Summer 2025 Program Schedule

Location: The Park La Brea Activities Center, 475 S. Curson West

• Class Descriptions

  Fun with Drama (1 Week-Long Program) - Participant ages 6 to 9

  In this enjoyable drama class, we’ll discover movement and voice for the stage, while experimenting with feelings and universal gesture and expression.  We’ll read enchanting, exciting stories from all over the globe, as we explore character development and themes.  Discover mythical creatures, animals, wizards and very human characters, too!  Develop confidence, stage presence and your own sense of theatrical creativity as you learn to collaborate with your partners and express your inner actor through fun games and exercises.

  Play Creation (2 Week Long Program) - Participant ages 7 to 11

  Let’s develop and adapt a tale or fable and bring it to life for our family and friends! Together, we’ll study and analyze a story as we learn to identify characters, feelings, plot twists and turns and uncover the moral of the story and how it relates to our lives while creating our own play.  We’ll learn some grounding and focusing exercises and some fun theater games too, to help us with character development and theatrical expression. Students will learn lines and how to follow stage directions.  This class promotes communication, collaboration, self-confidence and creativity. 

  Characters on Parade - Participant ages 6 to 9

  In this lively drama class, we’ll explore many kinds of characters in stories from all around the world. We’ll act out characters in group and individual exercises and express which ones are our favorites and why. Wizards, fairies, crocodiles, owls and many more! Through music and games, we’ll discover many types of feelings through theatrical movement and gesture. This class promotes communication, collaboration, self-confidence and creativity. Students will create THEIR VERY OWN in-depth character complete with mask and costume to unveil for family and friends on the last day of class.

• Program Fee Cost & Registration

  • Play Creation: $390

  • Fun with Drama: $215 

  • Characters on Parade: $250

  • Limited sliding scale spots available for each program, please email for inquiries.

  Complete Summer 2025 Program Registration Form

• Class Schedule & Performance Dates

  *Fun with Drama and Characters on Parade meets for one week, Monday-Friday

  ** Play Creation meets for two weeks, Monday-Friday

*Fun with Drama and Characters on Parade meets for one week, Monday-Friday

** Play Creation meets for two weeks, Monday-Friday