Stage Play Acting Classes

Acting Classes for Children who have Autism Spectrum Disorders

 

Stage Play Acting Classes are an opportunity for children with ASD to learn about theater.  Children participate in acting exercises that work on social skills, using nonverbal information and theater vocabulary.  This is an ongoing collaboration between the Scottish Rite Clinic and the Duluth Playhouse Children’s Theater.  This venture is currently being funded by a grant from  the Minnesota State Arts Board.

Classes are for children ages 5-9 years old.  Four 10 week sessions are held a year.  Classes are at no cost for parents due to grant funding from the Minnesota State Arts Board.  For more information, or to ask to be put on the waiting list, please contact 218-720-3911 or email tamara.pogin@gmail.com.

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Explorations Summer 2010

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 Stage Play I  Introduction to Theater 

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Actors participate in a 10 week course that teaches them beginning theater concepts such as the role of an actor, a director, and the audience.  We use this as a framework for learning social roles, cooperation, negotiation, turn-taking, and learning new language.  The opportunity to be on stage can develop an actor’s self-awareness and self-confidence.

Stage Play II Explorations 

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In the second level Stage Play course, we explore more deeply theater concepts such as expressing emotions, rehearsing scenes, and simple improvisational exercises.  We use this as a framework to encourage more social interaction between fellow actors and learn to read and of use nonverbal communication.

Stage Play Performarama

 

This class is for older students ages 10-14 who may or may not have had Stage Play or other acting experiences.  In this course, actors work in pairs to create scenes that are solutions to social issues.  Also, they will  explore body language, facial expression and intontation in different warm up games.  The actors will have an opportunity to create a humorous sketch while finding out more about their partner and their interests.