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GUIDING THE ENTERTAINERS OF TOMORROW
Town Hall Theatre’s professional education program provides the residents of Montgomery County with quality performing arts programming arts education. Through the medium of theatre, we strive to increase the confidence of each child that passes through our doors, as well as create a positive, student centric learning environment where each individual can be successful.
Fee Explanation
R: Resident
NR: Non Resident
PHR: Complete Passholder Resident
PHNR: Complete Passholder Non Resident
For a complete listing of all classes and programs offered at the Washington Township Recreation Center, click here.
Acting One
Grades 1 - 6
This course is a prerequisite for being cast in an All Children's Theatre youth production at Town Hall Theatre. This class concentrates on the craft and process of acting. Students will work with monologues and short scenes to strengthen skills in script work. We will also be looking at characterization, voice, diction and movement exercises. Each student will understand theatre terminology and the process of going through technical rehearsal into a performance. Completion of this class is dependant on receiving a passing grade on the theatre terms quiz.
| SUMMER (8 Weeks) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Time | Date | Location |
| Monday | 5:00-5:50pm | 6/8 - 7/27 | Town Hall |
| Tuesday | 6:00-6:50pm | 6/9 - 7/28 | town Hall |
| Thursday | 6:00-6:50pm | 6/11 - 7/30 | Town Hall |
| PHR $78 | PHNR $78 | R $82 | NR $86 |
Storybook Dramas
AGES 4 - 7 YEARS
Students will make new friends, become comfortable speaking in front of a group and feel successful about putting on their own mini play! Your child's favorite stories will come to life, with a few twists of course! In this class children will begin by reading a story. Which students will then use as a jumping off point for creating their own mini play during each class. Parents are invited to see the play or "story drama" during the last five minutes of each class.
| SUMMER (8 Weeks) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Time | Date | Location |
| Tuesday | 5:00-5:50pm | 6/9 - 7/28 | Town Hall |
| PHR $78 | PHNR $78 | R $82 | NR $86 |
Theatre for Kids with Special Needs
GRADES 2 - 7
A class that strives to exhibit the acting talents of kids with some of the biggest imaginations around! This class is designed for the special needs student that will focus on basic acting skills such as projection, characterization, voice and diction. Students will work on scenes with partners as well as participate in-group exercises together. And of course, have a ton of fun with theatre games! Students will have a final performance on the last day of class to share all their new skills with their parents!
| SUMMER | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Time | Date | Location |
| Thursday | 7:00-7:50pm | 6/11 - 7/30 | Town Hall |
| PHR $78 | PHNR $78 | R $82 | NR $86 |
Junie B Drama Queen!
GRADES 1 - 3
Get ready for "a little monkey business" Junie B. style! Students will use the wildly popular Junie B. Jones books by Barbara Park to explore the far reaches of their own imaginations. Students will learn about dramatic interpretation as well as an actors most important tools; body, voice and imagination. The class will culminate in the creation of an original adaptation using the Junie B. characters. Their will be a performance on the last day of class for parents and friends.
| Summer (8 Weeks) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Time | Date | Location |
| Wednesday | 5:00-5:50pm | 6/10 - 7/29 | Town Hall |
| PHR $78 | PHNR $78 | R $82 | NR $86 |
Summer Showcase – The Shakespeare Project
GRADES 4 - 8
Here’s a summer show with your child’s age group in mind! This will be a self-produced version of Stone Soup with a black box theatre feel to it, so kids get to survey our costume storage for their character’s perfect look and get messy with paint! This is a great opportunity for young actors to get some stage experience before next season’s auditions roll around. No audition required! For more information email or call the Education Director (438-7989). MAX 20, MIN 8
| Summer (8 Weeks) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Time | Date | Location |
| Tuesday | 6:00-9:00pm | 6/9 - 7/28 | Dance Annex |
| Saturday | 9:00-12:00pm | 6/13 - 8/2 *No class on July 4th. | Dance Annex |
| PHR $248 | PHNR $248 | R $254 | NR $260 |

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