Overview

We begin with the child. We find out who they are. A safe space is our top priority so that kids feel comfortable to express their thoughts, ideas and emotions, as those are the most necessary ingredients for a healthy artist process. We then delve into story deconstruction along with discussion based critique, which then leads into monologue writing. Each kid chooses a character to write for, allowing them to share their own thoughts and feelings as that character. Once we have a solid character base, they then create their own story arc and the script writing begins. Kids also have an opportunity to refine a specific craft by choosing an artistic area of focus: music, dance, set design, costume design, acting or writing. They focus on creating each of those elements over the course of the semester, and then we pull them all together to form a fully collaborative theatrical production.