Creative Writing: Fact & Fiction

Session 1. Ages 12-18 This program has something for everyone!  Shape stories from your imagination and discover your unique writers’ voice as we explore mystery, science fiction, fantasy, contemporary fiction and more. Discover how real events can inspire the stories we tell, and learn to use your personal experiences as raw material [...]

Centauri Actors’ Company

Session 4. Ages 9-14 Instructor: Geoff Ernst Join our performance ensemble and take acting workshops including voice, movement, improvisation, character, scene study, comedy and more. Learn to work effectively with a scene partner and explore ways to bring a performance to life for an audience. Tackle exciting roles and rehearse a show [...]

Centauri Actors’ Company

Session 3. Ages 12-18 Instructor:  Erica May-Wood Join our performance ensemble which will focus on improvisation, character, voice, movement, scene study, comedy and more. Experience professional actor-training and rehearsal techniques, and explore ways to bring stories to life for the stage or screen. Tackle demanding roles and create and rehearse a quality [...]

Clown Skills: Witches and Fairies and Monsters, Oh My!

Session 2. Ages 13-18 No actor's repertoire is complete without Clown, and if you’ve ever seen one of our shows you’ll know it’s fun too! The clown nose frees you to express yourself, which is essential for an actor’s growth. You’ll play games, explore neutral and character masks, and focus on nonverbal [...]

Stage Combat: The Hunger Games

Session 2. Ages 13-18 Instructor - Melissa Freilich The District of Centauri is preparing for the upcoming Hunger Games and our combat academy will teach you the skills you need to be victorious. Of course, this isn’t real combat! You are actor-combatants, learning how to stage fight scenes so convincing you will [...]

Stage Combat: World Building – Myth, Magic, Monsters

Session 1. Ages 13-18 Instructor: Hunter Gates Build your own fantasy world and create an original performance complete with heroic quests and awe-inspiring battles. You’ll learn the art of stage combat – unarmed, quarterstaff, knife and broad sword – supervised by experienced actor-combatant instructors. Create exciting characters and design the fantasy realm they [...]