Education
Educational programs are an important and vital part of Telluride Theatre and SquidShow’s mission. Telluride Theatre provides opportunities for members of the community to explore not only the world of our productions, but also the related ideas and themes that resonate within our lives. Using SquidShow’s unique methods of play-building, physical training & group collaboration, we provide an experience that is about creating art that originates from within the student performer’s own life and consciousness. The following programs are offered for theater lovers of all ages. For more information or to be added to the mailing list for any of the programs below, please contact Executive Director and Educational Program Coordinator, Colin Sullivan at colintsullivan@gmail.com.
Sheridan Young People’s Theatre
Beginning Play-Building (Grades: 3-5 | Wednesdays, Oct.5th – Nov.9th, 2011) - completed
Every child has a story to tell. In this class they will get a chance to tell it. Through a variety of improv, clowning, movement exercises, voice work & creative writing, children will get a chance to express themselves and build their own theatre pieces through original monologue and scene work. The class will culminate in a showcase of their fabulous original work!
Theatre from Thin Air: Intermediate Play-Building:
(Grades: 6-8 | Wednesdays: Feb. 8th – Apr.4th, 2012)
Superhero Theatre (Ages 4-6 | March 12-14th, 2012)
Register HERE.
Become a superhero! In this theatre offering for young students, kids will create alter-egos, draw superhero comics, design their own superhero mask and cape, sing super-songs and ultimately put on a theatrical display of superherodom, with their other classmates.
Watch SuperNora sing the official superhero song!
Burlesque (Adults Only) - (February 1st -March 28th, 2012 | Wednesdays, 6-10pm)
Register HERE.
After last year’s HUGE success we are excited to BURLESQUE all over again. This class brought women of all ages together for a fun filled journey and everyone walked away empowered, sexified and with a whole bunch of new friends. Join artistic director of SquidShow Theatre, Sasha Cucciniello, Melissa Sumpter (of Durango’s Salt Fire Circus), and our favorite cross dressing performer Sasha Golavenko as they take you on a seven-week journey into the world of burlesque. From the dance moves, to taking it all off… from the boas to the pasties students will develop their very own Burlesque character and walk away with a full routine with a set of pasties, and a burlesque portrait. At the close of the class, students will be given the opportunity to perform at BURLESQUE, a live variety show on the stage of the Sheridan Opera House, a benefit for SquidShow Theatre!
Centerstage (Ages 8-10 | July 9th – 19th, 2012)
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Let your budding actors and actresses begin to walk the creative path by taking center stage in this wild and wacky collaborative theatre extravaganza! Let members of Telluride’s original professional theatre group, SquidShow Theatre, help your children to reinterpret the popular children’s stories of Greek Mythology for the modern world! Participants will also get to experience outdoor activities each day when not working on the theatre production. After this two-week class, participants will stage a full outdoor production of their work, combining what they’ve built through improvisation, group collaboration, physical movement work and their unique outdoor explorations into a story that’s not to be missed! Join the Squids this summer for a new theatrical experience of epic proportions!
Squid Academy (Ages 14-19 | July 16th -August 3rd, 2012)
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In this unique 4-week theatre program, students will work with company members of Telluride’s infamous SquidShow Theatre Company to create an original theatrical extravaganza from scratch. The program will be focused on refining young performers’ education through games, exercises and rigorous training, using SquidShow’s signature style. Through a combination of physical theatre, clowning, improvisation, and script analysis, the performers will gather the skills to advance their own artistic excellence as both actors and playmakers in the modern theatre. While working on individual acting skills, students will also be immersed in other areas of play-construction; including playwriting, costume/prop assembly, and music composition. Participants will be quickly initiated into the companys unique style of performance, which integrates original dance, comedy, art, music and theatre to create professional theatrical extravaganzas packed full of surprises, amazing characters, strong stage presence and wacky fun. The course will culminate in a FREE original performance, written and acted by the students. This experience will challenge young theatre artists to grow as actors, build their confidence, teach artistic collaboration and expand and develop their ability to create their own original thought-provoking theatrical events.
Palm Arts Dance Program
Broadway Bound Summer Intensive (Ages 14+ | July 7th – 13th, 2012 | 9:00am – 4:30pm)
To Register: email Valerie Madonia @ madonia13@hotmail.com, or call the Palm Theater @ 970-369-5674