SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
Overview
MCA's Theatre Division offers programming through summer day camps and academic year workshops. Curriculum includes classes in: acting, musical theatre, puppetry, technical theatre, stage combat, make-up, character development, playwriting, theatre games, and improvisation.
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Theatre day camps are offered for ages 7 to 13, including camps for beginners and those with experience. Recent summer camps included Theatre Camp I: Far-out Fairy Tales and Theatre Camp II: Character Quest.
Upcoming workshops for fall include:
September Stage Combat Workshops
Acting (with Fights) - An Introduction to Unarmed Stage Combat
and
On the Edge of a Noodle - Safety in Stage Combat
Students will learn the basics of faking unarmed fights onstage without sacrificing either safety or dramatic effectiveness. Additionally the workshops will focus on the acting and safety challenges that arise when theatrical violence is required during a scene. Using pool noodles, students will explore safety, action and reaction, and the appearance of danger in the context of a West Side Story rumble/knife fight. The Workshops will end with a showing of choreographed stage combat routines. For ages 15 and up.
For younger students by invitation only.
Saturday, Sept. 18 and 19, 6 -7:30 pm
Instructor: M. Speck
Tuition $20.00
October Stage Combat Workshops
Acting (with Fights) - An Introduction to Unarmed Stage Combat
and
Don't Hold the Pointy End - An Introduction to Stage Swordplay
Students will learn the basics of faking unarmed fights onstage without sacrificing either safety or dramatic effectiveness. Additionally the workshops will introduce students to the basics of stage rapier through a choreographed routine, including footwork, cuts, thrusts, and parries. For ages 15 and up. For younger students by invitation only.
Saturday, Oct. 9 and 10, 6 -7:30 pm
Instructor: M. Speck
Tuition $20.00
