Fall Classes for Various Ages at Dragonfly Multicultural Arts Center

This fall, Dragonfly Multicultural Arts Center will offer acting classes for third through sixth graders, 12-16-year-olds, and those 16 or older.

The class for students in grades three through six, "Acting for Kids," will use theater games to develop confidence and play practice to improve other performance skills. They will work on scenes and numbers from musical theater and will eventually put on a short show for family and friends.  The class rwill un 4:30-5:30 p.m. Thursdays Sept. 17-Oct. 22.

In "Teen and Preteen Acting," students 12-16 will have the opportunity to play theater games, work on scenes from plays, and practice acting for the camera. The program will culminate in a performance for family and friends, and will run 6:30-7:30 Fridays Sept. 18-Oct. 23.

Those 16 and older have the opportunity to partake in "Adult Improv, Monologues and Scenes," which seeks to help adults improve their acting skills through improvisation, scene study, and monologue preparation. Topics that the class will cover include character development, script analysis and audition preparation. The class will run 7:30-8:30 Fridays Sept. 18-Oct. 23.

Each class costs $100 a student; however, the first class of each session is always free. All classes are planned and taught by Catherine LaMoreaux, an NJ-certified teacher with experience teaching theater in middle and high schools. They will be held at the Forum Theatre.

Those interesting in registering may do so either with this form or through PenPal here, here, and here. The Forum Theatre is located at 314 Main Street, Metuchen. For more information, contact dragonflyartsnj@gmail.com.