Theatre Classes!
🎭 Tween Improv
10-Week Series | 1.5 Hours Each | Culminates in a Live Showcase
Big imagination. Bold choices. Lots of laughter.
Our Tween Improv series is a high-energy, confidence-building program designed especially for young performers who are ready to explore character creation, teamwork, and spontaneous storytelling in a supportive and structured environment.
Improvisation teaches students to think quickly, listen carefully, and trust their creativity — all without a script. Over 10 weeks, tweens will develop foundational improv skills while strengthening stage presence and ensemble connection.
The session concludes with a live showcase performance for family and friends!
Each 1.5-hour class includes:
- Movement-based warm-ups
- Improv games that build quick thinking
- Skill-focused exercises
- Guided scene work with side coaching
- Reflection and encouragement
Classes are structured but playful, ensuring students feel both challenged and supported.
Final Showcase
At the end of the 10-week session, tweens will perform a live showcase featuring:
- Audience-interactive improv games
- Character-driven scenes
- Group ensemble pieces
The performance celebrates creativity, teamwork, and the tremendous growth students experience throughout the series.
Ignite imagination and build confidence through drama!
Who Is This Class For?
This class is perfect for tweens who:
- Love to be imaginative
- Enjoy performing (or want to try!)
- Want to build confidence
- Thrive in collaborative environments
- Are curious about theatre and storytelling
No previous experience is required — just a willingness to participate and have fun.
At Mountain Play Theatre Company, we create a space where young performers feel safe to take creative risks, build friendships, and discover just how capable they truly are.
For Kids
Ages 9-11
What Tweens Will Learn
Throughout the series, students will build skills in:
Improv Foundations
- The power of “Yes, And”
- Active listening and responding
- Supporting scene partners
- Building confidence on stage
Character Creation
- Exploring voice and physicality
- Creating fun, memorable characters
- Understanding relationships in scenes
- Making clear, bold character choices
Scene Building & Storytelling
- Establishing who, what, and where
- Creating clear environments without props
- Beginning, middle, and end storytelling
- Building simple, strong scene arcs
Emotional Expression & Teamwork
- Committing to emotions
- Raising stakes in a playful way
- Recognizing patterns and comedic moments
- Collaborating as an ensemble
Performance Skills
- Learning and playing classic improv games
- Developing stage awareness
- Practicing audience engagement
- Building comfort performing in front of others
Teen Improv
10-Week Series | 1.5 Hours Each | Culminates in a Live Showcase
What Teens Will Learn
Throughout the 10-week series, students will progressively build skills in:
The Foundations of Improv
- The essential rule of “Yes, And”
- Active listening and strong reactions
- Supporting scene partners
- Building trust within an ensemble
Character Development
- Creating bold, believable characters
- Exploring physicality and voice
- Understanding status and relationships
- Making strong character choices
Environment & Storytelling
- Creating clear locations without props
- Using detailed object work
- Building strong beginnings, middles, and endings
- Understanding scene structure
Emotional Commitment & Heightening
- Raising stakes naturally
- Committing fully to emotional choices
- Recognizing patterns and comedic beats
- Strengthening storytelling through escalation
Performance Skills
- Playing classic improv games
- Short-form and introductory long-form structures
- Stage presence and audience awareness
- Managing performance nerves
- Performing with confidence and clarity
Get ready for fast-paced fun, fearless creativity, and serious laughter.
Our Teen Improv series is a dynamic 10-week program designed to build confidence, sharpen quick thinking skills, and strengthen ensemble teamwork — all while having an unforgettable time on stage.
Improvisation is one of the most exciting theatrical art forms. With no script, no memorization, and no preparation, students learn to trust their instincts, support their fellow performers, and create something completely original in the moment.
This class culminates in a live performance for family and friends where students showcase the skills they’ve built all session long.
Class Structure
Each 1.5-hour class includes:
- High-energy warm-ups and ensemble-building exercises
- Skill-building drills
- Improv games
- Guided scene work with side coaching
- Reflection and growth discussion
Every class keeps students on their feet, actively participating, collaborating, and creating.
Final Showcase
The series concludes with a live showcase where students perform a mix of short-form games and extended scenes for an invited audience.
This performance is a celebration of:
- Creative risk-taking
- Ensemble connection
- Confidence growth
- And the joy of live theatre
Who Is This Class For?
This class is perfect for teens who:
- Love thinking on their feet
- Enjoy being creative and spontaneous
- Want to build confidence
- Are interested in theatre (or already involved)
- Want to strengthen communication and teamwork skills
No prior improv experience is required — just a willingness to jump in and say “Yes!”
At Mountain Play Theatre Company, we don’t just teach theatre skills — we build bold, creative, confident young performers ready to take risks and shine on stage.
For Adults Ages 19-99
Unleash your creativity, sharpen your improvisational skills, and have fun on stage!
Our Adult Drop-In Improv class welcomes adults of all experience levels to explore the fundamentals of improvisation in a relaxed, supportive environment.
Adult Improv!
Drop-in weekly on Thursdays.
- Build confidence and stage presence
- Develop quick thinking and spontaneity
- Strengthen teamwork and listening skills
- Explore character creation and scene work
- Enjoy the joy and playfulness of live improvisation
Schedule: 10 weeks (1.5 hours per week)
Cost: Pay-what-you-can, suggested minimum donation $10 per class
Structure: Drop-in friendly — come whenever you can, no prior experience required
A fun, welcoming space to play, connect, and grow through improvisational theatre.
Drop-in every week, or whenever it fits your schedule!
Arrive prepared!
This preparation helps ensure a comfortable, engaged, and productive class experience!
Theatre Instructor Tara Whittick holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre and a Bachelor of Education degree and continues her teaching career that has seen her work with children as young as 3 and adults as old as 93! Her passion for the performing arts first took root in school, where she reveled in playing a range of characters and embracing her creative side. Over time, that passion blossomed into expertise in acting, directing, set and costume design.
But Tara’s true joy? Teaching theatre! Highlights of her vibrant teaching career include directing high school productions, leading school-wide musicals with students from Kindergarten to Grade 7 all working together, guiding full-class dramatic storybook performances, and organizing heartfelt Remembrance Day Ceremonies. For Tara, there’s simply nothing better than seeing children grow in confidence, take bold risks, and light up the stage as their most authentic selves.
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