SPRING SCHEDULE 2012

4th - 8th Grade Classes
(February 4 - May 4, 2012)

4th, 5th, & 6th Grade Theatre Games and Story Theatre
Come play with us! Learn the games that form the core of the legendary Piven training method. While focusing on improv games, students will learn to build ensemble, explore improvisation, and adapt and perform stories - all while having fun. We can guarantee that you’ll never see freeze tag the same way again! For new and returning students.

4th, 5th, & 6th Grade Story Theatre Ensemble
Building on the skills developed in Theatre Games and Story Theatre, returning students take the Piven method to the next level! Students develop essential acting skills - being part of an ensemble, listening, and responding to other peoples’ energy. In this class, students explore everything from folk tales to myths to original stories while learning how to play within an ensemble of actors.
Prerequisite: Theatre Games & Story Theatre

6th, 7th, & 8th Grade Improvisation & Scene Study
Use the fun and impulsive play of improvisation to create lively characters and realistic relationships. Students will rehearse scenes from contemporary plays, work with their scene partners and memorize their lines under the guidance of Piven's teaching staff. The class culminates in a showcase for friends and family!

7th & 8th Grade Story & Scene Combo (Intermediate/Advanced)
Perfect for junior high students looking for a supportive environment to stretch their creative limbs, a great introduction to Piven’s acclaimed training method and an exciting opportunity for returning students to stretch their skills. In this class, students will learn about improvisation, ensemble building, story theatre, and scene study. Get those creative juices flowing and re-learn how to play. Open to new and returning students.

Advanced 7th & 8th Grade Ensemble
Students recommended for this class have the chance to work intensively within an ensemble, continuing to build their talents in improvisation, story theatre, and scene study.

High School Classes
(February 4 - May 4, 2012)

High School Scene Improvisation & Adaptation
A great class for high school students new to Piven and any young actors looking to develop their improv skills. We’ll use games to build ensemble, explore improvisation, and adapt and perform stories. A great class for both experienced and novice improvisers to experience the Piven approach to improvisation and theatre games. See what the legendary Piven training method is all about!

High School Shakespeare Workshop
You can be a Shakespearean actor! Cut through the difficult, heightened language, learn the genius behind the words, feel the natural rhythm, and grasp at true emotion. Guided by one of Piven's senior teachers, you will explore the Bard's language and come away with a fabulous resume builder!

Advanced High School Performance Conservatory
In this performance-oriented class, students will work intensively within an ensemble to build skills in ensemble games, improvisation, & story theatre. Modeled on Piven's most advanced youth ensemble, the Young People's Company, students will explore Story Theatre and work with their peers to develop new works for the stage. Students will work with Young people's Company and Performance Project director Joanne Underwood. Because of the ensemble-dependant nature of this class, students must be recommended by a Piven instructor to register and new students must submit a resume to Piven's Director of Education. Students will be allowed no more than two absences.

Performance Project Scene Study Lab
For members of our Performance Project, this scene study intensive offers students a chance to continue their core ensemble training in the new context of rehearsing scenes from contemporary plays.

Saturday, January 28th • 11:00am - 1:00pm
or
Saturday, March 24th • 1:30 - 3:30pm