Fall 2008 Enrollment Information
• August 11: Member enrollment only (Click Here to become a member!)
• August 15: Non-member enrollment begins
Enrollment Options
Performance And Technical Opportunities
Pre-K+ (ages 4-5)
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Family Theatre Workshop: Fun with Fairy Tales
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LAC Drama Staff
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Spend Saturdays with your kids and drama faculty members including Elizabeth Sullivan, Erin Girard, Ric Averill and others! This parent-child class will give preschoolers and kindergartners wonderful exposure to acting in a very safe environment. The group will act out fairy tales, songs and simple stories with their parents as partners and fellow actors. Lots of fun!
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TCP6A: Sat, Sep 27, 9:30-11am, Fee: $15 per child/adult duo
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TCP6B: Sat, Oct 11, 9:30-11am, Fee: $15 per child/adult duo
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TCP6C: Sat, Nov 15, 9:30-11am, Fee: $15 per child/adult duo
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K-2nd grade
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Curtain’s Up!
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Jennifer Glenn
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Come join us for eight weeks of fun exploring the world of theatre. Children will learn basic acting techniques through the use of theatre games and exercises, improvisation, and story-playing or “acting out” of a tale or two.
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TCK3: Wed, Sep 10-Oct 29 (8wks), 3:45-4:30, Fee: $78
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3rd-5th Grade
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Encore! Encore!
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Jennifer Glenn
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This 10-week class takes students with any level of experience and prepares them for the next step as actors — in First Saturday Players, at school or even in Summer Youth Theatre. Actors will do improvisation, play theatre games and act out stories with complex plots and characterization.
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TCT3: Wed, Sep 10-Nov 12 (10wks), 4:30-5:30pm, Fee: $99
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3rd-8th Grade
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Dramatic Writing
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Ric Averill
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Want to write a play? A movie? Bring in existing work or start a new project, writing a short play or screenplay. Published playwright and produced screenwriter Ric Averill will guide students through the process of moving from page to stage, from concept to camera.
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TCT4: Thu, Oct 30-Nov 20 (4wks), 4:30-5:45pm, Fee: $48
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Improvisation I
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Elizabeth Sullivan
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Actress Elizabeth Sullivan will work with students on improvisation, one of the keys to successful acting. Students will do acting exercises designed to expand the imagination and help to come up with dialogue through exploring conflict and character. This fun Friday class is a great compliment to participation in plays and other acting and dancing classes at the Arts Center.
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TCT5A: Fri, Sep 12-Oct 3 (4wks), 4:15-5:15pm, Fee: $30
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Improvisation II
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Elizabeth Sullivan
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For previously enrolled students as well as new ones. If the group develops performance material, venues will be sought to showcase the work. No prerequisite required, but participation in both classes in encouraged.
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TCT5B: Fri, Oct 17-Nov 13 (4wks, no class Oct 31), 4:15-5:15pm, Fee: $30
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Also...see Boys Dance and Theatre, LINK
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2nd-12th Grade
PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITY!
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
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Participation in this fall’s “all-youth” production of the Washington Irving classic includes a small participation fee which helps defray production costs. Rehearsals are generally 2-3 times per week, plus occasional weekend rehearsals and every evening during production week.
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TSH: evening rehearsals to be announced, Fee: $40
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Auditions: Sun, Sep 13, 1:30pm
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Performances: Fri-Sun, Oct 24-26 (2pm Sat and Sun, 7pm Fri and Sat)
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6th-8th grade
PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITY!
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First Saturday Players
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Jennifer Glenn
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Short plays are bridged by sing-a-longs and a bit of comedy by Jennifer Glenn’s highly trained 6th-8th grade actors. Designed primarily for the entertainment of the Pre-K through 2nd grade audience, productions this fall will be: The Frog Prince and Other Frog Tales and Songs in October and Raggedy Ann and Andy in December. Bring a lunch to rehearsal on performance days.
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TCS3A (Frog Prince): Wed, Sep 3-Oct 1 (5wks), 5:30-7pm PLUS 11am rehearsal on performance day, Fee: $60
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Performance: Sat, Oct 4, 2pm
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TCS3B (Raggedy): Wed, Oct 8-Dec 3 (8wks, no rehearsal Nov 26), 5:30-7pm, PLUS 11am rehearsal on performance day, Fee: $60
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Performance: Sat, Dec 6, 2pm
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9th-12th Grade
PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITY!
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City Youth Theatre
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Christie Dobson
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This fall’s production — Relationships: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly and Everything in Between — is a partner program involving GaDuGi SafeCenter, the Lawrence Arts Center and others. Our mission is to focus community attention on young adults and their thoughts and feelings on pressing social issues such as violence prevention. Students will contribute as actors and writers.
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TCH1: Mon and Wed, Sep 8-Nov 5 (18 sessions),
7:15-9pm, Fee: $25
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Performances: Fri-Sat, Nov 7-8, 7:30pm
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Technical theatre program
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Basic Theatre Shop and Stagehand Skills
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Danny Rogovein
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Learn the fundamental skills needed to be a stagehand and set builder. We will cover stage equipment and procedures, as well as shop basics and proper use of tools.
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TCH6A: Sat, Sep 20, 2-4pm, Fee: $15
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Theatrical Lighting and Sound
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Danny Rogovein
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Get an introduction to the equipment and methods used to light the stage. We will also cover the
equipment and techniques of live sound.
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TCH6B: Sat, Sep 27, 2-5pm, Fee: $15
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Prop Construction
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Danny Rogovein
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Learn the tricks of creating stage props. Students in this practical class will create the props necessary to provide the illusions of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.
