Online Performing Arts Classes Spring Break 2021
Queens Theatre Education At Home is launching a weeklong online program during spring break 2021, March 29 to April 2.
During the weeklong online performing arts classes, participants of all ages will spark their imaginations and grow their natural performance skills through fun, targeted theater activities, and rigorous workshops.
Picture a Story
Kids exercise their creative imaginations and practice their acting skills in this fun weeklong program. Working with a director and a musical director, students in this workshop will select a wordless graphic novel to adapt and perform on stage. Kids will have great time working together to interpret the images in the books into storyline and inventing all the dialogue and song lyrics. Once the script and songs are written, they begin the rehearsal process to bring their adapted story to life on stage. At the end of the week, students present their play to friends and family.
Age Group – 6 to 9 years old
March 29 to April 2
Monday – Friday – 10 AM to 12 PM
2 hour per workshop (10 hours total)
Fee - $150
Be Scene
Young performers hone their acting skills in this exciting intensive scene study workshop. Students work with a director improving their acting skills while learning to work with an acting partner. We begin each workshop with ensemble building theater games and then move on to learning the basics of acting with a partner through the rehearsal process. Students work toward a final showing of scenes for friends and family.
Age Group – 10 to 12 and 13 to 17 years old (Limit 12 students per group)
March 29 to April 2
Monday – Friday – 1 PM to 3 PM
2 hour per workshop (10 hours total)
Fee - $150
On The Page
Aspiring playwrights learn best practices of short playwriting in this rigorous workshop designed to help you get your idea for a play on the page. Guided by professional playwrights, writers will examine the craft and inspiration involved in writing for the stage. Most playwriting considerations, including character, dialogue, structure, conflict, tone and theme, apply to full-length plays and one-acts, as well as short plays. But there are also aspects of playwriting unique to the short play, which our program will explore in detail. The short play is a great way for emerging writers to get “a foot in the door.” On the Page will help you take the first step.
Age Group – 14 to 19 and 20 and up (Limit 8 students per group)
March 29 to April 2
Monday – Friday – 4 PM to 6 PM
2 hour per workshop (10 hours total)
Fee - $150
Teaching Artists
Willy Appelman
Picture a Story - Director
Brian Feinstein
Picture a Story - Musical Director
Mary Archbold
Be Scene Tweens - Director
Allie Marotta
Be Scene Teens - Director
Mel Nieves
On the Page Teens - Director
Rob Urbinati
On the Page Adults - Director