Covedale Center Announces After-School Drama Program For Fall 2009

The Covedale Center for the Performing Arts announces its new After-School Drama Program for young performers, ages 10 through 13.

Classes will encompass acting, improvisation, theatre skills and a final performance on the Covedale Center for the Performing Arts stage!

The Covedale Center After-School Drama program will be an excellent preparation for young performers who may wish to audition for the award-winning Cincinnati Young People's Theatre teen program or audition for "the Covedale's" regular season shows (when age-appropriate roles are available in a cast) when they are old enough.

After School Drama program classes will be:

Mondays and Wednesdays for 5 weeks; 3:30 - 5:00 pm each afternoon.
Start Date: Monday, Oct. 5 - End Date: Saturday, Nov. 7
Final performance on Sat. Nov. 7, @ 3:00 pm; free and open to the public

Classes will be held in the Rehearsal Studio, located in the new backstage addition to the Covedale Center for the Performing Arts.

The After School Drama Program will feature two experienced instructors:

Lead Instructor/Coordinator: Chris Stewart

Chris Stewart, a graduate of Hillsdale College (BA, Theatre; BA, English), is thrilled to be the new Coordinator for the Covedale's After-School Drama Program. He is a teaching artist and actor. He also serves as the Tour Coordinator for ArtReach, a Division of The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati, and performed for the tour as well. He can be seen onstage this year in all four of TCTC's mainstage shows. He has acted and worked at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland, where in 2007 he served as the Press & Marketing Officer for Rocket Venues. Chris has performed for Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness, the Hillsdale Tower Dancers, and the Huron Playhouse. He was co-founder and "sultan" of his college's improvisation troupe, Misdirection! and was a chapter president for Alpha Psi Omega, the National Theatre honorary. His hobbies include improvisation, juggling, playwriting, classic films, obscure music, driving cross-country, amateur photography, and reading/speaking/translating Old- and Middle-English. He lives in Covington.

Assistant Instructor: Allison Hinkel

Allison Hinkel is a junior at Northern Kentucky University pursuing a BA in Theatre. Allison was born and raised on the West Side of Cincinnati and is a graduate of Mother of Mercy High School where she enjoyed four years of excellent theatrical experiences! She is also an alumna of the Cincinnati Young People's Theatre and has four years of experience as a children's theatre instructor through the TheatreWorks program. Following high school, Allison joined the Covedale staff as a performer, stage manager and box office assistant. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, decorating and scrap booking.

Tuition for Covedale Center After-School Drama Program is $200.00 for 10 sessions plus performance. Target class size is 25 participants. Admission to the final performance is free.

Admission the program is on a first-come basis. Registration is available immediately. Registration closing deadline is September 28th.

For more information or to register a child for the Covedale Center After School Drama Program, call the Covedale at 513.241.6550.

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