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TCH6C: Sat, Oct 11-18 (2wks), 2-5pm,
Fee: $30
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Building Stock Scenery
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Danny Rogovein
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Learn the fundamentals of scenic construction. Each student will build a small flat and platform that he or she will be able to keep. Fee includes cost of materials.
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TCH6D: Sat, Nov 15-22 (2wks), 2-5pm, Fee: $50
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Technical Theatre Practicum
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Danny Rogovein
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Students of all ages (who have taken tech classes at the Arts Center, have extensive prior experience or instructor approval) will run the production — including operating the fly system, sound and lights, and putting finishing touches on the settings — of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, City Youth
Theatre’s Relationships, and A Kansas Nutcracker.
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TCH7A (Sleepy Hollow): Oct 19-26, Fee: $30
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TCH7B (Relationships): Nov 2-8, Fee: $30
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TCH6E (Nutcracker): Dec 6-21, Fee: $30
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Film program
Youth Classes
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Dramatic Writing
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Ric Averill
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Want to write a play? A movie? Bring in existing work or start a new project, writing a short play or screenplay. Published playwright and produced screenwriter Ric Averill will guide students through the process of moving from page to stage, from concept to camera.
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TCT4: Thu, Oct 30-Nov 20 (4wks), 4:30-5:45pm, Fee: $48
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Film: Learn by Doing
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Jeff and Christie Dobson
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Learn the basic differences between storytelling and storytelling on video, get familiar with the camera and the basic rules of composition, use the microphone well and see some editing in action. What could be better?
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TCT1: Mon, Sep 8-Oct 27 (8wks), 4-5:30pm, Fee: $100
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School’s Out, Camera’s Rolling
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Jeff and Christie Dobson
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Hey, 1st-6th graders: Make a film in two days!
Come with imagination and a lunch and be ready to make a movie.
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TCKW: Thu-Fri, Nov 13-14, 9am-3:30pm, Fee: $50
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Acting for the Camera
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Jeanne Averill
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Hey, 3rd-8th graders: Join one of the Kansas City area’s most frequently booked actresses as she shares tips on auditioning for commercial, television and film roles. Jeanne teaches regularly in Kansas City. For this class, she will bring in real scripts that have been filled in the Kansas City area. Students will end up with a tape, and a composite tape will be shared with Kansas City area casting agent Heather Laird and the Talent Unlimited Agency.
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TCTW6: Sat, Sep 27, 1-4pm, Fee: $50
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Adult Classes
Youth ages 14+ can enroll in adult classes unless age limits are specified in the course description.
You’re going to love our new digital media lab and the new digital arts classes it makes possible. We’re very pleased to introduce our digital arts program, made possible by our new digital media lab. We have 10 —
count ’em, 10! — 24-inch iMacs and a slew of creative software.
Many, many thanks to The Francis Families Foundation,
Hallmark Cards, Hill’s Pet Nutrition, The William T. Kemper
Foundation, the Ethel & Raymond F. Rice Foundation, and
generous individuals in the Lawrence community.
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Filmmaking 1: The Basics
- LAC Staff
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Looking for basic instruction in technical aspects of filmmaking? Camera work:
Learn about mise-en-scene, long take and perspective; framing, shots and camera movement; Lighting: explore styles; experiment with back, main and fill lighting; Sound: experiment with microphones and create sound effects, discuss classical
versus alternative work.
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TA1A: Mon, Sep 8-29 (4wks), 7-9pm, Fee: $60
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Filmmaking 2: Putting it Together
- LAC Staff
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Looking for more intensive instruction on creating a short film or documentary? This is a good class for those with ideas, some footage or film in the works and goals of creating a short project. Workshop with others wanting to create their own project. Share your ideas and learn about telling your story and screenwriting. Create storyboards, talk about shots needed for your project including location, b-roll, all the aspects of planning your production, working on storytelling and screenwriting. Class will include watching and discussing film clips, experimenting with LAC cameras and equipment.
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TA1B: Mon, Oct 6-27 (4wks), 7-9pm, Fee: $60
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Dramatic Writing Tuesday Breakfast Club
- Ric Averill
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Join published playwright and produced screenwriter Ric Averill for four bi-weekly sessions of sharing and exploring both plays and screenplays. Students will read from their own and fellow students’ work. Ric will lead discussion and talk about techniques, forms, style and the structure of story in action. The class may divide at times between more experienced and less experienced writers for different types of exercises. Bring your own breakfast snack; coffee and juice will be provided.
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TA2: Sep 16, Sep 30, Oct 14, Oct 28 (4 sessions), 7:30-9am, Fee: $75
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Editing Lab
- LAC Staff
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Sign up at the Arts Center’s front desk to work on projects in the editing suite on Final Cut software.
Students must sign up in advance so instructors can schedule time in the studio.
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TAWPP: Wed, Sep 10-Dec 17, 4-7pm, Fee: $100 for (4) 2.5-hr sessions, or $35 for drop-in
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Acting for the Camera
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Jeanne Averill
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Join one of the Kansas City area’s most frequently booked actresses as she shares tips on auditioning for commercial, television and film roles. Jeanne teaches regularly in Kansas City. For this class, she will bring in real scripts that have been filled in the Kansas City area. Students will end up with a tape, and a composite tape will be shared with Kansas City area casting agent Heather Laird and the Talent Unlimited Agency.
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TAW6: Sat, Oct 18, 1-4pm, Fee: $50
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