January 26, 2009

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Alys Stephens Center and Make It Happen Theatre Company present "Acting Out" theater workshop for children ages 7-14.

Classes will be held 10 a.m.-noon Saturday mornings March 28-May 16, at the Alys Stephens Center, 1200 10th Ave. S. The cost is $100 per student. To register, contact Alys Stephens Center Education and Outreach Director Kimberly Kirklin at 205-934-0862 or kkirklin@uab.edu.

"Acting Out" theater workshop is an eight-week experience that shares the mechanics of acting and performance. Participants will learn theater games, improvisation, warm-up and concentration exercises, voice and diction, theater terminology and character development through a variety of fun classes. Quinton Cockrell will instruct the workshop along with other professional performance instructors. The classes are programmed for students who are seriously interested in performance, as well as for those who just want to have fun.

Best of all, the participants will get a chance to showcase their newly developed skills when the workshop culminates with a showcase production open to all parents and friends.