April 3 - May 22, 2023 (8 weeks)
Mondays 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM / $160
Maximum 10 students.--------Ages 18-Adult
A Zoom acting class with a focus on skills for film and theatre. With the atmosphere of a "company of players," you'll work on scenes and monologues, inspired by the instructor's coaching and direction, and there will be the benefit of having the recording to learn from each week. Requirement: Students will need a strong wi-fi connection and be sure to download the Zoom app. Contact Nancy with any questions. Come from wherever you happen to be and bring your ideas for scenes and monologues!
Professional Actors Class - IN PERSON
April 5 - May 24, 2023 (8 weeks)
Wednesdays 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM / $160
Maximum 10 students------Ages 18-Adult
An ongoing in-depth class for actors who want to master their craft while preparing themselves for auditions and work. Students work on scenes, monologues, auditions and storytelling, with a teacher who brings decades of experience in the professional world of New York and Hollywood. Phone conversation with the instructor required for new students. Returning students encouraged.
THE COMEDY CLASS - IN PERSON
April 6 - May 25, 2023 (8 weeks)
Thursdays 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM / $160
Maximum 10 students------Ages 18-Adult
Make them laugh in this fun exploration of comic acting. Using improv and some of the best written comic scripts around, you will discover your own sense of humor and comic timing, all the while developing skills that will help you lighten the mood and brighten your world. Find out how the pros do it and try it out yourself with an instructor whose comedic experience includes theatre, film, TV, sketch comedy and standup. Returning students welcome.
Sandra is an Emmy-award winning writer/producer/director and represents talent for voice over, film, and television work in Portland, the Northwest, and Los Angeles.
Slapstick To Stranger Things (IN PERSON)
Tuesdays, April 4 - May 23 (8 weeks)
4:30 - 6:00 PM / Ages: 8-12 / $185
From creatures to funny features, create and perform your own shows! Practice improvisation, audition skills, and more. Perform scenes using commercial, film, and television scripts (both comedy and drama). Gain confidence and view your improvements on screen. Limited to 8 students.
COMEDY & DRAMA FOR REEL (IN PERSON)
Tuesdays April 4 - May 23 (8 weeks)
6:00 - 7:30 PM / Ages: 13 -18 / $185
Enjoy being really truthfully funny, and dramatic like the greats! Practice, improvisation, scene presentations, and audition skills. Gain more confidence while stretching your acting muscles. Perform roles On-Camera, from your favorite shows, and learn how to deliver dramatic scenes with true feelings. Limited to 8 students.
Slapstick To Stranger Things (Zoom)
Wednesdays, April 5 - May 24 (8 weeks)
6:00 - 7:30 PM / Ages: 9-15 / $185
From creatures to funny features, create and perform your own shows! Practice improvisation, audition skills, and more. Perform scenes using commercial, film, and television scripts (both comedy and drama). Gain confidence and view your improvements on screen. Limited to 8 students.
Note: In-person classes may change to online, at any time by the teacher for safety reasons.
From basic pre-ballet to advanced technique and pointe, Kasha
Watts offers a variety of youth ballet classes. Beginner students will
experience rhythm and music through movement while learning the
fundamentals of ballet. Dependent on experience and skill, students
will participate in stretching, barre work, and center floor work with an
emphasis on posture, muscle strength, technique, and self-discipline in
a supportive and encouraging environment. Dress code is required and
no jewelry is allowed with the exception of stud earrings.
Dress attire: please refer to kwattsballet.com
**Classes are cumulative from fall - spring term, new students will only be accepted during summer, fall or winter terms.
Ballet experience required. Students must have completed levels l and ll or with approval by instructor after placement class.**
A minimum of 3 students(levels 1-4) and 5 students (PreBallet 1 & 2) per class must be enrolled in order for a class to run.
PreBallet I
March 6 - May 22 No classes 3/27 (Spring Break) , 5/29 (Memorial Day) / $124
Mondays 4:00 - 4:45 PM / Ages 4 - 5.5
This is a fun, creative introduction to basic ballet movement. Emphasis is on coordination, rhythm, music, and mime using props, rhymes, stories and imagination. Your child will be galloping on a pony, leaping over puddles, and learning movements to accompany their favorite preschool songs! Students will learn basic ballet skills and terminology in a supportive and encouraging environment.
