Spy School: Create-a-Play

Activity Details

Date: Saturdays from 9/21/2019 - 11/16/19 (no class on 10/19/19)

Time: 9:30 am - 12:00 pm

Age Requirement: Grades 1 - 3

Location: SteppingStone Theater, 55 N. Victoria Street, St. Paul, MN 55104

Sponsoring Organization: SteppingStone Theater

Activity Description

Can a normal kid become a Secret Agent? Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to create and perform an original play based on the theme Spy School.

Work collaboratively with your peers to develop story, setting, characters, dialogue, and staging. You’ll learn new and amazing ways to make ideas in your head come to life, with the help of friends, through experimentation, and group discussion and group decisionmaking. Our Teaching Artists will guide you through a collaborative theatre process that focuses on self-expression, clear storytelling, asking big questions, and supporting each other in creative risk-taking. Celebrate your hard work when you perform your play for family and friends on the final day of class!

Activity Pricing

Required Family Contribution: $60.00
MAA Contribution (amount loaned to you): $180.00

Additional financial support may be available from SteppingStone Theater.

How to Register

To register, visit https://www.steppingstonetheatre.org/event/spyschool/. Be sure to notify SteppingStone Theater you would like to receive financial assistance from MAA.

Availability through Minnesota Afterschool Advance is subject to this activity being certified as eligible for the K-12 Education Tax Credit by the Minnesota Department of Education.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Explore Performance Musical

Activity Details

Date: Saturdays from 9/21/2019 - 11/16/19 (no class on 10/19/19)

Time: 9:30 am - 12:00 pm

Age Requirement: Grades 4 - 6

Location: SteppingStone Theater, 55 N. Victoria Street, St. Paul, MN 55104

Sponsoring Organization: SteppingStone Theater

Activity Description

There’s nothing wimpy about creating your own, original Diary of a Wimpy Kid MUSICAL! Your Teaching Artist will design engaging classes meant to build on your skills in acting, singing, and dancing. Then, from song and dance to story and character, your class will devise every part of your musical! Perform your musical for family and friends on the final day of class. No previous theatre experience necessary.

Activity Pricing

Required Family Contribution: $60.00
MAA Contribution (amount loaned to you): $180.00

Additional financial support may be available from SteppingStone Theater.

How to Register

To register, visit https://www.steppingstonetheatre.org/event/diaryofawimpykidmusical/. Be sure to notify SteppingStone Theater you would like to receive financial assistance from MAA.

Availability through Minnesota Afterschool Advance is subject to this activity being certified as eligible for the K-12 Education Tax Credit by the Minnesota Department of Education.

10 Ways to Survive the Zombie Apocalypse - LEAP: Studio Stage

Activity Details

Date: Monday - Thursday from 9/23/2019 - 11/1/19. Performances on 11/2/19 at 7:00 pm and 11/3/19 at 2:00 pm.

Time: 4:30 - 7:00 pm

Age Requirement: Grades 6 - 12

Location: SteppingStone Theater, 55 N. Victoria Street, St. Paul, MN 55104

Sponsoring Organization: SteppingStone Theater

Activity Description

It’s the end of the world and hordes of rampaging zombies are about to kill you. What do you do? Try your hand at kung fu against the undead? Attempt to reason with creatures that would rather eat brains than use them? Turn to this handy and hilarious guide to survive the apocalypse! (Hint: sacrifice the weak is step number one.)

Prerequisites & Auditions: No prerequisites or auditions required to participate! Students of all experience levels are encouraged to register.

About LEAP: Studio Stage: Students work in a small cohort alongside a Teaching Artist/Director to explore performance skills in-depth with guidance and coaching. Students are heavily involved in everything from staging in our studio space to the minimalistic approach to set, prop, and costume construction. Perfect for students who are curious to work with scripted material, demystify the audition/rehearsal process, and/or develop their acting chops.

Activity Pricing

Required Family Contribution: $83.75
MAA Contribution (amount loaned to you): $251.25

Additional financial support may be available from SteppingStone Theater.

How to Register

To register, visit https://www.steppingstonetheatre.org/event/zombieapocalypse-2/. Be sure to notify SteppingStone Theater you would like to receive financial assistance from MAA.

Availability through Minnesota Afterschool Advance is subject to this activity being certified as eligible for the K-12 Education Tax Credit by the Minnesota Department of Education.