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REGISTRATION FOR THE 2024-2025 SEASON WILL BE OPEN TO CURRENT STUDENTS ON MAY 1st AND TO NEW STUDENTS ON JUNE 1st.
Junior Devised | Ages 10 – 11
Sept 2024-May 2025, $900 per year, Wednesdays 3:15-6:15 pm.
For the young performer that has something to say and longs to create their own show. Devised Theatre is an important facet of theatre creation and one that we are so pleased to offer at CSOPA. This fun program is designed to foster a collaborative process in which the whole cast with the support and guidance of their director, develop a show together. The focus is on the creation of story and characters through a series of improvisations and collaborations. This program prepares students for further study in the performing arts, particularly our Intermediate Devised, senior stage, and musical theatre Programs. The end result is a show performed at CSOPA’s Spring Festival that has been built from the ground up by the cast and director complete with any necessary props, costumes, set, lights, and sound. Come create something wonderful with other creative performers.
Intermediate Devised | Ages 12-13
Sept 2024-May 2025, $1100 per year, Wednesdays 3:00-6:00pm.
For the creative and curious performer with a love for theatre and stories. Intermediate devised will build on the skills developed in Junior Devised and add a greater knowledge of different theatre practices and performance methods. This program is designed to expand the vision of what is possible in theatre, to foster a collaborative process in which the whole cast with the support and guidance of their director, develop a show together and decide how they want to perform it. The class will practice scenes and improvs in various styles, viewpoints, and other alternative methods of performance along with the traditional style. This program prepares students for further study in the performing arts, particularly our Senior Devised, Senior Stage, and Mainstage Programs. The end result is a show performed at CSOPA’s May Spring Festival that has been built from the ground up by the cast and director complete with any necessary props, costumes, set, lights, and sound. Come create something wonderful with other performers and expand your understanding of theatre.
Senior Devised | Ages 14-19
Sept 2024-May 2025, $1100 per year, Wednesdays 6:00-9:00pm.
For our collaborative and creative teen writers. Senior devised will build on the skills developed in Junior/Intermediate Devised and spend a lot of time exploring different theatre practices, performance methods, and more experimental theatre styles. This class explores more complex Ideas and a more in-depth show. This program is designed to expand the vision of what is possible in theatre, to foster a collaborative process in which the whole cast with the support and guidance of their director, develop a show together and decide how they want to perform it. The class will practice scenes and improvs in various styles like commedia dell’arte, viewpoints, and other alternative methods of performance along with the traditional style. This program prepares students for further study in the performing arts, particularly our Senior Stage and Mainstage Programs. The end result is a show performed at CSOPA’s May Spring Festival that has been built from the ground up by the cast and director complete with any necessary props, costumes, set, lights, and sound. Come create something wonderful with other performers and expand your understanding of theatre.