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Playwrights Theatre’s Creative Arts Academy spring classes for kids, teens and adults will begin in February. All classes are held at Playwrights Theatre, 33 Green Village Road, Madison, NJ. For more information and to register visit http://www.ptnj.org/ or call 973-514-1787 X21.
Playwrights Theatre Creative Arts Academy classes are an opportunity for students at all levels of experience to bring their imaginations to life, while practicing basic performance and writing skills. Students work collaboratively with their peers creating characters and telling stories while building the confidence needed to enjoy creative freedom. Most classes conclude with a “sharing” of class work for family and friends.
Playwrights Theatre’s classes are taught by practicing theatre artists who are working actors, directors, and writers. The intimate class size allows individuals to explore in a safe, non-judgmental environment and insures individual attention is given to each participant.
The Adult Playwriting Workshop, taught by Playwrights Theatre’s Artistic Director, John Pietrowski, is a basic workshop class where students share work in a supportive environment. Enrollment is open to students of all levels of experience; classes will provide exercises to beginners working on their first play as well as experience writers who are further down the road.
Tuition per class is $275 and $250 for returning students with the exception of Creative Play. Tuition is $225 for this class only. Registration deadline for all kid and teen classes is February 18.
Spring 2011 classes for kids and teens include:
Creative Play (Pre-K and K, ages 4 & 5)
February 24 – April 21
Thursdays, 3:30pm – 4:45pm
10 classes
Playmakers (grades 1-3)
February 26 – May 7 (no class April 23)
Saturdays, 10:30am-12:00pm
10 classes
Acting Lab (grades 4-6)
March 1 – May 3
Tuesdays, 4:30pm-6:00pm
10 classes
Musical Performance (grades 4-6)
February 24 – April 28
Thursdays, 4:30pm-6:00pm
10 classes
Musical Performance (grades 7-9)
March 1 – May 3
Tuesdays, 4:30pm-6:00pm
10 classes
Creative Play, Playmakers, Acting Lab and Musical Performance are process-oriented classes that teach age-appropriate theatre skills. Each class culminates in a student-generated performance for family and invited guests. Each session is designed to have a slightly different emphasis so students can take the same class several times and still have a high-quality learning experience.
Spring 2011 class for adults:
Playwriting Workshop
January 3 – March 7
March 21 – May 23
Mondays, 7:00pm-10:00pm
Pro-rate options are available for late starts for this class only.
For more information and to register, visit http://www.ptnj.org/ or call the Education Department 973-514-1787 X21.
Playwrights Theatre Creative Arts Academy teaches classes year-round for children, teens and adults. The Creative Arts Academy is committed to nurturing independent thinking, artistic and personal development through the literary and performing arts. At the Creative Arts Academy, students are part of a community where self-expression and creativity thrive and every person is a valuable member of the whole. Playwrights Theatre’s Creative Arts Academy strives for artistic excellence while emphasizing the creative process, both of which are vital to the personal, social and academic evolution of students of all ages. Creative Arts Academy instructors are highly experienced professional artists who are perceptive and dynamic in the classroom. Creative Arts Academy teachers are committed to developing their own skills, as well as those of their students, and to refining their artistry through continued practice and education.
"If “Menopause” can be a runaway musical success, then perhaps a pre-menopausal musical at Playwrights Theatre in Madison can too.
It’s called “MoM A Rock Concert Musical.”
Because the script requires each of the women to be ace musicians, casting must have been a nightmare. But the result is a dream cast. As accomplished as these five women are as singers, they’re every bit as astonishing as musicians.
Bekka Lindstrom (Melissa) and Jane Keitel (Nancy) each play a mean guitar. Dana Loren McCoy (Ingrid) is terrific in assaulting her keyboard. Donna Jean Fogel (Karen) expertly plays a housewife who’s taking out her sexual frustration on her drum set. And while Stephanie Seskin (Catalina) can slap that bass, she can also play saxophone and flute, too. "
--Peter Filichia, The Star Ledger
To purchased your tickets, visiti www.ptnj.org or call the box office at 973-514-1787 X10
"Oh, mama, they're kicking out the jams at Playwrights Theatre in Madison.
