Upcoming
Classes
Enrolling classes now, limited space.
Conejo/Simi Valley Programs
Simi Valley (Mondays at 280 Royal Ave.)
Join us for our History Improv Class! Ages 8-up. US History (1850-1920s). Mondays 9:30-11am Jan 14-March 18, 2019. from the mid 1800s to early 1900s.
Cost is $195 per student ($210 for homeschool charter students). Check out our
Spring Classes starting April 1 in the flyer above or left.
Reg is closed for our 90 minute classes on Mondays October 15, 2018 – March 25, 2019 at St. Francis Church 280 Royal Ave. Performance March 26 at Newbury Park Adventist! Reserve tix on our events page!
Conejo Valley Homeschoolers
60 min classes on Wednesdays Jan 16-Mar 20, 2019!
Very Physical Comedy at 10am and Intro to Shakespeare at 11:05am.
One Spark Academy
Shakespeare Performance Program for 6-12th graders
on Fridays, 11am-1pm in Thousand Oaks Jan 18-May 31, 2019.
River Oaks Academy in Westlake Village.
Friday morning classes start in January for middle school ages.
The Odyssey! Putting a theatrical spin in learning this great classic.
Spring Programs in
La Crescenta!
Ages 6-15 at St. Luke's 2563 Foothill Blvd. La Crescenta.
March 10-May 19, 2019
Shakespeare Performance Program (at a waitlist) ~ Wednesdays AND Sundays 4:30-6pm ~ $415* per student. Performance on the evening of May 19! Plays being considered are…
Love’s Labour’s Lost * The Comedy of Errors * The Taming of the Shrew
History Improv ~ Sundays 3:30-4:30pm ~ $165* per student.
Comedy Improv ~ Wednesdays 3:30-4:30pm ~ $165* per student.
*added fee if paying with charter funds.
Odyssey Charter School!
725 W Altadena Dr. Altadena, CA 91001
Shakespeare & Swords CLOSED
Mondays, 1:45-2:45pm from January 28-March 11, 2019. No class on Feb 18. For grades 5-8.
n this program, students will learn stage sword combat and study a scene from a Shakespeare play with acting technique for performance. Through physical and theatrical exercises, students will learn how to create and develop a character, understand Shakespeare and use their voices and bodies to tell this great story. This class is a safe and supportive atmosphere where students are encouraged to make strong acting choices while learning stage sword combat technique, teamwork and gaining confidence. The last day of this 7-week session, parents are invited to watch a choreographed fight scene and Shakespeare performance selection. Students will also get a great workout!
Offering Spring Programs for all ages. Check back soon!
Young Adult Shakespeare Intensive for ages 14-25!
April Intensive is almost full. One day weekend workshops and August performance intensive being planned now. Check back soon!
NoHo Shakespeare & Improv
Shakespeare, Combat, Speeches, Great Stories and Physical Comedy
Thursdays at Huckleberry Learning Center at
United Methodist 25718 McBean Pkwy in Valencia
Spring: March 28-May 30
Physical Comedy! Ages 8-up. 9:30-11am
In this VERY active and fun program, students will learn all about physical comedy and how to make strong physical choices to create the great stock characters dating back to the Romans through Commedia dell’arte games and exercises. We will develop improv scenes with our characters AND introduce basics in tumbling and hand-to-hand stage combat. Families and friends are then invited to join us for the last 30 minutes on the last day to see some student prepared short comic scenes.
Shakespeare & Combat! Ages 12-up. 11:15-12:45
In this program, students will learn stage combat and study one of Shakespeare’s works Romeo and Juliet with acting technique for performance (in May). Our script is edited from the original text keeping the original language and features ALL the exciting parts and beautiful relationships between the lovers (no kissing required), the incredible dynamic and struggles between family/parent & child and additionally the loyalty, fun and friendships between Romeo and his crew AND the Nurse and her Juliet.
Hans Christian Anderson. Ages 6-9. 1:15-2:45pm
Hans Christian Anderson was a writer of plays, novels and poems but is MOST famous for his fairy tales. We will explore his many stories as well as an intro to acting and physical character exploration. Through active creative exercises and theatre games, students will learn how to create a character, understand this great writer’s stories, and use their voices and bodies to convey the dramatic and comedic stories. This program provides a safe, fun and supportive atmosphere where students will be encouraged to make bold and creative acting choices, while also developing new levels of personal confidence, finding their voice and ensemble skills while learning this great story. Our classes favor physical movement and active learning over traditional lectures. The richness of the lessons lies more in the doing and feeling than in the intellectualizing of material. We’ll bring it all together as we prepare for a presentation on Expo Night at Huck of one of Anderson’s selections.