TAMPA, FL (July 09, 2020) – Stageworks Theatre, Tampa’s longest running professional theater company known for producing socially relevant plays in Tampa’s Downtown Channel District, has released new virtual “Saturdays at Stageworks” classes. Classes will be held online in order to ensure the safety and health of all participants and run from August 1 – September 26th.
Stageworks’ youth educational classes are crafted to cultivate creativity and confidence in students aged 10-14, whether they are beginners wanting to explore the world of acting or experienced young actors seeking to enhance their acting skills or learn new techniques.
“Arts education can have a profound impact on a young person’s future,” said Karla Hartley, Producing Artistic Director at Stageworks. “Musical and theatre classes have the potential to make a lasting impact by improving academics and self-confidence. Stageworks is proud to offer these unique classes lead by esteemed teaching artists that aren’t found anywhere else in Tampa Bay.”
SATURDAYS AT STAGEWORKS (VIRTUAL)
Creative Drama
August 1 – September 26 | 11am – 12pm (via Zoom)
Stageworks’ Director of Education Dawn Traux introduces students to the tools of acting, through drama games, improv, monologues, and more!
Bucket Drumming
August 1 – September 26 | 1pm – 2pm (via Zoom)
Using his Math Music method, Stageworks’ Teaching Artist Alvon Griffin teaches students how to learn rhythm as well as create their own with this fun, high energy creative outlet.
Stageworks Theatre is a cultural hidden gem located in Tampa’s Downtown Channel District at 1120 E. Kennedy Blvd. Tampa, FL 33602. For more information, please visit stageworkstheatre.org/education/camps.
ABOUT STAGEWORKS THEATRE:
Stageworks is Tampa’s longest-running professional theatre company, onstage since 1983. Their mission is to create theatre that respects, ignites, and celebrates the human spirit, and challenges the thresholds of intolerance. Today, Stageworks is led by its Producing Artist Director, Karla Hartley; a thirteen-member Board; 1 full-time staff, ten part-time staff; 168 artists and over 100 volunteers. Stageworks serves approximately 20,000 audience members annually. Stageworks Theatre has been recognized many times over the years as an outstanding venue. These recognitions have only motivated Stageworks to continue working towards its goal of delivering quality plays that matter to the Tampa Bay area. For more information, visit www.stageworkstheatre.org or follow us on social media @stageworkstampa.