Olympia Family Theater is excited to celebrate spring 2019 with theater education opportunities for ages 3 to teens. Families will find the revival of our OFTeenies Creative Drama classes—a 3-week class designed for the little ones and an accompanying adult. During Spring Break we are offering full-week theater camps for kids age 5 to 13, the week concludes with students performing what they learned for friends and family. In our spring After School Workshop program for ages 8 to 14, each student gets a part and they put on a ticketed performance on our mainstage. Finally, we invite teens to join us for a 7- week Improv class, where they flex their wit and sharpen their storytelling skills.
Olympia Family Theater is your community partner in raising imaginative, loving, joyful and confident children. Our educational programs provide opportunities for personal development for young people, teaching creativity and responsibility, encouraging teamwork and personal integrity, and fostering self- esteem and appreciation for the performing arts. Our motto is Learn! Laugh! Perform!
OFTEENIES: Creative Drama for 3 & 4
Age: 3 & 4 with an accompanying adult Schedule: Saturdays only, 3/16-3/30, 10am-11am Session Cost: Sliding Scale $40-60
Adult caregivers join in on the fun with their children during these classes designed to introduce the arts, encourage future participation in the arts, and develop important skills for your child’s development. There will be three sessions, each 1 hour long, inspired by the March Let’s Play Show Pinocchio.
- Explore stories and storytelling in a relaxed environment
- Share, learn and have fun with your young one
- Work together through imaginative games, pantomime, music, and movement
- Pre-registration for the entire session and drop-in options available
SPRING BREAK CAMP: Imagining Spring
Age: 5 &6 Schedule: April 1-5, M-F 9:30am-12:00pm Cost: $100*
Join the fun with us as we imagine spring. Plants and flowers, beetles and bugs all come alive after winter melts away. In this week-long camp, we’ll use our voices, bodies and of course our imaginations to create a spring story. On the last day of camp, students will perform for friends and family.
*Partial scholarships available
SPRING BREAK CAMP: The Nose That Ran Away From Its Face
Ages: 7-13 Schedule: April 1-5, M-F 9am-3pm Cost: $200*
This quirky, comedic journey begins with a giant sneeze that separates a young boy and his pun-loving proboscis (that means “nose” to those in the “knows”). Come join the fun as the sassy schnozzle celebrates his newfound freedom, while the boy frantically searches for his wandering facial feature and struggles to come to terms with his nose-less identity. At the end of this week-long camp, there will be a performance for friends and family!
*Partial Scholarships available
SPRING AFTER SCHOOL WORKSHOP: Princess Who?
AGES: 8 to 14 SCHEDULE: April 8 – May 2 (Monday – Friday) 4-6pm PERFORMANCES: May 3 and 4 (Friday at 7 pm and Saturday at 1 pm) COST: $175-275 (Sliding scale)
In this fun-filled, fairy-tale mystery adventure a girl wakes up in the forest and has no memory of the past. As she makes her way through the Misty Forest, hoping to somehow find her way home, she meets several fairy-tale characters who all provide important information on her quest to find out who she really is. Come learn, laugh and perform, all students get a role and put on a ticketed performance on OFT’s mainstage!
OFTeen Improv
Ages: 13 & up Schedule: Wednesdays April 10th – May 22 from 4- 6 pm Cost: $70
The OFTeen Improv Troupe will have a short 7- weeks together this Spring to grow and develop as an ensemble. We will learn and practice basic improv skills as well as dive into short form technique, games, theory, tricks, and tools.
EDUCATION PROGRAM REGISTRATION Register online for all workshops: olyft.org/education. Space is limited in each program. Olympia Family Theater is committed to making theater education accessible through partial tuition scholarships, sliding scale tuition, and payment plans.
SPRING BREAK CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS Online application will be open through Feb. 28. Application link can be found at olyft.org/education
LOCATION All of our education programs take place at our theater, 612 4th Ave E, downtown Olympia.