No experience necessary
PreBallet II
March 9 - June 1 No classes 3/30 (Spring Break) / $136
Thursdays 4:00 - 4:45 PM / Ages 5.5 - 7
This class transitions from the creative movement aspect of PreBallet l to an emphasis on the fundamentals of ballet. Basic ballet skills, terminology, rhythm, and coordination are taught, practiced, and developed through music and use of props in a supportive and encouraging environment.
Prerequisite Skill: Students must be able to skip and be willing to participate without a parent.
Ballet Level I
March 7 - May 30 No classes 3/28 (Spring Break) / $198
Tuesdays 4:30 - 5:30 PM / minimum age 6.5
This class is for the novice as well as a transition from PreBallet to a more formal ballet class. The fundamentals of ballet and barre work are introduced as well as an emphasis on ballet class etiquette. Focus is on posture, stretching for flexibility, muscle strength, technique and musicality in a disciplined yet encouraging environment.
One year of Pre-Ballet or formal ballet experience required
Ballet Level II
March 8 - May 31 No classes 3/29 (Spring Break) / $182
Wednesdays 4:00 - 5:00 PM / minimum age 7.5
This class is a continuation of the beginner level. Students will continue to build upon the knowledge and skills they developed in level l. Focus will continue on posture, stretching and flexibility, technique , and musicality. To enroll in this level, students must have completed one full year of Level l or be given permission from instructor after attending a placement class.
Prerequisite Skill: stand and work comfortably from fifth position feet and have completed 1 full year of Level l.
Ballet Level lll
March 9 - June 1 No classes 3/28(Spring Break) / $182
Thursdays 4:45 - 5:45 PM / minimum age 8.5
This is a formal ballet class for young students with ballet experience. Students participate in stretching, barre work and center floor work. They will further develop posture, muscle strength, flexibility, technique, and musicality in a disciplined yet encouraging environment.
Level IV
Session A - Technique & Pointe
March 6 - May 31 (2xs/ per week) / $602 No classes 3/27 - 3/29 (Spring Break) 5/29 (Memorial Day)
Session B - Technique & Pointe
March 6 - May 31 (3xs/ per week) / $875 (No classes 3/27 - 3/29 (Spring Break) 5/29 (Memorial Day)
Mondays: Technique 5:00-6:30 / Pointe 6:30-7:00pm
Tuesdays: Technique 5:30-7:00 (with Level V)
Wednesdays: Technique 5:00-6:30pm (Barre work on pointe)
Level lV is an intermediate level Ballet class for students with previous ballet training At the intermediate level students further develop their ballet technique through stretching, barre work, and center floor work. Continued emphasis on posture, muscle strength, flexibility, technique, musicality, and self discipline in a supportive and encouraging environment. Students continue to work on turns, adagio, as well as petite & grand allegro (jumps) work. Pointe technique wi
Introduced/ continued for students aged 10 and up, with approval of instructor. In order to participate in pointe, students are required to attend two technique classes per week.
*Ballet lV-B (3xs/week) is for students who are dedicated to ballet and are given the opportunity to attend an additional technique class with level V each week. *Must have approval by instructor*
Saturdays 2:00 - 5:00 PM/ $225.00
Class is limited to 20 students--------Ages 4-9
While practicing through games, play, art, music, and dance, students
will discover their inner creativity. Class will be held in the ballet studio
which is designed for easy distance awareness. Students will conclude
the Spring session with a performance/demo to be performed on
the last day outside for families if weather permits. Students will be
having fun improvising, creating, and playing together each class day.
Each day, campers will meet outside on the front deck to check-in.
Once everyone arrives the class will go down to the studio together
as a group, limiting hallway crowding. At the end of the day, this will
be the same protocol. Remember to bring a snack and get ready to
have a wonderful time.
