Program - The Old Globe

IT’S THE SEASON OF
CHILDREN ALL YEAR LONG!
The Old Globe’s Education department eagerly awaits the “Grinch Season”
because of the joy and wonder on the faces of all the children visiting our theatres.
There’s a bit of magic and merriment at this time of year, but the Globe has many
programs for children all year round that allow them to explore the exciting and
enriching world of theatre.
THEATRE TOTS Does your
preschooler dramatize every story he
reads? Is your five year old acting out
dramas in the garage? Send that tiny
thespian to Theatre Tots, a fun creative
dramatics program that builds literacy
skills while teaching basics of acting
to children ages 4, 5 and 6. These
90-minute sessions take children from
storybook to performance while they
learn how to use their voices, bodies
and imaginations to bring a story to life.
Parents may stay for the entire class or
may drop them off and return for the
last 20 minutes to watch their children
perform a short presentation of the
story of the day.
GLOBE HONORS Each May, The Old
Globe welcomes high school actors and
actresses to compete in Globe Honors.
Talented teens compete in front of a
live audience and an expert panel of
judges for scholarships and, for some,
an all-expense-paid trip to New York
City to compete in the National High
School Musical Theatre Awards. Globe
Honors is open to any high school
student in San Diego County and
encompasses musical theatre, spoken
theatre and technical theatre/stage
management.
MIDDLE SCHOOL SUMMER
CONSERVATORY Middle schoolaged
students join us for our Summer
Conservatory, a two-week intense
acting study with our professional
teaching staff plus actors from the
professional Shakespeare repertory
company. These enthusiastic young
people delve into scene study, stage
combat, theatre games, improvisation,
movement and specialty workshops
that build their skills as they mature
as actors. No audition is necessary
but a passion for theatre and acting is
important.
HIGH SCHOOL SUMMER
SHAKESPEARE INTENSIVE High
School Summer Shakespeare Intensive
students immerse themselves in
classical acting and rehearsals for a
production of Shakespeare’s plays.
For information on all of these programs, please visit www.TheOldGlobe.org/Education.
Education
Throughout the Intensive, the students
have the unique opportunity to study
classical theatre technique, voice,
movement and stage combat while
observing the productions of the
Globe’s Shakespeare Festival, which
runs concurrently with the program.
Festival company members are able to
lend the students insights into the art of
performing Shakespeare that they can
then apply to their own performances
of the Bard’s work.
(clockwise from top left) Children take a bow during a
Theatre Tots session; The Old Globe’s 2011 Summer
Shakespeare Intensive participants, selected from high
schools throughout the San Diego area, in Love’s Labour’s
Lost; The 2010 Globe Honors Semi-Finalists on the stage
of the Old Globe Theatre; Students participating in a
Middle School Summer Conservatory session.
PERFORMANCES MAGAZINE 17
J. KATARZYNA WORONOWICZ J. KATARZYNA WORONOWICZ