$17
weeklyWeekly Drama Club for Theatrical Preteens: Acting, Improv and Characters!
Completed by 124 learners
Ages 9-13
Live Group Class
Live video meetings
1x per week
2-12 learners per class
55 min
What's included
1 live meeting
55 mins in-class hours per weekHomework
1 hour per week. There won't be homework most weeks, however, if we are working on writing a play, for instance, or if I have assigned scenes for the next week, then students will be expected to complete the assignment so they can participate in the next class.Assessment
If the student is learning new things and having a good time then I am a happy teacher.Class Experience
This weekly drama club will be a space for preteens to grow confident in their theatrical skills and throughout the process build friends! I have a framework that the classes will be based on, but the kids will get to choose the theme each week. I want to allow for some flexibility so that the students are able to feel that their learning is tailored to the skills that they are interested in. Each theme for the coming week will be chosen in the last few minutes of class, either by suggestions or by a vote. Everyone's suggestion will be taken into account! If your child misses a week, they can email me their suggestion. The suggestions will be within the framework that I teach. Some of the topics from our theatrical grab bag will be Building Believable Characters, Exploring and Learning Different Acting Techniques (Stella Adler, Meisner, Leqoc, Uta Hagan), Improv, Writing Our Own Play, The Art of Comedy, Sketch Comedy, Scene Work, Script Analysis, Auditioning and more! This is truly a space where teens can feel free in the art of theatre. Often times there is so much pressure in the theatre world, so I am creating this space for learning, honing specific skills in a low stakes environment and above all HAVING FUN. I want the students to build friendships, grow confident in their art and themselves and try out many new things. Plenty of exercises and games will be played and my hope is that students will learn loads of new things and have a blast while doing it.
Learning Goals
Students will improve their theatrical toolbox, have a place to be their fully dramatic selves (and learn what a gift that is) and make friends in the process.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
If scenes or plays are assigned, I will make sure the material is appropriate.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Meet the teacher
Teacher expertise and credentials
Hello there and welcome! I am thrilled to be on Outschool where I am able to combine my two deepest passions: acting and teaching. I hold my Bachelor's of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre from Auburn University and I have been a professional actress for the past 7 years in Chicago. Please feel free to message me if you have inquires about my previous professional work as an actor.
My classes will be based off of many different acting techniques and the curriculum will be structured like a Bachelor's of Fine Arts Program. However, I want to highlight that I teach and adapt all curriculum to each age group. Some classes that I am interested in teaching are: Truthful Acting, Building a Character, Voice and Movement, Shakespeare Bootcamp for Actors, Clown, Improvised Movement and Mask, Contemporary Monologue and Scene Study, Classical Monologue and Scene Study, Exploration of Acting Techniques, and College and Audition Prep Classes.
Acting has been the biggest gift to me in my life. It has helped me find my way in the world and it is my joy to help acting students find theirs! By telling other people's stories and giving others our deepest parts of ourselves through these stories, we are able to cultivate incredible empathy and understanding in ourselves and in our audience. It also helps kids to be present and self-aware because acting demands presence, spontaneity and excellent listening skills.
Philosophy: I'm very processed based and I encourage the kids not to be focused on the outcome. The more an actor is focused on the outcome, the less risks they take and the less risks they take, the more one dimensional their character becomes, and we want alive and BELIEVABLE characters. I use of variety of different techniques that I've learned throughout the years because I don't believe that one technique or one way is the only way for students. I tell kids that each technique I teach them is a color and the character is the canvas, so it is up to them to paint the character with the color that the character needs. Even the artist does not know what the painting will be, so I encourage kids to be experimental and have fun! My classroom is a safe place to make mistakes, as too often actors stay inside their comfort zones because of the fear of making a mistake. Some of my worst "mistakes" onstage have turned into glorious moments of humanity for my character.
Fun Facts: One of my most rewarding and enriching experiences was working on a bilingual version of Romeo and Juliet for a Latinx theatre company in Chicago. We performed for middle schoolers and high schoolers and for many of them it was the first time hearing Romeo and Juliet in Spanish and seeing a predominantly Latinx cast in the main roles (I played a servant/clown). I spoke my lines almost entirely in Spanish and it was amazing how the emotion of the language opened up so many creative opportunities for the character. I look forward to acting in Spanish again soon!
I am excited to see you in the classroom!
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