Riverside’s Playmaker Project presents: “Quick Change: Stories that Start in the Costume Trunk” on Friday, August 1st at 6:30pm and Saturday, August 2nd at 10am!
This summer, over a dozen rising 3-6th graders will write their very own two-person shows (all inspired by costumes and accessories that have graced the Riverside stage). They will then bravely hand those scripts off to professional actors and Riverside’s creative team to help bring together all of the technical elements needed to present these amazing new plays to our community!
Tickets for this show will be on sale soon – only $2 for kids and $10 for adults (plus fees) and all seating is general admission. You wont want to miss this truly special production!
We hope you’ll consider joining us for this truly special production!
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Riverside’s Playmaking Project is inspired by the 52nd Street Project from Hell’s Kitchen in NYC. Founded in 1981, The Project brings children together with adult theatre-makers and is designed (in fact, it is encouraged) to be replicated in other communities across the country. The goal of our project is best summed up by the original founders:
“the project is about making children proud of themselves. The project is not about teaching children to act, although they will learn to. It is not about teaching them to write plays, although they will learn that as well. What it is about is giving a kid an experience of success. It is about giving a kid an opportunity to prove that he or she has something of value to offer, something that comes from within that they alone possess, something that cannot be taken away.”
About the Lead Instructor
Kathleen Johnson is Riverside’s Director of Outreach & Education. She has been teaching improv, theatre arts, and communication throughout the midwest for the past 15 years. She attended Notre Dame University and earned her BA in Theatre and English. She went on to earn her Masters of Arts in Teaching from the University of Iowa. She studied improv from performers at Second City Improv, Improv Olympic, and Huge Improv Theatre, has performed on short form and long form improv troupes, coached adult improv teams, and has led dozens of improv classes and corporate improv workshops.