Olean TheatreWorkshop

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CLASS SCHEDULE

Monday (Grades 8-12)

*Acting Class 4:00 -5:00
Senior High 5:00 - 6:30

Tuesday

Grades Pre-K -K 4:00 - 4:30
Grades 1-2 4:30 - 5:30
Grades 3-5 5:30-6:30

Wednesday

*Performance 4:00 - 5:00
Grades 5- 7 5:00 - 6:30

The OTW announces registration for theater classes on Fri- Sept 6 between 5 and 8  PM and again Sat- Sept 7 between 10 AM and 2 PM.

Class schedules are as follows.                

*Returning students in the High School, Middle School and Performance classes will be given preference for these classes. Other students will be admitted on a first-come first-serve basis when room becomes available, so please register soon. Returning students are asked to register before classes begin.  Registration can be done by mail, phone, or by attending one of the registration dates.

CLASS DESCRIPTIONS:

*Acting Class Grades 8- 12 Mon 4:00 - 5:00-  This class will teach you the fundamentals of the craft. The class highlights quick and powerful ways to make your performance more natural and spontaneous and develop acting skills and tools required for working with text. Students are required to be in a regular class to participate and to have had one year of classes as a prerequisite.

Senior High Grades 8 - 12  Mon 5:00-6:30- Students will expand performance skills and develop vocal and dance technique as they practice and present medleys from hit musicals. During the year they will present a major musical. 

Grades Pre K – K Tues 4:00-4:30- Students will develop self-expression and creativity while learning social skills and cooperation through theater games, music, and song and dance.

Grades 1-2 Tues 4:30- 5:30 –Students continue to develop self-expression and creativity while learning social skills and cooperation through theater games, music, and song and dance.

Grades 3-5 -Tues 5:30 - 6:30- Students will develop self-expression and vocal clarity through music, improvisation and theatre games. They will learn to operate as an ensemble and gain self confidence.

*Performance Class -Wed 4:00-5:00-Students will use skills learned in their other classes to create performance pieces. Students are required to be in a regular class to participate and to have had one year of classes as a prerequisite. 

Grades 5 – 7 Wed. 5:00-6:30 Students will learn the basic techniques of stage acting: using voice, body, and mind to pursue objectives, overcome obstacles, create characters and scenes, and work as an ensemble. They will present several medleys through the year.

*Please note class ranges are general and students can be moved up or down based on experience.