July 13 - August 31 (8 weeks)
Thursdays 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM / $160
Maximum 10 students.--------Ages 18-Adult
A Zoom acting class with a focus on skills for film and theatre. With the atmosphere of a "company of players," you'll work on scenes and monologues, inspired by the instructor's coaching and direction, and there will be the benefit of having the recording to learn from each week. Requirement: Students will need a strong wi-fi connection and be sure to download the Zoom app. Contact Nancy with any questions. Come from wherever you happen to be and bring your ideas for scenes and monologues!
Professional Actors Class - IN PERSON
July 12 - August 30, 2023 (8 weeks)
Wednesdays 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM / $160
Maximum 10 students------Ages 18-Adult
An ongoing in-depth class for actors who want to master their craft while preparing themselves for auditions and work. Students work on scenes, monologues, auditions, and storytelling, with a teacher who brings decades of experience in the professional world of New York and Hollywood. Phone conversation with the instructor required for new students. Returning students encouraged.
Playing With Shakespeare
July 10 - August 28, 2023 (8 weeks)
Mondays 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM / $160
Maximum 10 students------Ages 18-Adult
Back by popular demand! This acting class brings together a love of language, magic, mood, intrigue and, of course, some of the most beautiful theatre ever written! All in a frothy concoction that's just As You Like It, filled with Shakespeare's Scenes, Soliloquys, Sonnets and more! No previous experience required. Returning students always more than welcome!
Sandra is an Emmy-award winning writer/producer/director and represents talent for voice over, film, and television work in Portland, the Northwest, and Los Angeles.
Get a taste of stardom and have fun, while developing your acting skills! Create and perform shows, practice improvisations, presentations, and auditions using commercial, film, and TV scripts (both comedy and drama). Gain confidence and improve with video feedback.
Instructor Sandra Peabody is an Emmy-award winning writer/producer/director and manages talent for voice over, film, and television work in the Northwest and Los Angeles.
Class limited to 8 students. (All levels invited).
From basic pre-ballet to advanced technique and pointe, Kasha
Watts offers a variety of youth ballet classes. Beginner students will
experience rhythm and music through movement while learning the
fundamentals of ballet. Dependent on experience and skill, students
will participate in stretching, barre work, and center floor work with an
emphasis on posture, muscle strength, technique, and self-discipline in
a supportive and encouraging environment. Dress code is required and
no jewelry is allowed with the exception of stud earrings.
Dress attire: please refer to kwattsballet.com
** Classes are pro rated if you begin after the first week of the session. **
**A minimum of 3 students (Level 4) and 5 students (PreBallet 1 & 2) per class must be enrolled in order for a class to run**
For additional information on ballet classes including dress code, studio rules, & regulations please refer to: kwattsballet.com
PreBallet I
July 31 - August 8 / 4 weeks / $50
Mondays 12:30 - 1:15 PM / Ages 4 - 5.5
This is a fun, creative introduction to basic ballet movement. Emphasis is on coordination, rhythm, music, and mime using props, rhymes, stories and imagination. Your child will be galloping on a pony, leaping over puddles, and learning movements to accompany their favorite preschool songs! Students will learn basic ballet skills and terminology in a supportive and encouraging environment.
This class transitions from the creative movement aspect of PreBallet l to an emphasis on the fundamentals of ballet. Basic ballet skills, terminology, rhythm, and coordination are taught, practiced, and developed through music and use of props in a supportive and encouraging environment.
Prerequisite Skill: Students must be able to skip and be willing to participate without a parent.
Ballet Level IV Technique & Pointe
July 31 - August 24 / (4 Weeks) / $363
Mondays, Tuesdays, & Thursdays 10:45 - 12:15 PM
Ballet IV is an Advanced Intermediate class for dedicated and committed students. In this class students further develop their ballet technique through stretching, barre work, and center floor work. Continued emphasis on posture, muscle strength, flexibility, technique, musicality, and self-discipline in a supportive and encouraging environment. Students will continue to work on turns, adagio, petite, and grand allegro work, where batterie (beaten jumps) will be introduced. Level lV students will also be introduced to Pointe work. Due to the necessary strength involved with pointe work, it is required that level lV students take a minimum of two technique classes per week.
