Theater Class Information

The Lex-Ham Community Theater offers classes for both children and adults on a variety of aspects of theater for both the beginner and the more advanced actor.  The classes are offered in conjunction with the St. Paul Community Education and St. Paul Parks & Rec offices.  For the St. Paul Community Education classes call 651-325-2672 to register for classes for children and 651-293-8811 to register for adult classes. If you're an experienced actor, don't let the terms "Beginner" or "Beginning" in the title scare you away. The instructors will adjust the course material to the experience level of the students.

The next session will start in January 2010 with the following classes and instructors:

Acting for Absolute Beginners
For those with little or no acting experience. Through exercises,improvisation, and sharing energy and
ideas, students will gain basic skills of moving and speaking in front of an audience, as well as having a good time exploring the imagination.
Instructor: Adam Arnold
Course# 3500-W10C
Location Day(s)/Date Time Ses Fee
Central HS M Jan 25 7:00p-9:00p 6 $63
• No class Feb. 15.

Course# 3500-S10C
Location Day(s)/Date Time Ses Fee
Central HS M Apr 5 7:00p-9:00p 6 $63
To register, call Como Park C.E. 651-293-8811

Acting: Comedy for Absolute Beginners
For those with little or no acting experience who also want to laugh and have fun learning. Students will get a sense of basic voice and movement through scene work with hilarious scripts from television and stage comedy.
Instructor: Robin Johnson
Course# 3502-S10C
Location Day(s)/Date Time Ses Fee
Murray JR Th Apr 8 7:00p-9:00p 6 $63
To register, call Como Park C.E. 651-293-8811

Acting: Contemporary Scene Study for Absolute Beginners
For those with little or no acting experience. Students will learn basics of speaking and moving on stage while exploring major contemporary playwrights like Tony Kushner, Lynn Nottage, Caryl Churchill and David Mamet.
Instructor: John Townsend
Course# 3501-W10C
Location Day(s)/Date Time Ses Fee
Central HS W Jan 27 7:00p-9:00p 6 $63
To register, call Como Park C.E. 651-293-8811

Acting: Shakespeare for Absolute Beginners
For students new to Shakespeare and with little or no acting experience. Basic voice and movement will be taught. Students will get a feel for and play scenes from popular classics like A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Hamlet, Julius Caesar and some of William Shakespeare’s lesser-known plays, including comedy and tragedy. It’s easier than you think!
Instructor: John Townsend
Course# 3505-S10C
Location Day(s)/Date Time Ses Fee
Central HS W Apr 7 7:00p-9:00p 6 $63
To register, call Como Park C.E. 651-293-8811

Acting: How to Write a Very Short Play
For those with little or no creative writing experience. Students will learn about dramatic structure, characterization, dialogue, and even marketing tips. Get your creative juices flowing with in-class writing exercises and discussion of reading assignments about 10-minute plays by David Ives, Christopher Durang, and Linda Eisenstein. By the end of the session each student will complete writing that clocks in under 10 minutes a play.
Instructor: Cass Erickson
Course# 3503-W10C
Location Day(s)/Date Time Ses Fee
Murray JR Th Jan 28 7:00p-9:00p 6 $63

Course# 3503-S10C
Location Day(s)/Date Time Ses Fee
Murray JR Th Apr 8 7:00p-9:00p 6 $63
To register, call Como Park C.E. 651-293-8811

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Last updated: 1/1/2010