, please call the box office at 530-666-9617 or visit www.wohtheatre.org. Class sizes are limited.

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