Instructor: Michelle Erard

Tuesdays & Thursdays, 2:45 pm to 5 pm

Oct 14 to Dec 16 (10 weeks)

18 sessions, 2.25 hrs/session, 40.5 hours total

Sliding scale tuition: $100, $80, $50, pay what you can.

• You can pay $100 through the registration form. If you are paying $80 or $50, please register, then choose the pay by check option. You can then send a check to Workshop13, 13 Church St., Ware 01082, or you can pay with PayPal or credit/debit card through this link.

NOTE: The Ware school bus stops right in front of Workshop13, we will be here to accept your teen. Parents must let us know if your teen will miss a day, or if they have your permission to leave early or walk home.   

This 10-week course on devising theater is for teens who want to explore the issues they face today through performance. We will expand our performance skills through physical training where we listen to each other, follow and respond to impulses, and channel creative energy into generating performance on our own terms. Researching and drawing inspiration from other sources offers a foundation for our creative work as we explore performance in relationship to the issues we are addressing. Participants are encouraged to pursue any and all areas of performance creation that excite them – speaking, moving, music making, and using props. Directing duties will be shared, and decisions will often be made collaboratively. Performance assignments in our studio laboratory (the Grand Hall) will result in the generation of original material. Our course will culminate in a showing of our work.

Note: This program is sponsored by the Ware Cultural Council