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SUMMARY:Registration for Theater\, Dance and Circus Classes have started in Middletown
DESCRIPTION:Registration is now open for Spring Programs at Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater located at 128 Washington Street in Middletown! Beginning March 22\, weekly classes in theater\, dance\, circus\, and visual arts will be offered for toddlers to 20 year olds.\n\nSaturday Classes with Meg Berritta begin on March 22 and serve children from 15 months to eight years old. Classes include Acrobabies (ages 15 months - 3 years with caregiver\; 9:15 - 9:55 am)\; Circrobatics (ages 3 - 6\, 10 - 10:45 am)\, Faerie Tale Theater (ages 3 - 6\, 10:55 - 11:40 am)\, Circobatics (ages 5 - 8\, 11:45 am - 12:30 pm)\, and Cirque+ (ages 7 to 12\, 12:35 - 1:30pm)\n\nAfter-School classes for ages 6 - 14 begin March 24 and will run for eight weeks this spring\, culminating in a ?Share Week? May 19 - 22. Most classes run 4:50 -5:50 pm.\n\nStage One classes for ages 6 - 8 include Creative Movement on Mondays\, Circus I on Tuesdays\, Slapstick Theater on Wednesdays and Story Theater from Around the World on Thursdays.\n\nStage Two classes for ages 9 - 11 include Intro to Scene Study on Mondays\, Circus II on Tuesdays\, Exploring Characters Through Theater Improv on Wednesdays\, and Musical Theater (ages 9 to 14) on Thursdays\n\nStage Three classes for ages 12 - 14 include Comic Acting on Mondays (4:30 - 6pm)\, Intro to Scenic Design on Wednesdays (4:30 - 6pm)\, and Musical Theater on Thursdays (ages 9 to 14\, 4:50 - 5:50 pm.) \n\nMiddletown Public School students may complement their class experience with Oddbridge\, an extended day program which provides transport from Middletown schools to the Playhouse\, a snack\, and supervised arts activities\, games and homework help before classes start. Oddbridge extends throughout the school year\, providing special programs and field trips on early dismissal days or days when regular Oddfellows? classes are not in session.\n\nOur regular season will conclude with a special Oddbridge Mini Production\, Robin Hood and the Sherwood Circus. This is a 2 week theater adventure for kids ages 6 to 14\, with transportation provided directly from Middletown Public Schools (drop off option available for home schoolers or students from other school districts). Rehearsals will run May 27 - June 5 \, Monday through Friday\, 4:30 - 6 pm (8 days)\, with performances Thursday\, June 5 and Friday\, June 6 at 7 pm.\n\nFor more details on times\, tuition and class descriptions\, please go to www.oddfellows.org. If you have specific questions\, email info@oddfellows.org or call (860) 347-6143. Financial Aid is available for all programs. It is Playhouse policy that the arts should be available to every young person regardless of ability to pay - no one is turned away for lack of funds.\n\nOddfellows Playhouse\, founded in 1975\, is Connecticut?s oldest and largest performing arts program for young people. Oddfellows programs are made possible with support from the Middletown Commission on the Arts\; Connecticut Office of the Arts/DECD\; City of Middletown\; The Fund for Greater Hartford\; American Savings Foundation\; State of Connecticut Judicial Branch (Youth Violence Prevention)\; Middletown Youth Services Bureau\; Community Foundation of Middlesex County\; Liberty Bank Foundation\; Middletown Health Department\; Middlesex United Way\; CHEFA Nonprofit Grant\; and many generous individual donors.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Registration is now open for Spring Programs at Oddfellows Playhouse Youth Theater located at 128 Washington Street in Middletown! Beginning March 22\, weekly classes in theater\, dance\, circus\, and visual arts will be offered for toddlers to 20 year olds.
\n\nSaturday Classes with Meg Berritta begin on March 22 and serve children from 15 months to eight years old. Classes include Acrobabies (ages 15 months - 3 years with caregiver\; 9:15 - 9:55 am)\; Circrobatics (ages 3 - 6\, 10 - 10:45 am)\, Faerie Tale Theater (ages 3 - 6\, 10:55 - 11:40 am)\, Circobatics (ages 5 - 8\, 11:45 am - 12:30 pm)\, and Cirque+ (ages 7 to 12\, 12:35 - 1:30pm)
\n\nAfter-School classes for ages 6 - 14 begin March 24 and will run for eight weeks this spring\, culminating in a ?Share Week? May 19 - 22. Most classes run 4:50 -5:50 pm.
\n\nStage One classes for ages 6 - 8 include Creative Movement on Mondays\, Circus I on Tuesdays\, Slapstick Theater on Wednesdays and Story Theater from Around the World on Thursdays.
\n\nStage Two classes for ages 9 - 11 include Intro to Scene Study on Mondays\, Circus II on Tuesdays\, Exploring Characters Through Theater Improv on Wednesdays\, and Musical Theater (ages 9 to 14) on Thursdays
\n\nStage Three classes for ages 12 - 14 include Comic Acting on Mondays (4:30 - 6pm)\, Intro to Scenic Design on Wednesdays (4:30 - 6pm)\, and Musical Theater on Thursdays (ages 9 to 14\, 4:50 - 5:50 pm.) \;
\n\nMiddletown Public School students may complement their class experience with Oddbridge\, an extended day program which provides transport from Middletown schools to the Playhouse\, a snack\, and supervised arts activities\, games and homework help before classes start. Oddbridge extends throughout the school year\, providing special programs and field trips on early dismissal days or days when regular Oddfellows? classes are not in session.
\n\nOur regular season will conclude with a special Oddbridge Mini Production\, Robin Hood and the Sherwood Circus. This is a \;2 week theater adventure for kids ages 6 to 14\, with transportation provided directly from Middletown Public Schools (drop off option available for home schoolers or students from other school districts). Rehearsals will run May 27 - June 5 \, Monday through Friday\, 4:30 - 6 pm (8 days)\, with performances Thursday\, June 5 and Friday\, June 6 at 7 pm.
\n\nFor more details on times\, tuition and class descriptions\, please go to www.oddfellows.org. If you have specific questions\, email info@oddfellows.org or call (860) 347-6143. Financial Aid is available for all programs. It is Playhouse policy that the arts should be available to every young person regardless of ability to pay - no one is turned away for lack of funds.
\n\nOddfellows Playhouse\, founded in 1975\, is Connecticut?s oldest and largest performing arts program for young people. Oddfellows programs are made possible with support from the Middletown Commission on the Arts\; Connecticut Office of the Arts/DECD\; City of Middletown\; The Fund for Greater Hartford\; American Savings Foundation\; State \;of Connecticut Judicial Branch (Youth Violence Prevention)\; Middletown Youth Services Bureau\; Community Foundation of Middlesex County\; Liberty Bank Foundation\; Middletown Health Department\; Middlesex United Way\; CHEFA Nonprofit Grant\; and many generous individual donors.
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LOCATION:Oddfellows Playhouse 128 Washington Street Middletown\, CT 06457
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