Harvested from the fertile grounds of a workshop production in the 2009 FringeNYC festival (where it was voted Outstanding Musical), Playwrights has transplanted the one-of-a-kind "MoM A Rock Concert Musical" to where it belongs: the suburbs.
In between, we get memorable songs of rebellion and celebration, sadness and uncertainty. Numbers like "Why Can't He Take Care of the Kids for a Change?" will make you laugh, while the dramatic "Don't Hold Back" speaks to the core of this story, which encourages us to follow our own dreams, come what may."
--William Westhoven, Daily Record
Click here to read the entire review
Stefanie Seskin (Catalina) is the founder of blue number nine, a Jersey City based group formed in 1995 that has toured regionally and across the midwest. Seskin is a recipient of ASCAP’s ASCAPLU$ Songwriter Award in the “Popular” category since 2001. Prior to forming blue number nine, Seskin played bass with Bill Popp and the Tapes, sang back-up vocals in several projects, and is credited on 14 albums, on bass, sax, flute, vocals and as engineer.
Jane Keitel (Nancy) Recent Credits: PTNJ: The Good German by David Wiltse (NY/NJ Premiere), Where the Sun Never Sets; American Globe She Bop; Garage Theatre, 7 Good Ways. Jane loves her other work as a teaching artist and director. Directing credits: Les Miserables, School Ed., Pirates of Penzance, WASP. Love and thanks to John, Dani & Richard. Dedicated with love to her mom, Helen, the original ‘Single Mom’. Contact: Facebook: ‘EJ Keitel’ or keitelmusic@aol.com.
Donna Jean Fogel (Karen) has appeared in numerous plays in NYC and regionally as well as in the independent film Nine and Law & Order. Some favorite roles: Sara in Stop Kiss, The Barrow Group; Lady Layle Wingate in Rain from Heaven, Reckless Theatre Co; Supporta in Scenes From an Execution, Blue Light/Atlantic Theatre/Olney; Sister Jane in As It Is in Heaven, Stonington Opera House on Deer Isle, ME; Frankie/Francis in The Voice of the Prairie, Cape May Stage.
Bekka Lindström (Melissa) recently played Sister Betsy in As It Is In Heaven at the Stonington Opera House in Deer Isle, Maine. She last appeared in the NY Fringe as Lori in The Lightning Field, which then went on to a run in London. Other New York credits: Medea in A Jar In The Forest (The Samuel French Play Festival); the suffragette Ellen Gates Star in Jane’s House (The Neighborhood Playhouse); and Sylvia in Stacked (The Bank Street Theater).
Dana Loren McCoy (Ingrid) is a graduate of the Boston Conservatory of Music and Berklee College of Music, Performance and Composition Majors. Dana has performed and written songs for Virgin, EMI, Netwerk and Empire Records. Dana loves the girls in “MoM” and Richard more than Nutella, and blows everlasting kisses to the producers and team at PTNJ for supporting this wonderful project. Special thanks to Tracy Wells who has been all our MoM on this journey.
Fall Classes for Kids at Playwrights Theatre
Playmakers (grades 1-3)
October 2 - December 11, 2010 (no class November 27)
Saturdays, 10:30am-12:00pm
Acting Lab (grades 4-6)
October 5 - December 14, 2010 (no class November 23)
Tuesdays, 4:30pm-6:00pm
Musical Performance (grades 4-6)
October 7 - December 16, 2010 (no class November 25)
Thursdays, 4:30pm-6:00pm
Parents interested in the Creative Play class (Pre-K and K), should call the Education Department at 973-514-1787 X21.
Tuition per class is $275 and $250 for returning students.
For more information and to register, visit our website or call our Education Department at 973-514-1787 X21.
