Ways to Make Theatre

Youth Theatre Classes

Youth classes introduce theatre through movement, improvisation, character work, and collaborative storytelling. Participants contribute ideas and learn how scenes take shape through group play and practice. Activities can support listening, creative problem-solving, and confidence onstage. Classes are designed around the group’s experience and interests, with a focus on making original work together.

Adult Theatre Workshops

Adult workshops offer a practical introduction to devised theatre for curious beginners and experienced performers alike. Participants experiment with movement, improvisation, writing, and ensemble exercises. The group uses these tools to generate material and explore how individual ideas can become a shared performance. Sessions emphasize creative exploration, clear communication, and respect for each participant’s contributions.

Devised Theatre Training

Training focuses on the methods performers use to build theatre from the ground up. Participants generate material, test scenes, make choices as an ensemble, and refine a cohesive piece. Exercises may include improvisation, physical theatre, writing, and composition. This work helps participants understand both the creative possibilities and the practical steps involved in developing an original performance.

School Workshops

School workshops give students a structured way to explore storytelling and performance as a group. Through guided activities, students contribute characters, images, movement, or dialogue and combine them into short scenes. Workshop plans can be shaped around the students’ age, group size, and learning goals. The process encourages participation, creative thinking, and attentive collaboration.

Community Projects

Community projects bring participants together to make performance from shared ideas and experiences. The group explores prompts, stories, movement, and other creative material before shaping it into a piece. Each project has its own process and scope, based on the people involved and the goals of the work. Participants learn how to listen, contribute, and make artistic decisions together.

Performance Development

Performance development supports groups that have ideas or gathered material and want to shape it into a clearer piece. Participants review what they have created, test possible structures, and refine scenes through rehearsal and feedback. The process may involve editing, sequencing, movement, and transitions. It helps an ensemble make thoughtful choices while keeping the work collaborative and rooted in its original ideas.