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City of Palo Alto's spring 2024 class offerings.

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Shaking Shakespeare<br />

Young Actors, welcome to the World of Shakespeare!<br />

The Bard’s language, characters and stories pervade<br />

western civilization. Who hasn’t been touched by the<br />

tragic story of ‘Romeo and Juliet,’ or the melancholy<br />

Dane Hamlet? In this class, you’ll stage short scenes<br />

and individual speeches from some of Shakespeare’s<br />

most engaging plays, such as ‘Hamlet,’ ‘The Tempest,’<br />

‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream,’ and Romeo and Juliet.’<br />

Instructor will tailor selections to meet the interests of<br />

students. A great opportunity to experience and learn<br />

Shakespeare’s writing as a performer!<br />

Ages: 10y-14y<br />

Instructor: Tessa Koning-Martinez<br />

Fees: Residents $132 | Non-Residents $151.80<br />

Location: Children’s Theatre | Magic Castle Stage<br />

Capacity: 8<br />

Session Code Dates Time<br />

38367 Sat, April 6- May 18 1:45p-3p<br />

Scene Study Class - Youth<br />

Students get to enjoy playing well-known characters<br />

from classic scenes in the children’s theatre canon.<br />

The focus will be on text analysis and making dramatic<br />

choices from uncovering meaning beneath the dialogue.<br />

Students participate in in scenes involving 2 to 4<br />

characters. Director feedback provides students with a<br />

deeper understanding of how to rehearse a scene.<br />

Memorization of scenes is encouraged. Scenes are<br />

assigned on the first day of class.<br />

Ages: 9y-11y<br />

Instructor: Kathy Blumenfeld<br />

Fees: Residents $125 | Non-Residents $143.75<br />

Location: Children’s Theatre | Dance Studio<br />

Capacity: 10<br />

Session Code Dates Time<br />

38365 Thu, April 11- May 23 5:30p-6:30p<br />

Youth & TeenClasses<br />

25

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