(Genealogy Winter Workshop) One Saturday Only - Saturday, July 15 / 10 AM - 12 PM
Instructor: Laurence Overmire -----$65
Ages 16-Adult
Everyone has an amazing family history - but most have no clue how truly remarkable it is, because they have never investigated the generations going far, far back in time. Led by a genealogist and author of 4 family histories, as well as the book Digging for Ancestral Gold, The Fun and Easy Way to Get Started on Your Genealogy Quest. This workshop inspires you to embark on a quest for your ancestral heritage and guides you through the steps to get you started. For those with Beginning to Intermediate experience. Bring your family histories and your questions.
Monday - Friday / 1 week for each camp
2-5 PM / $210 Per Camp
Class is limited to 20 students--------Ages 4-9
Six weeks of one-week sessions for this popular program! Children will step into the world of creating, designing and making their own show from pure imagination. Through games, play, art, music and dance, students will create an exciting show. Remember to bring a snack and get ready to have a wonderful time.
Performance on the last day of camp.
Materials cost included in the fee.
Camp 1: June 26 - 30 ------- Sail Away
Camp 2: July 10 - 14 --------- Treasure Island
Camp 3: July 17 - 21 --------- Under The Sea
Camp 4: July 24 - 28 -------- Camping Adventures!
Camp 5: July 31 - Aug 4 ----- Sail to the Stars!
Camp 6: Aug 7 - 11 ----------- The Great Adventure
Camp 7: Aug 14 - 18 ---------- Mermaids Cove
Each day, campers will meet outside on the front deck to check-in.
Once everyone arrives the class will go down to the studio together
as a group, limiting hallway crowding. At the end of the day, this will
be the same protocol. Remember to bring a snack and get ready to
have a wonderful time.
July 17 - July 28, 2023 (2 weeks)
Monday - Friday 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM / $395 Early Bird Special / $425 after March 15
Maximum 50 students.--------Ages 7 - 16
Julie Lane - Director
Kaeli Porter - Musical Director
Eve Bridis - Dance Instructor
Shining Stars is an exciting new two-week program that provides students with an opportunity to explore all areas of Musical Theater and culminates in a production of Disney's Lion King Kids. The Shining Stars experience offers young actors the chance to learn more about the stage and be a part of a live theatre production. Areas of study include Auditioning, Staging, Character Development, Vocal Techniques, Creative Dramatics, Direction, Improvisation & Evaluation. This workshop challenges young actors and is designed for everyone from beginners to experienced thespians. Shining Stars culminates with a performance of Disney's Lion King Kids.
Disney's The Lion King has captivated the imagination of audiences around the world and now, for the first time ever, young actors have the opportunity to be part of this one-of-a-kind musical. The African savannah comes to life with Simba, Rafiki, and an unforgettable cast of characters as they journey from Pride Rock to the jungle... and back again, in this inspiring, coming-of-age tale.
Scholarships are available upon request through our Angel Program and the Lakewood Center Associates.
Meet The Instructors
Julie Lane is an educational coordinator for the West Linn-Wilsonville School District and in her spare time directs the 100+ person, double-cast "West Linn-Wilsonville Middle School Musical" presenting popular classics such as Little Mermaid, Shrek, Grease (School Edition), Disney's Beauty and the Beast and Bye Bye Birdie. She believes in the power of theatre, especially for today's youth, and can't wait to work with the Lakewood team again to bring more young people to the stage.
Kaeli Porter is a choir director and drama teacher at Inza Wood Middle School in Wilsonville.
(Additional bio information to come).
Eve Brindis is a dance educator and choreographer in Portland, OR. She received her BA from Linfield College. She teaches youth and adult classes at various schools and studios including Spotlight Musical Theatre Academy. Most recently she choreographed Elf Jr and Shrek Jr at Lakewood Theatre. Her training includes ballet, contemporary, jazz, modern, musical theatre and tap. Her choreography has been seen in Celestial, Night in New Orleans, Cabaret and Clara's Dream: A Jazz Nutcracker at Linfield's Marshall Theatre where she directed the dance ensemble for the last four years.
