September 25, 2010

City Theatre’s Young Playwrights Festival

City Theatre’s Young Playwrights Festival includes six performances of new works by middle and high school students, as well as workshops on various aspects of theatre. We’ll be joined by a few of the winning playwrights, along with actors who will perform a select scene.

August 28, 2010

Gemini Children’s Theater Previews Sleeping Beauty

The Gemini Theater produces original, interactive, children’s musicals which focus on artistic, cultural and educational themes. This week we welcome members of the cast of Sleeping Beauty as they preview their production of this classic story.

August 23, 2010

Hill House – Neighborhood Stories

SLB visited the Hill House and captured stories from teenagers about their neighborhoods.

July 20, 2010

Sound Effects and Foley

Today, campers had to solve a sound effects puzzle: match the prop with the desired sound effect to discover crackling fire, horses galloping, and even a sword fight! Next we wrote small radio plays using the sound effects. The grand finale was a full blown presentation by Bricolage Theater’s Tami Dixon, who brought in a ton of props and goodies, and had the whole class take part in a great train robbery!

July 19, 2010

Radio Plays and Sound Effects: Part 1

Today, campers were introduced to radio plays and how sound effects are used to enhance a story. We listened to Ray Bradbury’s “Zero Hour”, a sci-fi tale about an alien invasion. With the scripts present, we were able to see the instructions for sound effects while listening to the results in the audio. Tomorrow, we’ll make our own sound effects and receive a demonstration from Bricolage Theater’s Tami Dixon.