Youth theater Classes
We are thrilled to offer youth theater class opportunities at pay-what-you-can pricing under the leadership of our dynamic Education Team. The classes will take place on Zoom and culminate in a final showcase for friends and family to join and celebrate students’ projects — brought to life by Oakland Theater Project Company Members and professional actors!
For questions and more information, email info@oaklandtheaterproject.org.
Intermediate acting
October 13th - November 19th
Grades 8-11
Tuesdays & Thursdays @ 5:30-6:30pm PT
Online Course
Cost: *Pay-what-you-can Sliding Scale
(*PWYC $75-$125 & General Admission $150-$300)
Beginning Acting
October 13th - November 19th
Grades 6-9
Tuesdays & Thursdays @ 4:00-5:00pm PT
Online Course
Cost: *Pay-what-you-can Sliding Scale
(*PWYC $75-$125 & General Admission $150-$300)
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intermediate acting Class
Course Description:
Our Intermediate Acting Course is designed to have students continue their practice
and knowledge of acting techniques (E.g. Meisner, Stanislavsky, Hagen),
deepen their relationships to their work and scene partners, as well as
expand their use of voice for stage or screen.
Students come away with a
better understanding of the opportunities their role in Theater Arts brings
to themselves and the broader community, and their capacity to fulfill
that role.
Students will both be given and write their own scenes, monologues that reflect and influence society and culture. On-stage/on-screen scene work occurs
throughout the class, culminating in an audition for Oakland Theater Project Company Members and directors.
beginning acting Class
Course Description:
In our online youth Beginning Acting Course, students (grades 6-9) will be exposed to a wide variety of acting experiences. In addition to strengthening students’ acting skills, the course aims to build student self-confidence in front of others and promote creativity, thought and
reflection through Theater Arts.
Additionally, the course seeks to enrich students’ motivation to create scenes, monologues that reflect and influence society and culture — exploring how youth can be agents of change.
In addition to more traditional scene-work, students will also write their own monologues. On-stage/on-screen scene work occurs throughout the class, culminating in an audition for Oakland Theater Project Company Members .
“I would DEFINITELY recommend this class to another student because it was very fun and I learned a lot.”
“It was fun, exciting, and educational.”
“I just want to say thank you Dawn. You were a great teacher. ”
Dawn L. Troupe
co-director of Education
Dawn has practiced as an educator and artist for over 20 years in the Bay Area and New York. As an educator she created a youth theater program which produced annual musical theater productions — with her students winning several national awards. Dawn also created an anti-bullying organization for BIPOC youth called Ambassadors and FUSD’s first anti-bully rally that still operates to this day. She’s successfully directed youth, community and professional theatrical productions all over the Bay Area. Dawn has been a professional actor as long as she’s been in education and loves them both. Dawn holds a B.A. in Psychology (CSUH), a M.A. in Theater Production (CWU), and is presently a proud Oakland Theater Project Company Member.
Rosalie Barnes
co-director of Education
Rosalie is an educational specialist within Oakland Unified School District. She teaches special education (mild-moderate). She approaches this work with the following framework: universal design for neurodivergent and ELL learning; visual, multimedia, and arts-based storytelling; intergenerational models for learning; and physical, body-based mindfulness. She has two master’s degrees from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, one with a focus on Mind, Brain and Education, and the other on Technology, Innovation, and Education. She is a certified yoga teacher and mindfulness instructor. Her personal creative practice includes watercolors, comics, and playwriting. As an arts commissioner in the city of Richmond, CA, she works on projects that promote racial equity, youth leadership, and collective action.