One-Act Play Workshops
April 13th, 2024
9AM - 4PM | Open to students, performers, and the general public this year!
Our Second Annual Southern Colorado One-Act Competition is set to take place on April 13th, 2024! Along with the competition and performances, this year we will also be offering theater workshops open to students, performers, and the general public for $10! Curriculum levels are geared toward high school ages. Tickets for non-performers to watch the performances are also available for $5 at the door and gains you admission to all 8 performances for the day (you may exit and re-enter).
The purpose of the Southern Colorado One-Act Competition is to foster appreciation of good theatre, satisfy the competitive, artistic spirit with friendly rivalry among schools, and allow students to learn to lose or win graciously. Our intention is to raise the quality of theater for High School students throughout Southern Colorado. We also recognize that this type of exposure can increase the appreciation of theater in our students' lives.
This event will be held in the Arts Center Theater and the Jackson Conference Center on April 13th. Schools who are performing and also paid the additional workshop fee, can enroll their students here at no extra cost using a promo code provided to you by Rosina Sonntag or the Arts Center. Participants, both performing and non-performing, are welcome to enroll in 2 workshops in the block of time opposite to their competition time. If you need help enrolling your students, please reach out to us at ashton@sdc-arts.org. You can enroll using the buttons below.
Workshop Summaries:
- Introduction to Shakespeare
- Offered at 9:00am-10:30am or 2:30pm-4:00pm
- Shakespeare is for everyone! Join Creede Repertory Theatre’s Education Director, Jenni Harbour, as she teaches you how to identify the rhythm of Shakespeare’s words. Students will investigate well-known texts and explore techniques to bring Shakespeare’s verse to life. Get ready to move!
- Feedback that Fuels!
- Offered at 10:30am-12:00pm or 1:00pm-2:30pm
- Participants will dive in and explore a process for receiving feedback on any creative endeavor to elevate the truth of the piece and the artist’s ownership and agency over future revisions. All this while honoring the varied perspectives of collaborators, mentors, and audience members.
- This workshop is facilitated by two authors of the Colorado Academic Standards for Drama Theatre Arts, whose full time jobs are dedicated to raising the level of instruction and student achievement in Theatre Education; taught by Beau Augustin and Jesse Collett.
- Make 'Em Laugh
- Offered at 9:00am-10:30am or 2:30pm-4:00pm
- Secrets to Immediately Improve Your Comedy Improvisation Skills taught by Jenna Neilsen professor at Adams State University.
- Consent Centerstage
- Offered at 10:30am-12:00pm or 1:00pm-2:30pm
- Holly Haverkorn will work with both students and arts educators on how to incorporate consent into touch-centered disciplines, i.e. theater and dance.
Morning Workshops (Suggested For Students Performing in the Afternoon):
9:00am-10:30am
$10
9:00am-10:30am
$10
10:30am-12:00pm
$10
10:30am-12:00pm
$10
Afternoon Workshops (Suggested For Students Performing in the Morning):
1:00pm-2:30pm
$10
1:00pm-2:30pm
$10
2:30pm-4:00pm
$10
2:30pm-4:00pm
$10
If you need help registering or have any questions, feel free to reach out to our team at 719-295-7200 or email ashton@sdc-arts.org and cayla@sdc-arts.org.