Classes/Auditions

PELICAN PLAYHOUSE CLASSES

Puppets and Pantomime (14 Weeks for $100)
Saturday mornings:  11am to 12noon
Ages 5-9
Registration: Any Saturday

This course is designed for first timers, aged 5 – 9. The goal of the course is to acclimate young actors to perform in front of an audience. To accomplish this, we study the art of the hand puppet.  The Playhouse boasts over 100 different hand puppets and an eight person puppet stage.  Primarily, we work at stretching the young actor’s ability to focus over an extended period of time. Pantomime plays a significant part in this. We also stress creative dramatics and vocal technique.  All of it coming under the heading of FUN.  The class meets for 14 Saturdays for a modest fee of $100. The class always culminates with a live performance given for our Senior Adults in the Rebeca Sosa Theater at the Miami Springs Community Center. We can accommodate children younger than five, but they must be accompanied by a parent during class.

Acting for the Stage (14 Weeks for $100)
Performances:  August 24 & 25, 2013 (tentative)
Saturday: 1pm to 2pm
All ages
Registration:  May 25, 2013

This course is the main stage acting class that mounts the Pelican Playhouse productions. It is the hallmark of the Pelican Playhouse that we present our family oriented productions using both adults and children on stage together. Very often, parents and their children appear together in the same production.  We have always believed that real growth in acting only occurs during a live performance. We start with the basics, work on vocal technique, stage presence, and improvisation.  Once the actors are settled in, they select, with approval of the director, a poem, a song, a scene, or a monologue to present at the summer recital in August.

This summer class culminates with two performances over one weekend in August: Saturday night at 7:30pm and a Sunday matinee at 2pm.