In this one day drama workshop we will cover confidence building, improvisation, a range of theatre games and we will workshop various scripts. This is open to people of any age and will provide a fun, inclusive and supportive environment to learn more about the wonderful world of drama. This will run on a Saturday for five hours. Activities will be tailored around individual’s strengths, abilities and needs. We will start lessons with warm up games, move on to improvisation activities and spend the last few hours workshopping different scripts and monologues.

Course Outline:

• Participate in warm up games covering: confidence building, memory, coordination, teamwork.
• Develop Improvisation techniques through activities, games and role plays.
• Be supported to develop self-devised group work
• Develop skills and techniques of voice and movement to create character, mood and atmosphere.
• Workshop a variety of scripts using different motives, styles, contexts and emotions.

Learning Outcomes:

• Improved confidence in speech, voice and movement.
• Improvisation techniques.
• Ability to describe, analyse, interpret and evaluate scripts.
• Improved group work ability.

What to bring:

• Bottled water
• Wear comfortable clothes you are able to move in. Wear closed in shoes.

About the Tutor:

'Tash Doherty trained and worked as an actor for 10 years before making a career switch to Youth Work. She studied her Advanced Diploma of Stage and Screen Acting at the Academy Of Film, Theatre & Television, graduating in 2015. Tash has experience working in theatre, having performed at The New Theatre in Newtown and Arts Theatre in Cronulla. She has experience working in television, voiceover and the independent film industry. Tash worked as a drama teacher in the St George area for three years, providing weekly group drama classes to both children and teenagers/young adults. Tash has spent her last two years training and working as a youth worker and is eager to combine both her skills to provide a welcoming, inclusive and supportive environment for people of all ages to explore the playful world of drama.'

Other Information:

• To ensure resources are ready for you at the start of your course, we ask you ideally enrol at least one week before the course commences.
• All courses need a minimum number of students to run ("we try our hardest to get those") . If your course does not have enough students it will be cancelled before the commencement and you will be informed.