You're Up!- Improvisation Theater Games (ages 14-18)

Description

November 22 from 5:30 – 7:30 pm

Build your improvisational skills! Learn key points for a good theatrical performance, how to keep an improvised scene moving forward, and how to keep the audience engaged. Explore a variety of theatre activities, exercises, and games that get your brain and body thinking and moving quickly. Participants need  to wear comfortable, but not baggy, clothing they can move in (such as sweatpants, tennis shoes or split sole jazz shoes, and a t-shirt). No skirts or dresses unless leggings are worn underneath. No sandals. 

Teaching Artist: Rikki Jo Hickey

Rikki Jo Hickey is a theatre artist who has taught theatrical classes, workshops, and summer camps to people of all ages for more than 20  years. She is the owner/instructor at mNemosyne Studios (theatrical and performing arts classes) in La Grande. Rikki holds an MFA in Theatre Direction from University of Hawai’i at Manoa and has studied theatre since she was five years old. She is excited to be partnering with Art Center East to help foster the performing arts in Eastern Oregon.

Cost: Free

Free youth classes are made possible by the Art Center East Youth Arts Learning Fund. The Fund is supported by the Avista Foundation, Autzen Foundation, Blue Mountain Bottled Water, Eastern Oregon University, Grande Ronde Med Spa, Gray Family Foundation, Haley Hines at Blue Summit Realty, JTMF Foundation, Koza Family Dental, La Grande School District, Miller Foundation, Nate Conklin at State Farm, Optimist International of La Grande, Soroptimist International of La Grande, Tanner Willson at Edward Jones, Walmart Foundation, and community member donations.

Be sure to fill out a Youth Release Form & RSVP for ONLY your children below! Please be sure to add each child’s name that will be attending.

Parents/guardians of youth age 17 or younger: if you haven’t already done so, CLICK HERE to fill out a Youth Release Form in order for your child to participate in ACE youth classes.

There are limited spots available for this class! If you RSVP and later find you’re unable to attend, please email ACE Youth Coordinator at youth@artcentereast.org to cancel your RSVP. This helps ACE open up spots for other interested students. Thank you!

Off-Site: mNemosyne Studios, 104 Depot Street, La Grande

Click here to register!