Shawnee Theatrical Arts Resource School

The Shawnee Theatrical Arts Resource School (S.T.A.R.S.) offers a channel for a child’s natural gifts of imagination and role-playing. Through theatre arts children sharpen their creativity, improve their communication skills, gain self-confidence and learn the importance of teamwork. Above all, children enjoy becoming a part of the magic that they create on the stage.

Our program offers children an introduction to many aspects of theatre through stage movement, dance, music, art, creative games, role-play and scene study.

Class size is limited, please register as soon as possible
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Class Descriptions

Creative Dramatics (Grades Pre-K - 3)
The Creative Dramatics program serves young people pre-school through third grade with an exposure and participation program in the performing arts. The theatre arts become a natural extension of the child’s gift of imagination and role-playing. Through theatre, children sharpen their creativity, improve their self-confidence and learn the importance of teamwork. Above all, children enjoy becoming a part of the magic that they create on stage. Our program is designed to offer children an introduction to many aspects of theatre arts through creative games, story dramatization and improvisation. The pre-school program requires that the children must be kindergarten eligible in the fall of 2008.

Performing Arts Workshops (Grades 4 - 9)
Our Performance Arts program is for young people in grades four through eight who have either experience on stage and have a strong interest in improving their skills, or who simply have a desire to participate in the performing arts. In Performance Arts I class (grades 4 – 6) students will learn the basics of stage performance. The young performer is introduced to “the basics” of acting for the stage including warm-up techniques for both voice and body, improvisation, theatre games, stage direction, and solo and group scene work. In the Performance Arts II class (grades 7 – 9) young performers will continue to hone their stage skills with in-depth scene study, character development and line memorization. While more intense, this program still does offer the opportunity for the first-time student.

Musical Performance Lab (Grades 4 - 9)
This lab is designed for students interested in musical performance. Within the six-week process, students will focus on technique, including breathing, warm-up, and vocal production as well as song interpretation, movement and performance. Students will work on both solo and group pieces. The lab will culminate in a “show and tell” class where parents will be invited to attend, giving the students the opportunity to perform before a live audience. This program will be offered to students in grades 4 – 6 and grades 7 – 9.

To sign up for any of these classes please fill out a registration form