Classes & PlayDates

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About Puppets:

Bundle up and get cozy – it’s time for a puppet show! This winter, we’ll create our own original characters and learn how to turn them into puppets using household items like gloves, mittens, socks, and more. Each week we will learn new puppet-making and storytelling techniques, and by the end of class we’ll be creating our own puppet shows to share!

Class Length: 6 weeks

When: Tuesdays, 5 – 6 pm from January 17 – February 21 2023

Where: Filament Theatre

Ages: 5-8

Price: $100

masks required

“At Filament, it’s different because we get to make our own costumes and stories and characters.” 
Emilia
Age, 9

About Filament's Education Programs:

Filament’s education programs focus on amplifying the creativity of the young participants. With Filament there are no scripts and no assigned roles–each participant creates their own dream role. Through drama and creative play, Filament’s experienced teaching artists support everyone in creating their own dialogue, characters, stories, costumes, and sometimes their own play.

“My three children are having a blast. I’m so glad we discovered your theater company.” 
Julie H.
Parent

More about our programs:

Classes:

Multi-week Filament classes amplify the creativity of participants and grow skills in creative problem solving, teamwork, confident public speaking, analysis of text, design, community engagement, and more — all while creating something fun that makes them proud! Classes are held in Fall, Winter, and Spring.

PlayDates:

Filament’s PlayDates are single day 1-2 hour workshops with an emphasis in building skills in all areas of theater. PlayDates create a space for young people to connect with one another and share their new techniques. PlayDates are added on a rolling basis

 

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About Escape from Reality:

What if you could escape the real world for an hour and experience a different reality? Join Filament for a look at the ingredients that make our favorite games so special. Create fantasy worlds, invent characters, develop storylines, and write rules as you design an imaginary board game or video game. Then, bring your game to life for a special performance–everyone will be invited to play along!

About Tales From the Forest:

Using classic fairy tales as inspiration, we will work together to create NEW tales filled with villains, members of royalty, and plenty of sidekick woodland creatures! This class will encourage students to use their bodies, voices, and imaginations to collaborate on wacky original stories that celebrate nature!