A new school year is just about to start, and that means new activities for the kids! Your child may have been asking to take piano lessons, tap dancing, singing, gymnastics, acting, or one of thousands of other activities. KIDSTOCK Creative theater is a sponsor for our After School Classes and Activities Guide.
Would you like to add your program to this Guide? Email Barbara at cheryllachendro@macaronikid.com
Founded in 1992, Kidstock! Creative Theater is dedicated to a unique approach in education through the performing arts for children of all ages and experience. For Kidstock!, every student is a star.Our classes, summer camp, birthday parties, and enrichment programs focus on the process and teamwork involved in bringing any story or idea to life onstage with the support and guidance of a professional staff and access to the highest level of resources in a creative and noncompetitive environment.
Check out the classes KIDSTOCK has to offer for this 2019-2020 season:
Jingle's Clubhouse- Ages 18 months - 3 years
A weekly parent/child guided journey exploring make believe, movement, music & art
SESSIONS Fall 2019 - Oct 1 - Dec 10
Winter 2020 - Jan 7 - Mar 17
Spring 2020 - Mar 24 - June 2
Jingle, our Kidstock! mascot, welcomes our youngest friends into his Clubhouse, a creative space for self expression, discovery and imaginative play! Our Kidstock! Educational Artist will the lead the class as you and your child share the experience. A typical class will begin with a welcome song, explore musical instruments and creative movement. We will then transition to art, where you can guide your child through a planned art project. We will end our time together with an interactive story time and goodbye song.
Storystage- Ages 3-4 An intro to dramatic play • 60 minute class • Six week session
SESSIONS & THEMES
Fall 2019:-Sept 16 - Oct 28 Adventure Tales: courage & exploration
Holiday-Nov 2 - Dec 19 Holiday Tales: community & celebration
Winter - Jan 6 - Feb 15 Fantasy Tales: creativity & creatures
March of the Arts - March 2 - April 11 Animal Tales: friendship & farming
Late Spring - April 27- June 8 World Tales: discovery & islands
Storystage classes are a chance for young imaginations to explore how to "play" with a story onstage with costumes, scenery and props. Each week, a new storybook from our session's theme guides us through dramatic character play, musical movement games, crafting an art project and theater exercises focused on positive self expression and creative problem solving. Every student will find their own unique voice and discover new ways to communicate!
Acting Up! - Ages 5-6An intro to dramatic play • 75 minute class • Six week session
SESSIONS & THEMES
Fall 2019 - Sept 16 - Oct 28 Adventure Tales: courage & exploration
Holiday - Nov 2 - Dec 19 Holiday Tales: community & celebration
Winter - Jan 6 - Feb 15 Fantasy Tales: creativity & creatures
March of the Arts - March 2 - April 11 Animal Tales: friendship & farming
Late Spring - April 27- June 8 World Tales: discovery & islands
The Acting Up! class teaches basic skills in acting through vocal and physical expression and how to use costumes and props onstage to develop characters and a plot. Each week we use a new book related to our theme to create a fun, participatory play and create our own props as an art activity.
Stage Players - Ages 7-10
Explorations culminating in a staged presentation • 90 minute class • Six week session
SESSIONS & THEMES
Fall 2019 - Sept 16 - Oct 28 Pirates of Pencils: The Legend of BlackBoard
Holiday - Nov 2 - Dec 19 The Shoemaker & the Elves on Shelves
Winter - Jan 6 - Feb 15 Harry Lobster & The Prisoner of Atlantis
March of the Arts - March 2 - April 11 Old Macbeth Had a Farm: William Sheep-speare
Spring - April 27- June 8 Greece is the Word
The Stage Players class empowers every student to be a playwright and actor as we work together as a class build an original script and then turn it into a play. Classes focus on developing acting skills, improvisational play, collaborative thinking, and respect for each other's ideas. The full session ends with a final original play for family and friends!
Screen ACT-ion JUNIOR - Ages 7-10
Interactive screenwriting & moviemaking • 90 minute class • Six week session
SESSIONS & THEMES
Fall 2019 - Sept 16 - Oct 28 Pirates of Pencils: The Legend of BlackBoard
Holiday - Nov 2 - Dec 19 The Shoemaker & the Elves on Shelves
Winter - Jan 6 - Feb 15 Harry Lobster & The Prisoner of Atlantis
March of the Arts - March 2 - April 11 Old Macbeth Had a Farm: William Sheep-speare
Spring - April 27- June 8 Greece is the Word
Our Screen ACT-ion Junior class involves every student as both screenwriter and movie star as we develop an original screenplay with a mix of defined characters, plot structure, and improvised theater to create a fully edited movie. Students develop screen acting skills, collaborative thinking, improvisational play, and respect for each other's ideas. After the session is over, students and their family and friends are invited back for a screening of the movie and receive a copy via email.
