FROM STAFF REPORTS

Do you have a budding performer in your family? Here’s a great opportunity for your child to participate in acting classes. Your award-winning community theatre, South City Theatre, has three exciting opportunities for theatrical training and performing for youth this fall:

Home school class

$250

6th-12th grade level

September 10 – November 19 (no class October 8)

Mondays, 1–3 p.m.

Students will learn acting technique as well as theatre vocabulary and procedures throughout this class. They will build skills through improvisational theatre and gain confidence by receiving materials and preparing for an audition. They will then be cast in and rehearse a fully staged production to be presented at the end of the semester. Everyone gets a role and has a hand in designing all the elements for the show.

Younger Kids Workshop

$150

Kindergarten – 4th grade

September 10 – November 19 (no class October 8)

Mondays, 4–4:45 p.m.

Students will learn the ins and outs of the theatre, including vocabulary, protocols, and the different positions people fill. They will build skills through improvisational theatre and gain confidence and competence by creating their own script. The final class will include a showcase where students will perform their original play.

Older Kids Workshop

$250

4th-12th grade

September 10 – November 19 (no class October 8)

Mondays, 5-7 p.m.

Students will learn acting technique as well as theatre vocabulary and procedures throughout this class. They will build skills through improvisational theatre and gain confidence by receiving materials and preparing for an audition. They will then be cast in and rehearse a fully staged production to be presented at the end of the semester. Everyone gets a role and has a hand in designing all the elements for the show.

All class/workshops will be held at South City Theatre, located at 2969 Pelham Parkway, Suite J, Pelham, AL 35124. For more information, contact Emily Hoppe, Children’s Programming Director at hoppearts@gmail.com.