The Globe Announces Two New Educational Programs 4/10, 4/24, 5/8, 5/22 & 6/5, 6/19

Executive Producer Lou Spisto today announced the addition of two new educational programs for children: Theatre Tots, a program for young children and the Middle School Summer Intensive. These unique programs join the previously announced four-week Summer Shakespeare Intensive for High School-aged actors and actresses.

Theatre Tots is a series of 90-minute Saturday morning classes that introduce children ages 4, 5 and 6 to the art of acting through the exploration of children's literature. Led by an Old Globe Teaching Artist, the students are introduced to the elements of story, voice, movement and imagination through an interactive read-aloud story time. Parents return for the final 15 minutes of class to watch their children perform a short play presentation of the story of the day. Theatre Tots will take place on Saturdays, April 10 & 24, May 8 & 22 and June 5 & 19 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The cost per class is $25. A 10% discount applies for enrollment in three or more sessions.

The Middle School Summer Intensive is a two-week program that provides students in grades 6, 7 and 8 with powerful theater training in a professional-level environment. Instructed by Old Globe Teaching Artists, students will participate in daily physical, vocal and creative exercises and participate in workshops with members of the Globe/USD Master of Fine Arts program and the professional actors of the Summer Shakespeare Festival. The series of 10 five-hour sessions includes training in movement, voice and speech, improvisation and stage combat. Students will also go behind the scenes at the Globe's three theater facilities to meet artists and technicians and learn first-hand how a professional theater operates. On the final day of class, the students will present a 45-minute performance of scenes and demonstrations of theater exercises for friends and family in the Globe's new Hattox Hall. The Middle School Summer Intensive will take place on weekdays, July 26 - 30 and August 2 - 6 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The cost per student is $550.

LOCATION: The Old Globe is located in San Diego's Balboa Park at 1363 Old Globe Way. There are numerous free parking lots available throughout the park. Valet parking is also available ($10). For additional parking information visit www.BalboaPark.org.

The Tony Award-winning Old Globe is one of the country's leading professional regional theaters and has stood as San Diego's flagship arts institution for 74 years. Under the direction of Executive Producer Louis G. Spisto, The Old Globe produces a year-round season of 15 productions of classic, contemporary and new works on its three Balboa Park stages: the 600-seat Old Globe Theatre, the 250-seat Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre and the 612-seat outdoor Lowell Davies Festival Theatre, home of its internationally renowned Shakespeare Festival. More than 250,000 people attend Globe productions annually and participate in the theater's education and community programs. Numerous world premieres such as The Full Monty, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, A Catered Affair, and the annual holiday musical, Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, have been developed at The Old Globe and have gone on to enjoy highly successful runs on Broadway and at regional theaters across the country.

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