originally published: 08/24/2022
(WEST ORANGE, NJ) -- Luna Stage will offer fall classes for youth and adults, including scene study, improv, musical theatre, Shakespeare, creative drama for K-2, creative response team for teens, and a new stage combat program, will begin September 20th. All Luna programs are Pay-What-You-Choose to encourage equity and access, and are taught by professional theatre artists.
New at Luna this fall is an innovative stage combat program taught by Dalton Gorden. Younger students (grades 3-6) will begin with foam weapons and learn sword fighting stance and how to safely choreograph and stage their own effective duels and battle scenes. Teens and adults will learn to create the illusion of violence on stage and camera, including basic falls and tumbling techniques, and principles of armed and unarmed fight choreography.
For grades K-2, Luna offers Creative Drama, an improv-based class in which students explore characters from their favorite stories and invent imaginary worlds of their own.
Theatre Classes for elementary and middle school students include Improv, (grades 3-7), and Musical Theatre (grades 4-12.) Teen offerings include Scene Study, Shakespeare, and Youth Creative Response Team, an innovative performance program in which teens create original work. Adult classes include Shakespeare, Beginners Scene Study, Advanced Scene Study, and Musical Theatre.
For Class information and registration visit www.lunastage.org or email [email protected]
Creative Drama Grades K-2
Saturdays, 9:00am-10:00am (9/24 -12/10)
Stage Combat
Grades 3-6: Wednesdays, 4:00pm-5:00pm (9/21-12/7)
Grades 6-8: Saturdays, 10:00am-11:00am (9/24-12/10)
Teens: Wednesdays, 7:00pm-8:30pm (9/21-12/7) OR
Teens: Saturdays 11:00am-12:30pm (9/24-12/10)
Adults: Saturday, 9:00am-10:00am (9/24-12/10)
Improv
Grades 3-6: Wednesdays, 4:00pm-5:00pm (9/21-12/7) or
Grades 3-7: Saturdays, 12:30:00pm-2:00pm (9/24-12/10)
Musical Theatre
Grades 4-7: Saturdays 10:00am-11:00am (9/24-12/10)
Grades 8-12: Saturdays 11:00am-12:30pm (9/24-12/10)
Adults: Wednesdays, 7:00pm-9:00pm (9/21-12/10)
Teen Scene Study
Saturdays, 9:00am-10:30am (9/24-12/10)
Teen Creative Response Team
Tuesdays, 7:00pm-9:00pm (9/20-12/6)
Teen/Adult Shakespeare
Wednesdays, 5:00pm-6:00pm (9/21-12/7)
Beginning Scene Study for Adults
Tuesdays, 7:00pm-9:00pm (9/20-12/6)
Luna Stage develops and produces vibrant plays about local and global experiences. We bring communities together for artistic events that spark conversations and create understanding and change. Firmly rooted in New Jersey's Valley Arts District - a crossroads of cultures - we celebrate the diverse voices that surround us. As producer, innovator, and educator, we are dedicated to eliminating barriers to participation, and nurturing the next generation of audiences and artists.
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