Education
Dramatic Academy
Fall 2010 Courses now open for Registration
Dance Theatre Workshop
Two sessions: Ages 7-10 and Ages 11-14
Using movement and dance students will explore a theme through music and characterization. The class will end in a short in-class performance piece capturing the characters they have created through dance. Sessions will include movement theatre exercises, and dance that includes modern, jazz and hip-hop.
Instructor: AJ Mooney
Mondays Sept 13-Nov 1
Ages 7-10 from 3:15pm - 4:15pm
Ages 11-14 from 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Cost: $120.00
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Improvisation for Kids
Two sessions: Ages 7-10 and Ages 11-14
Using improvisation and short scenes, students will learn to make strong character choices, work with objectives and relationships in the creation of original scenes in this fun creative class.
Instructor: Jeri Misler
Wednesdays Sept 15 – Nov 3
Ages 7-10 3:15pm-4:15pm
Ages 11-14 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Cost: $120.00
SPECIAL: SIGN UP FOR BOTH DANCE & IMPROV WORKSHOPS AND GET A $20 DISCOUNT
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Little Ones Drama
Ages 4-6
In this Halloween themed class your youngest actors will explore the arts through music, movement, visual arts and dramatic play, fostering creativity and imagination. Our fall session will end in a short in-class performance of a Halloween poem.
Instructor: Joye Levy
Saturdays Sept 25-Oct 30th
9:30am - 10:30am
Cost: $90.00
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Reading Between the Lines for Seniors and Adults
Join the Penobscot Theatre staff at the Bangor Opera House to talk about their fall production of Dr. Jekyll and Mr.Hyde, adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher from the novella by Robert Louis Stevenson. The show opens in Bangor on October 20. The class will comprise of acting exercises, discussions of the play, and guest speakers including the director and design staff.
Instructor: Joye Levy
Thursdays Sept 23- Oct 8th
10am-11:30 a.m.

The Secret Life of Girls
An Important Play for Grades 5-9 Available for touring May 10 - 28
This powerful play is what theatre should be - a reflection of the truth. The Secret Life of Girls is an honest and unflinching dramatization of teenage angst, in which a window is opened into the tumultuous and destructive world of girls’ bullying. Playwright Linda Daugherty has created an up to the minute script which covers issues including texting and cyber-bullying. Please contact the theatre to discuss tour possibilities.