Adventures in Acting: 2:40-3:30 (1 – 2)

Through well loved children’s stories: The Hungry Caterpillar, Ferdinand the Bull, Mother Goose …to name a few…. We will learn different ways to act out a story whilst developing our physical, vocal and spatial skills. We will also play lots of theater and trust games that will help build individual confidence and group skills. The course will also include weekly physical and vocal warm-ups (like real actors do!) and will teach simple script building skills. Mostly this class will be lots and lots of fun!!!!

Lisa Rowe-Beddoe has taught theatre from children through to adults for the last 20 years. An equity actress, Lisa trained in the UK where she taught for 12 years before coming to the States 8 years ago. For 6 years she lived in Western Mass. where she taught in both the public and charter school systems and facilitated private drama classes to thespians of all ages including: Improvisation; Beginning Acting; Modern American Drama; Greek Theatre, and Shakespeare. She also facilitated a theatre camp (3 Years) called Theatre to Go, which created plays from the improvisational process and toured them through various venues in the area. Since moving to Brookline a year ago, Lisa has taught in the after school programs at Runcle, Lawrence and Edith Baker Elementary Schools. She also teaches an Improvisation Class for Brookline Adult Community Education. Furthermore, she recently directed the Middle School Musical."Fiddler on the Roof" at Lawrence. Finally, Lisa teaches regularly at Wheelock Family Theater (particulary 6-8 and 9-11 year olds) and has just accepted the position of Assistant Director of Education, for the theater.

Class meets:

Jan. 24, 31; Feb. 7, 14, 28; Mar. 6, 13, 20, 27; April 3.

$100 for ten-week session