Screen ACT-ion SENIOR - Ages 10-14 - NEW FOR 2019-2020!
Interactive screenwriting & moviemaking • 90 minute class • Six week session
SESSIONS & THEMES
Fall 2019 - Sept 16 - Oct 28 Adventure Film
Holiday - Nov 2 - Dec 19 Holiday Film
Winter - Jan 6 - Feb 15 Fantasy Film
March of the Arts - March 2 - April 11 Animal Film
Spring - April 27- June 8 World Film
The NEXT STAGE of creative challenges after SCREEN ACTION JUNIOR! Our Screen ACT-ion Senior class involves every student as both screenwriter and movie star as we develop an original screenplay with a mix of defined characters, plot structure, and improvised theater to create a fully edited movie. Students develop screen acting skills, collaborative thinking, improvisational play, and respect for each other's ideas. After the session is over, students and their family and friends are invited back for a screening of the movie and receive a copy via email.
Improv Troupe - Ages 10-14 - NEW FOR 2019-2020!
Explorations culminating in a staged presentation • 90 minute class • Six week session
SESSIONS
Fall 2019 - Sept 16 - Oct 28
Holiday - Nov 2 - Dec 19
Winter - Jan 6 - Feb 15
March of the Arts - March 2 - April 11
Spring - April 27- June 8
The NEXT STAGE of creative challenges after STAGE PLAYERS!The Improv Troupe class helps students build adaptive skills that involve teamwork, problem solving, and quick thinking. With the foundations of acting skills already established, students enhance character work through costume, props, and creative dialogue. Classes focus on taking scene work to the next level by integrating concepts of comedic timing, improvisational rules, and enhanced stage presence. Quick on-your-feet thinking, elements of stand-up comedy, and basics of clowning are all elements introduced in this class.
One Act Players - Ages 10-14 - NEW FOR 2019-2020!
Explorations culminating in a staged presentation • 90 minute class • Six week session
SESSIONS & THEMES
Fall 2019 - Sept 16 - Oct 28 Adventure Play
Holiday - Nov 2 - Dec 19 Holiday Play
Winter - Jan 6 - Feb 15 Fantasy Play
March of the Arts - March 2 - April 11 Animal Play
Spring - April 27- June 8 World Play
The NEXT STAGE of creative challenges after STAGE PLAYERS! The One Act Players class empowers every student to be a playwright and actor as we work together as a class to not only conceive but also write an original script and then turn it into a play with rehearsal. Classes focus on developing acting skills, improvisational play, collaborative thinking, and respect for each other's ideas. The full session ends with a final original one act play for family and friends!
KCT Junior Company - Ages 7-9 Musical workshops results in fully staged performances • Saturday Rehearsal Classes • Twelve week sessions
Upcoming Sessions:
Frozen Jr: Sept 21 through Dec 15
Casting: Sept 21
Rehearsals: Sept 28, Oct 5, 12, 19, 26, Nov 2, 9, 16, 23 (no nov 30), Dec 7
Tech Rehearsals: Nov 23 & Dec 7 from 9:30am-4:00 pm
Performances: Dec 14 & 15 at 1:00 and 4:00 both days
Aladdin Jr: Jan 11 through April 5
Casting: Jan 11
Rehearsals Jan 18, 25, Feb 1, 8, 15 (no Feb 22), 29, Mar 7, 14
Tech Rehearsals: March 21 & 28 9:30-4:00
Performances: April 4 & 5 at 1:00 and 4:00 both days
KCT Junior Company - Ages 10-14
Musical workshops results in fully staged performances • 3 hour rehearsal classes • Twelve week sessions
Upcoming Sessions
Frozen: Sept 21 through Dec 15
Casting: Sept 21
Rehearsals: Sept 28, Oct 5, 12, 19, 26, Nov 2, 9, 16, 23 (no Nov 30), Dec 7
Tech Rehearsals: Nov 23 & Dec 7 from 9:30am-4:00 pm
Performances: Dec 14 & 15 at 1:00 and 4:00 both days
Aladdin: Jan 11 through April 5
Casting: Jan 11
Rehearsals Jan 18, 25, Feb 1, 8, 15 (no Feb 22), 29, Mar 7, 14
Tech Rehearsals: March 21 & 28 9:30-4:00
Performances: April 4 &5 at 1:00 and 4:00 both days
Would you like to add your program to this Guide? Email Cheryl at cheryllachendro@macaronikid.com
