Spring 2008 Classes @ Albuquerque Little Theatre

Hi Tabitha,

UPCOMING CLASSES AT ALBUQUERQUE LITTLE THEATRE
QUESTIONS OR TO REGISTER PLEASE CONTACT:
Kathryn Morales: kmorales@swcp.com
Call: 242-4750






PLAYACTORS
AGES 4-6
Saturdays: 9:30-10:30am
April 5 - May 17, 2008
$70.00 7 week session
Instructor: Kathryn Morales
Theater is the art of "Let's Pretend!" In this Creative Dramatics workshop;
fun acting exercises, songs and stories are used to encourage creativity and
develop confidence in young artists. Students will develop their skills of
movement, voice and imagination. Wear comfortable clothes and be ready to play!

SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES FANS - An Actor's Workshop for You!
Ages: 8-14
Saturdays: 11am - 12:30pm
April 5 - May 24, 2008 ( NO CLASS APRIL 12)
$115.00 7 week session
Instructor: Leigh-Ann Santillanes
Jared, Simon and Mallory Grace have discovered something in their new home,
something their great-great-uncle Spiderwick left behind...Arthur Spiderwick's
Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You. This book leads the siblings
on a new adventure in a world they'd never seen, much less imagined! Come
explore the Spiderwick Chronicles(books 1-3) through activities including
bookmaking, collage, writing, drama and puppetry.

CREATIVE DRAMA for HOMESCHOOLERS
AGES: 6-11
Mondays: 1-2pm
April 7 - May 19, 2008
$70.00 7 week session
Instructor: Kathryn K Morales
A fun way to supplement your home schooling program. We will play theater
games,learn basic acting skills and bring favorite stories to life. Class
will include a showcase of some of their favorite dramatized stories at the
end of the 7 week session.

PLAYWRITING WORKSHOP
AGES: 9-12
Tuesdays: 4:15-5:15pm
April 8 - May 20, 2008
$70.00 7 week session
Instructor: Tania Ensign
This class will work together to create, stage and perform an original play
based on the stories and characters that emerge through improvisational
theater games. Final class will include a showcase of the play for families.

MUSICAL THEATER WORKSHOP
AGES: 9-14
Tuesdays: 5:30-7pm
April 8 - May 20, 2008
$105.00 7 week session
Instructor: Tania Ensign
This class will focus on singing, movement, acting, stagecraft, and
auditioning. We will work on solos and ensemble songs from your favorite
musicals. The class will culminate in a final performance where we will
showcase our new skills.

COMEDY IMPROV
Ages: 10-15
Tuesdays: 5:30-6:30pm

Ages: 18 and up
Tuesdays: 7:00-8:00pm

April 22 - May 20, 2008
$50.00 5 week session
Instructor: Alex Knight
This class explores the basics of modern improvisational acting as taught by
Viola Spolin, Dell Close, Keith Johnstone, and Augusto Boal. We'll learn the
basic rules to Improv performance and move on to ensemble work and short form
comedy...oh yeah and play a lot!

SCENE STUDY CLASS
Ages: 9-15
Wednesdays: 5:15-6:30pm
April 9 - May 21, 2008
$85.00 7 week session
Instructor: Leigh-Ann Santillanes
Using the classical canon of children's theater scripts, this class will focus
on the performance of monologues as well as scenes. We will hone skills of
memorization, characterization, blocking, and vocal technique, all necessary
to excel in audition situations and performances. Class will culminate with a
performance of scenes and monologues for friends and family.

PLAYING WITH THE GODS: Mask, Mime, and Music
AGES: 8-12
Thursdays: 4:15-5:30pm
April 10 - May 22, 2008
$85.00 7 week session
Instructor: Elizabeth Huffman
Don't miss this awesome class where instructor Elizabeth Huffman from Los
Angeles teaches you how to create character with masks and, by acting without
words, tell these exciting fantasy stories with detail and emotional truth!
You will learn all about the ancient Gods of Greece and how to tell complex
stories through movement, music and gestures. By the end of the course the
group will present their complete myth.

THE ACTING DETECTIVE: From the Page to the Stage
AGES: 8-12
Fridays: 4:15-5:30pm
April 11 - May 23, 2008
$85.00 7 week session
Instructor: Elizabeth Huffman
Learn how to become an acting detective by taking apart the text for all the
clues that are there to help you build your character with depth and truth.
Elizabeth Huffman, a director from LOs Angeles, will teach you how to find
these clues that are hidden in plays and through scene work bring them to
light! This is for those students who have taken the acting tools class and
wish to go to the next step.