We all know the story of Cinderella, but in this program, students will work with our theatre professionals to create and perform the original story of Prairie Cinders, a Saskatoon teen who wants to go to the Summer Celebration Dance Party. In order to make their dreams come true, they need a little magical and musical help from their friends. Students will perform this show at the end of the week as part of our summer program wind up!

Students will spend the week immersed in improv activities, storytelling, games, prop making, devised scenes and FUN. There will be a final week ending interactive celebration for family and friends!

Back by popular demand, this is the camp dedicated to live action role play (LARP), including professional fight choreography, inspired by Dungeons and Dragons. We will dedicate the afternoon portion of the program to actual D ad D games! There will be a live action role play and battle demonstration as part of our week ending activities!

Students will design and create original masks and cos-play creations using different mediums each day. Students will then use their designs to develop characters, stories and scenes that will be performed for family and friends at our COS Play & MASKerade celebration at the end of the week!

For our 5 to 7 year olds –  PJ Masks, Trolls, Fairy Tale Characters will be introduced to explore and transform into your favorite characters with a little help from a mask. Students will make and create masks and use these characters to develop short stories to share at the end of the week in our MASKerade Celebration for family and friends.

Students will explore the art form of drag and drag history in this one-week program that promotes self-expression. Students will learn how to apply make-up and create or further develop their drag persona through movement and performance which will be shared in a week ending celebration for families and friends.

The new Musical Academy is excited to have a program especially for Mini Munchkins who would like to join us for our mainstage summer production of The Wizard of Oz July 28th and 29th.   Students will sing, dance and act during their week with us, AND will join the cast as part of the show! Our yellow brick road leads to confidence, friendships and unforgettable memories.  Working with our experienced theatre professionals, this is a great introduction to musical theatre and performance.   Enrollment is limited!

Persephone Theatre School is proud to launch the new Musical Academy Program, which is PERFECT for students interested in triple threat (acting, voice, movement) training. Rehearse for a full three weeks, as if you were in a professional production, and perform the Golden Age Classic, The Wizard of Oz on Persephone Theatre’s mainstage during our midsummer celebration weekend! The professional training you will receive along our yellow brick road leads to confidence, friendships, and unforgettable memories! The cast will perform in three shows, July 28th and 29th. For an information package OR to arrange payment in installments please email lorna.b@persephonetheatre.org.

Students will use their imaginations to develop comic book scenes with felt boards and then improvise and devise their stories into performance scenes. Heroes, villains, and various character types will be explored on the page and on the stage and then shared with family and friends in our week ending celebration. In addition to working with our theatre professionals on story development, games and acting techniques, students will also get to build props and other elements to use in their performance. This is a fun introduction to storytelling and acting.

Based on a collection of whimsical poems by Phillip Van Wagoner, Could You Hug A Cactus? is a musical revue that follows a group of kids as they come together to create a show that’s bursting with poems and creativity. One by one, they each share their imaginative creations, until a nervous performer panics and refuses to contribute a poem.  Will friendship save the day?   Working with our theatre professionals, students will work on voice, movement and acting as they transform this one act production from the page to the stage.

One Act Teen provides students with the opportunity to perform in a one act play.  Students will work with our Director to learn how to audition, rehearse and perform as part of an ensemble that takes a play from the page to the stage.  The session ends with an onstage performance.

Thursday 6:15pm – 8:15 pm
Winter Session – January 12 – April 6 2023

Spend your professional development days with US.  Enjoy a fun day of theatre games, stories and prop building inspired by our special themes that reflect the season!    Learn, make friends and experience the creative world of THEATRE.

StageCraft is a unique program that introduces students to the backstage world of theatre.  Onstage magic is only possible with a creative team of designers and technicians.  From makeup and hair, to costumes, to sets and props, lights and sounds, Stagecraft is an essential element in theatre.  Learn new skills and create with professional guidance.  Students may have the opportunity to create design elements for theatre school showcases and projects.

Thursday 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Winter Session – January 12 – April 6th 2023

Improvise & Devise 3 – A Creation Lab for Original Work, allows students to improvise and explore ideas with the goal of developing them into a script.  This collaborative approach will focus on the consideration of concepts that matter to students today giving voice to their own unique story.   Collaborations will be presented in a workshop format at the end of the session.

Saturday 12:30  pm – 2:00 pm
Winter Session –  January  7 – April 1

One Act Wonders provides students with the opportunity to perform in a one act play.  Students will work with our Director to learn how to audition, rehearse and perform as part of an ensemble that takes a play from the page to the stage.

Tuesday 6:15 pm – 7:45 pm
Winter Session –  January 10 – April 4

Improvise & Devise 2 encourages students to explore and develop characters and then improvise scenes and situations that can be devised into scenes that will be shared at the end of the session.

Thursday 5:00  – 6:00
Winter Session –  January 12 – April 6

FUNdamentals 2 is a theatre skills development class focusing on improvisation and devised theatre, but also incorporating scene work and short scripts in various genres to be presented at the end of the session.   Students will also be introduced to Stagecraft and gain an understanding of the various production roles in theatre.

Wednesday 5:30 pm – 7 pm
Winter – January 11 – April 5

Improvise and Devise 1 encourages students to create characters and then use the characters to create scenes that will be shared at the end of the session.

Tuesday 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Winter Session –  January 10 – April 4 2023

FUNdamentals 1 is a high energy program, using improvisation and devised theatre in addition to text to explore mini monologues and short scenes.  Students will start to develop a sense of their creative self as they work in our safe and encouraging learning space.

Saturday 11:15 am – 12:15 pm
Winter Session – January 7 – April 1

PLAYground Music is a theatre skills based program that introduces students to musical theatre using action songs, improv, devised theatre and role play through interactive stories, songs and activities that will stimulate imagination, coordination, creative learning and confidence.

Thursday 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Winter Session –  January 12 – April 6 2023

DISCOVERY kids is an interactive learning program for preschool aged participants to engage in dramatic play as a way to build confidence through expression, idea sharing and role play.  High energy story and music activities will stimulate language development and physical coordination, providing students with opportunities to experience their world in a safe, creative environment.

8 Week Session

Saturday 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Winter Session – January 14 – March 11

Discovery Tots engages toddlers AND their caregiver in creative play.  Voice and movement are explored through music, games and stories reinforcing initial learning milestones including emotional exploration and connections to colours, numbers and everyday concepts.  Quality fun!

8 Week Session

Saturday Mornings 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Winter Session – January 14 – March 11 2023