Please call the Box Office to find out about group rates at 503-635-3901
Written by John Patrick Shanley
Directed by Antonio Sonera
Doubt A Parable is 90 minutes long. There is no intermission. Snacks and beverages will be sold before the show begins.
Based upon a few circumstantial details and a lot of intuition, a stern nun believes that one of the priests at her Church and school has been inappropriate with a 12-year-old boy named Donald Muller, the school's only African American student. Is truth what we believe or what we choose to believe?
Title Sponsors Sen. Bob Packwood & Elaine Franklin
Wednesday, April 5th / 5:30 - 8:30 pm
At Lakewood Center For The Arts in the Lower level Side Door Stage
Tickets are $45.00 and include dinner and one beverage.
All proceeds benefit the Lakewood Center for the Arts.
Tickets are $20 Tax Deductible.
Caring, warm, funny, and captivating, Poison Waters is not just a personality, Poison Waters is an experience! Hundreds of thousands have enjoyed the one-of-a-kind entertainment and dynamic presence that only Poison Waters can provide.
Dinner and Bingo with prizes and a lively, sparkly performance!
April. 14 -15, 2023
3 Performances Only! Friday at 7:00 PM and Saturday at 2:00 PM and 7:00 PM
A Lost Treasure Production
Ticket Prices: $20.00
Book and Lyrics by Tom Jones
Music by Harvey Schmidt
A young orphan stumbles into the home of the richest man in the world, whose bizarre
entourage includes a beautiful fallen Angel. With the orphan's help, the jaded Mr. Rich regains his humanity, only to find himself locked in a ritualistic battle with the youth for Angel's love.
The Celebration is the third production of the Season 2022-2023 Lost Treasures Collection and will be performed on our side door stage located on the lower level of our building.
SIDE DOOR STAGE
Lost Treasures Collection - Curated by Dennis Corwin
A series of obscure and rarely performed musicals presented in concert/cabaret version for one weekend only on our Side Door stage. No sets, no props and none of the usual trappings of a fully staged production.
Performances are Friday and Saturday at 7:00 PM and a Saturday matinee at 2:00 PM.
Beverages and light snacks will be sold at our Side Door Bar.
This season we are pleased to have our Lost Treasures Collection supported by these sponsors:
Series Sponsor/ Fritz Camp
Curatorial Sponsor/ Jack's Overhead Door
Program Sponsors/ Ed and Judy McKenney
Book by Karey Kirkpatrick & John O'Farrell
Music & Lyrics by Wayne & Karey Kirkpatrick
Directed by Alan Shearman
This shamelessly silly parody of Broadway musicals is a spoof of all things Shakespeare. Set in 1595, it follows the Bottom brothers, Nick, and Nigel, who struggle to find success in the theatre as they compete with their contemporary William Shakespeare.
May 13 at 2:00 PM and 4:00 PM AND May 20 at 2:00 PM & 4:00 PM.
Location: The Lakewood Center For The Arts in Lake Oswego Oregon on The Headlee Mainstage
Ticket Prices: Adults = $15.00 Youth = $12.00
Please call the Box Office to find out about group rates at 503-635-3901
Disney's Beauty and the Beast JR. is a one hour condensed, author-approved version of the full length musical. It is custom-tailored to the talent of young actors.
Based on the original Broadway production that ran for over thirteen years and was nominated for nine Tony Awards, and the Academy Award-winning motion picture, Disney's Beauty and the Beast JR. is a fantastic adaptation of the story of transformation and tolerance. Disney's Beauty and the Beast JR. features some of the most popular songs ever written by Alan Menken and the late Howard Ashman, along with new songs by Mr. Menken and Tim Rice.
The classic story tells of Belle, a young woman in a provincial town, and the Beast, who is really a young prince trapped under the spell of an enchantress. If the Beast can learn to love and be loved, the curse will end and he will be transformed to his former self. But time is running out. If the Beast does not learn his lesson soon, he and his household will be doomed for all eternity.
Title Sponsor: Marie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation
