Fall 2024 Program Schedule
Location: The Park La Brea Activities Center, 475 S. Curson West
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Course Dates: Sept. 30 - Dec. 9Class Day & Times: Mondays at 8:30am-9:45am
Participant(s) Age:Ages 3-4 with parent/caregiver
10 class meetings (No class on Monday, November 25)
Description: Dramatic play invites family members to express our creative selves, and by practicing cooperation, sharing, and problem solving, we’ll flex these crucial life skills together. In this fun, introductory drama class, we’ll discover fantastic fables and terrific tales from all around the world, and using our faces, bodies and voices, we’ll bring these stories to life. We’ll explore storytelling through music, movement, and rhythm. This class promotes the development of literacy skills and critical thinking.
Price: $397
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Course Dates: Oct. 1 - Dec. 10
Class Day & Times: Tuesdays, 3:30pm-5:30pm
Participant(s) Age:Ages 7-11
10 class meetings (No class on Tuesday, November 26)
Description: Let’s develop and adapt a tale or fable and bring it to life for our family and friends! Together, we’ll study and analyze a story as we learn to identify characters, feelings, conflict, plot twists and turns and uncover the moral of the story and how it relates to our lives, all while creating our own play. We’ll learn some grounding and focusing exercises and some fun theater games too, to help us with character development and theatrical expression. Students will learn lines and how to follow stage directions. This class promotes communication, collaboration, self-confidence and creativity. We’ll present our play for family and friends on the last day of class!
Price: $497
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Course Dates: Oct. 2 - Dec. 11
Class Day & Times: Wednesdays, 7:00pm-9:30pm
Participant(s) Age: 18+ and older
10 class meetings (No class on Wednesday, November 27)
Description: Take this class because you want to explore playful self expression in a safe and healing atmosphere! Discover your own theatrical expression through group and individual exercises, games and improvisation in this enjoyable drama class. We’ll explore movement, gesture, feelings and voice as we focus on character development and creating and scripting original individual and group scenes. Develop skills in stagecraft, communication and collaboration while building confidence, community and personal presence. We’ll present our original works in a showcase for family and friends on the last day of class. All levels welcome!
Price: $497
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Course Dates: Oct. 5 - Dec.14
Class Day & Times: Saturdays, 8:30am -10:00am
Participant(s) Age: Ages 5 -7
10 class meetings (No class on Saturday, November 30)
Description: In this lively drama class, we’ll explore many kinds of characters in stories from all around the world. We’ll act out characters in group and individual exercises and express which ones are our favorites and why. Wizards, fairies, crocodiles, owls and many more! Through music and games, we’ll discover many types of feelings through theatrical movement and gesture. This class promotes communication, collaboration, self-confidence and creativity. Students will create THEIR VERY OWN in-depth character complete with mask and costume to unveil for family and friends on the last day of class.
Price: $447
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