Did you know it costs an average of $50,000 to produce our Daydreamers workshop? Through a tax-deductible donation, we are able to increase the number of youth we educate. Any amount helps.
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Class ACT
For excellence in artistic collaboration and programming, Class ACT won the New Jersey After 3 Promising Practices Award for its work in Glassboro, NJ. A community collaborative project with local youth organizations that makes the arts accessible for the organizations' members and allows them to create original theater pieces based on their life experiences. Public speaking, reading, writing, teamwork and leadership skills are emphasized. Our partners include: The Paulsboro Boys and Girls Club, The Girl Scouts of the South Jersey Pines, the LEAP Academy of Camden, and the Glassboro Child Development Center, Clayton Elementary School, Lindenwold Middle School, Bullock Elementary School and Intermediate School in Glassboro, NJ and Wenonah Elementary School.
Learning Stages is expanding its after-school programs. If your school or organization is interested in working with us please contact Renee Post, Executive Director via email staff@learningstages.org or by calling 856-430-3145. Class ACT is funded by Target Stores.
Daydreamers - Children's Musical Theater Workshop
In this focused, educational atmosphere, young people are introduced to the theater arts and develop communication, comprehension and creative thinking skills. Led by theater professionals, teaching artists, and certified NJ teachers, these month-long workshops provide hands-on experiences in the performing arts for young people ages 8 to 13 and culminate into a final production.
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Play in a Day Festival
"Imagine that you are going to see a play tomorrow, but you have no idea what it is. Now imagine that the actors, directors, and playwright have no idea too! Learning Stages is ecstatic to share with the community a theatrical recipe for fun, excitement, and fresh theatre: 5 directors, 5 playwrights, 14 actors, 24 hours. Anything can happen." John Perovich, Playwright.
"Learning Stages is taking the production process and cramming into 24 hours. It forces the artists involved to make quick, instinctual choices, and this often leads to the most exciting work. No one has time to over think the art-making process, so the stories that are created and the characters that emerge are genuine, truthful, and very much alive." Joe Salvatore, Learning Stages Artistic Director.
This project is not a new adventure for Learning Stages although with new actors, directors and playwrights it feels new. Learning Stages is introducing new types of theater to Gloucester County residents. Learning Stages has a variety of characters involved with this festival. The contributors are made up of Learning Stages, formerly Gloucester County summer Drama Workshop, alumni, staff, family, friends and local community members as well as faculty and students from Rowan University, Stockton College, Westminster Choir College and New York University.
StarGazers - Mainstage Production
From acting and producing, to lighting and set construction. Learning Stages' members enjoy a comprehensive summer theater education experience while providing South Jersey residents with affordable entertainment. This program has been in existence for 12 years and has touched the lives of more than 2,000 members ages 14-24. Beginning in 2007, this program will be offered to students ages 14-18 years of age with technical theater internships provided during the workshop.