HuckleBerry
Center for Creative Learning
Caitlin Arndt
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Caitlin Arndt is a long-time theatre educator, actor and director. She is a company member with the Kingsmen Shakespeare Company filling many roles such as director of education, directing mainstage shows, and acting with the company. She has a BA in performing arts from Saint Mary's College of California and an MFA in International Theatre Practice and Performance from Rose Bruford College, London UK. Her artistic passions include improv, new works, classical works, and any sort of collaborative art making! In terms of education, Caitlin really believes in empowering students to find their own artistic voices and loves making art accessible for all. Most recently, she directed Bachelorette by Lesley Headland at the Broadwater Mainstage (Los Angeles) and acted as Maria in Twelfth Night for the Kingsmen Shakespeare Company (Thousand Oaks).
Story Creation and Performance-Devising!
Ages: 6-9
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Location: In Person in Valencia
Homework: Optional. Practicing lines for final end of session productions.
PreReqs: None
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Throughout this class students will create characters, worlds and stories through imagination, acting and drawing. We will start with the basics of creating a character both on paper and then through acting, pulling from whatever ideas students come up with. The sky's the limit! Students will learn how to embody a character different from themselves by changing their voice (the way they talk), body (the way they stand and walk) and emotion (how their character would react based on personality and experience). Once we create our characters, we will then explore the world in which these characters exist through improvisation and imagination. Finally, we will explore story structure and students will get to plot out what happens to these characters to then perform! Our students need no previous experience in theatre to enjoy this program. We take all levels. Please let us know if you have questions, concerns or need to discuss.
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