For this year’s fall production, Theatrix is teaming up with S.U.C.C.E.S.S., The Port Coquitlam Heritage Museum, and DiverseCity to create a meaningful play that addresses the issue of racism in Canada through an allegorical story. Cast members will create an all-new musical around Elizabeth Hoffletop, a human girl and her family who move to Obelopolis: The World’s Happiest Monster Metropolis. Can Elizabeth and her family find happiness in a society that wasn’t designed for humans like them?
(Online & In-Person)
This is a weekday drama class for kids who are homeschooling. Weekly lessons include elements of singing, dancing, and acting and will give every student the chance to shine.
This is a weekday drama class for kids who are homeschooling. Weekly lessons include elements of singing, dancing, and acting and will give every student the chance to shine in their own musical theatre performance.
Everyone is a star in this class as we use acting games and short scripts to help us learn about a different acting tool each week. Perfect for kids who enjoy our Lunchbox and Spotlight Theatre programs!
Note: Some parts of this class will be recorded as a virtual showcase video for students to present their work.
Everyone is a star in this class as we use acting games and short scripts to help us learn about a different acting tool each week. Perfect for kids who enjoy our Lunchbox and Spotlight Theatre programs!
Note: The final class will include the opportunity to perform and showcase your work. If a live performance is not possible due to health guidelines in place at the time, it will be recorded for a virtual showcase.
This is a drama class where the entire class and content is designed specifically for you. If you’ve got a group of friends or family who’ve been in your “bubble” all summer long, and a space large enough for that group to meet, then we will come to you and teach a drama class for your bubble. The rate listed is for a one hour class for the entire group. Reduced rates are available for groups who’d like the class to recur more than once. Think of it like a drama workshop that comes to you!
Star in a different Broadway musical each week from your own home. Follow along with Miss Ashley in weekly dance warm-ups and stretches, then learn choreography to a new song each week. Modifications can be given to make moves easier or more challenging, so no previous dance experience is required.
Note: Some parts of this class will be recorded as a virtual showcase video for students to present their work.
In this physically distanced class, future film-makers learn basic filmmaking by creating their own short films or videos. In nine weeks kids will write, direct, design, and act in their own videos. And all you’ll need is a recording device (can be a phone or ipad camera)! On the final day we’ll roll out the red carpet for each original short film in a Theatrix Film Festival as a program showcase.
*This is a hybrid class meaning we meet once a week online over Zoom and once a week in person. However, both the class and the Film Festival Showcase may be moved entirely online if necessary due to health guidelines.
Children’s entertainer and recording artist Janina Russell will spark your child’s musical imagination. With help from music educator, Mr. I, children will be inspired to sing, play instruments, and explore their musical creativity. This fun, interactive class is best experienced with rhythm instruments in the home that the children can use during the class.
Note: Parents may get involved in the fun if they wish, or children can engage on their own. The class will require a few musical instruments in the home: a shaker at the very least, and any other instruments you may have.
Do you have lyrics or an original poem you’d like to turn into a finished song? Do you have a catchy phrase, a concept, or even just the idea for a song in your head? Then let Mr I and Janina help you turn it into a reality! After a virtual consultation they will create an original backing track for your original song!
Love to sing, dance and act? This musical theatre voice class will get kids learning a new song each week, while also teaching them proper vocal warm ups, techniques, and performance tips.
Note: Some parts of class will be recorded as a virtual showcase video for students to present their work.
In our first-ever class for parents and tots, kids will play and learn drama skills using characters and stories from classic children’s books and movies. Dress up, puppets, singing, and more will all be included as kids and parents act and put on mini-plays from their living rooms.
Note: This class is designed for students to do with a parent or guardian and does require the parent to stay and participate.
OPAS was created specifically as a means to continue to connect, engage, and develop while social distancing measures are in place and our regular classes are cancelled. OPAS includes performing arts classes held virtually over ZOOM, as well as online resources like webinar classes that you can take at your own speed, on your own schedule.
OPAS also includes free resources that both educate and entertain. You can find scenes from our original plays for you to use at home, as well as full scripts, and games. And in our video series, Behind the Curtain, kids can watch inspiring interviews with professional performing artists as they tell us how they got to where they are today – and how you can do it too!
We’ll be creating new content for you on a regular basis – new classes, video series, contests, workshops, etc. So check back regularly to see what’s new!
Lastly, we just want to say that we understand times are hard for many people right now, so it’s especially important we remain accessible and affordable. Subsidies can be requested by emailing register@theatrixyoutheatre.com.
We’re very passionate about OPAS and we sincerely hope that it helps our community stay engaged with the arts during this time. So explore the online studio, check out all our FREE resources, and be sure to check back often as we continue to create new online performing arts content!
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