Arkansas
Thespians
Summer Professional Development
Basic Lighting for the Theatre
When: June 17 9:00am-4:00pm
*Lunch on your own
Where: Russellville Center for the Arts
Presenter: Daniel Stahl
- How electricity works
- Typical fixtures
- How DMX works
- Using the console
- Troubleshooting
Creating a "Yes, And..."
Culture in the Drama Classroom
When: July 22 8:30-11:30AM
Where: Ovations Plus/Trike Theatre
(902 SW 2nd St. Bentonville, AR 72712)
Improv strategies strengthen students’ communication skills and reinforces a creatively safe and supportive classroom community where teachers build trust with their students. Participants will leave with practical applications for their classroom. CR2.2, CN.10
Appropriate for 6-12 Theatre teachers.
Basic Sound for the Theatre
When: June 18 9:00am-4:00pm
*Lunch on your own
Where: Russellville Center for the Arts
Presenter: Daniel Stahl
Goal: Gain hands on experience with a digital soundboard. Familiarize users with every facet of sound (board, speakers, patching, XLR, wireless frequencies, and basic programming). Users will also gain hands on EQ practice and how to balance sound.
3-D Storytelling-
The Three Citters Gruff
When: July 22 1:00-4:00PM
Where: Ovations Plus/Trike Theatre
(902 SW 2nd St. Bentonville, AR 72712)
Looking for a fun way to engage young readers, strengthen classroom culture and build theatre skills? Story Boxes are well known folk and fairy tales that have been adapted for storytelling and integrate literacy and life/professional skills. Workshop participants learn how to make stories come alive using tiny toys and props and leave with a box of their own. CR1.1, CR2.1
Appropriate for K-12 Theatre teachers, librarians and literacy specialists.
PD at UCA
When: June 27 & 28
Where: UCA
Cost: $50
UCA will be providing lunches, and teachers will be able to watch their professional summer production of "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown. Six hours each day with up to twelve hours total for both days. We would do tech on the 27th and intimacy and the show on the 28th. Topics covered will include intimacy training, practical and approachable technical theatre, and college preparation for both performance and production focuses.
Link for Sign Up:
https://uca.edu/theatre/professional-development/