Drama, drama, drama…Monday is all about Scripts and Stages!
Monday’s Scripts and Stages class is all about, you got it, scripts and stages!
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Working with kids often necessitates a bit of a dramatic flair, and if you’ve been around Buddings for a while, you might be aware of my love for puppetry, dramatic storytelling and the creative arts. Monday’s Scripts and Stages class is going to bring all these things together, by exploring different ways of expressing characters and stories. Every week, I will act as the director, and guide the kids through a dramatic storytelling activity. Dressing up, making puppets, yoga stories–these are just some of the ways we will explore expression and storytelling from different angles. |
 The first story we will work with is a Buddings favourite. “The Very Cranky Bear”, by Nick Bland is a fun and lively story that deals in particular with emotions and compassion. Not to mention, all the characters are animals, so the kids will all get to dress up as their favourite animal to act it out.
While we explore the ins and outs of what makes great storytelling, we’ll also be piecing together what it takes to put a production together. Stage building, costumes, puppet-making, marketing and script writing, are some of the other aspects of performance that we’ll be working on. Each week, we’ll be adding to our ‘golden script’, the script that I’ll co-write with the children that will be the building block for our final stage production. In the last month of the season, we’ll be finalizing the script, getting costumes together and rehearsing the show for our big production! You’re all invited to come watch, so stay tuned for the info as the date approaches… With some field trips to local libraries planned, as well as a special guest presenter–one of our local Vancouver talents–this season is shaping up to be full of fun! Join us on Mondays to experience the drama! |
