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Introducing NTK's Fall Workshop Series!
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Our virtual workshops are the perfect opportunity for the young performers in your life to experiment with new types of theatre, connect with peers, and flex their creative muscles. With new offerings for an expanded age range, we are thrilled to continue providing a variety of outlets to engage your children!
Click here to register for one or more of our workshops.
Click here to register for one or more of our workshops.
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Breaking Down the Bard
Saturday, November 7th from 2-4 PM | Open to Grades 4-6 Instructor: Emma Skinner Cost: $50 Maximum Participants: 10 Let us welcome your child into the wonderful world of Shakespeare! Using an engaging, interdisciplinary approach, this workshop will explore the music, movement, costumes, and poetry of Shakespeare’s original productions. Participants will leave with a new appreciation for the world of Shakespearean theatre and confidence in their ability to inhabit it. |
Best Foot Forward Musical Theatre Audition Workshop
Saturday, November 14th from 2-4:30 PM | Open to Grades 9-12 Instructors: Jen Jacobs and Daniel Slade Rosen Cost: $70 Maximum Participants: 10 Help your child enter any audition room with confidence. This workshop will give participants the opportunity to discuss the basics of audition etiquette and hone their musical theatre performance skills, all while working on a piece they can use for their next audition. With an individualized and supportive approach, this workshop is perfect for seasoned performers and new thespians alike! |
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10 Minute Play Palooza
Sunday, November 15th from 2-4 PM | Open to Grades 4-8 Instructors: Elie Berman and Maia Kahn Cost: $50 Maximum Participants: 10 Not sure how to approach a rehearsal process? Feeling frustrated by the limitations of virtual performance? This workshop will provide an engaging environment in which to help participants learn to approach a text and make bold theatrical choices, whether they’re performing in person or online. Using a series of 10-minute plays, participants will get to experience an entire rehearsal process-- all in one afternoon! |
The Director’s Process:
Storytelling from a Director's Point of View Saturday, November 21st from 2-4 PM | Open to Grades 4-8 Instructor: Jen Jacobs Cost: $50 Maximum Participants: 10 What does it take to be a director? What does it mean to create and communicate an artistic vision? In this workshop, participants will have the opportunity to learn more about what goes into directing a play and will gain confidence in their ability to establish a unique vision and expand their personal creative process. |
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Gaining Shakespeare-ience:
A Journey Through Shakespeare’s Plays Open to Grades 7-12 Instructors: Joseph Diez and Mary McLain It’s all the fun of performing a Shakespearean production, without the extended rehearsal process! Each of the four workshops in this series will allow participants to gain a deeper understanding of a different genre of Shakespeare’s plays: comedies, tragedies, histories, and romances. Participants will have the opportunity to rehearse and perform selected scenes from Shakespeare’s plays while also learning about the historical and artistic context of each piece. With an emphasis on growth, exploration, and fun, this workshop is perfect for those with lots of Shakespeare-ience as well as anyone who is just getting started! Register for just one session or all four-- there’s always more to explore! Comedies: Sunday, November 22nd from 2-4:30 PM Tragedies: Sunday, December 6th from 2-4:30 PM Histories: Sunday, December 13th from 2-4:30 PM Romances: Sunday, December 20th from 2-4:30 PM Cost: $70 per class Maximum Participants: 8 |
Stepping into Slapstick: An Introduction to Physical Theatre
Saturday, December 5th from 2-3:30 PM | Open to Grades 2-5 Instructor: Regan Sims Cost: $50 Maximum Participants: 10 Get your young performer on their feet with this introduction to physical acting! Using a variety of hands-on virtual activities, participants will be able to gain a deeper awareness of the way their bodies move and explore ways to make bold, creative choices onstage. |
Also Introducing: Guitar Lessons with Layth!
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Want to learn how to strum chords or play your favorite song on the guitar? Come take virtual private one-on-one guitar lessons with Layth Khan!
Layth has been playing guitar for over ten years. He is experienced in classical, acoustic and electric guitar. Layth will structure lessons based on your child's interests and is offering private lessons for beginner and intermediate guitar students. $20 per thirty minute class. For more information contact Layth at: Laythkhan@gmail.com |
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What is Newton Theatre Kids?
Newton Theatre Kids is an exciting opportunity for children in grades K-5 to explore and cultivate a love of theater. Our highly experienced staff provides a nurturing environment in which kids can feel comfortable and confident while expressing themselves through acting, singing, dancing, and scenery-making. At the end of each session, families are invited to watch their children perform a fully staged and costumed production specifically tailored to the program. Whether your child dreams of being a thespian or simply wants to try something new, Newton Theatre Kids has a place for them. |
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Parent and Student Testimonials
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Newton Theatre Kids Online
During this difficult time, we believe that fostering community and joy through the arts is more important than ever. Since social distancing prohibited us from putting on the spring productions of Oklahoma! that we had planned, our incredible staff has worked tirelessly to create and deliver meaningful, theater-focused online classes to all of our interested participants. From writing monologues and studying ancient theater to learning dances and songs, our Theatre Kids have shown a tremendous amount of resilience and creativity. We are so proud of them, and we remain committed to providing all the young artists in our community with an outlet for their creative energy, now and always. Check out this video, which features the "I Am" monologues written by participants in our April Self-Scripting class. |