Summer & Fall Classes Available Now!
Develop your self confidence and resilience, as well as collaboration, problem solving, and communication skills with adult and teen acting classes with our Education Coordinator and accomplished actor, Dan Klarer, at Third Avenue PlayWorks in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin.
Throughout the year, we offer Theatre Workshops with Dan Klarer, a professional theater artist living in Door County and working as an actor, fight director, stage manager, and costume designer. Dan has taught stage combat and worked at a variety of sanctioned workshops through the Society of American Fight Directors and Dueling Arts International as well as taught clowning, Shakespeare, and acting for young people.
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Summer Classes
Youth Class (Ages 8-12)
Monday, July 13 – Thursday, July 16
Teen Class (Ages 13-17)
Monday, July 27 – Thursday, July 30
Classes will be held at TAP on the 3rd floor from 9am-12pm each day. Each day will be a mix of improv and theater games plus some acting exercises with emphasis on creating your own mini play! No prior acting experience necessary. Each week-long session has a value of $150, but we are exercising a pay-what-you-can model thanks to our generous sponsors. Each class is limited to a maximum of 12 participants.
Scholarships meet you where you are!
Suggested Class fee: $150 per person
Performance Craft: Fundamentals of Acting
Adult Theatre Workshop
Open to Ages 14 and Up
(all experience levels welcome)
Six-Week Session Starting September 28th
Tuesdays 4:30-6:30 pm
This workshop is for anyone who would like to explore the craft of performance, whether they are interested in learning the fundamentals of acting for the stage, hoping to overcome stage fright, or to enhance their communication and presentation skills for work and life. Participants will gain performance skills and experience in a safe and encouraging environment.
This workshop will explore the following building blocks of theatre making:
- Presence and filling the space
- Self discovery and exploration
- Creating and engaging with an ensemble
- Character development
- Relationships between players and the audience
- Physical storytelling
- Interaction and use of theatrical implements
Following the 6-week course we will resume our drop in classes each week focusing on improv and theater games (Suggested fee: $25 per class).
Scholarships meet you where you are through a grant from the Bader Philanthropies!
Suggested Class fee: $200 for the series
About Your Theatre Workshop Instructor
Education Coordinator & Actor Dan Klarer
Dan is a professional theater artist living in Door County and works as an actor, educator, director, stage manager, and costume designer. He has performed these jobs and more for theater companies around the Midwest. Dan teaches theatre skills for ages and directs stage combat through the Society of American Fight Directors at various theaters, schools and workshops. Dan received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Drama from UW-Stevens Point and his Master of Arts degree in Acting from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow.
Acting Fundamentals for Teens
Teen Theatre Workshop
Open to Teens Ages 13 to 18
6-week course
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Sundays 2-4 pm
Through a combination of experiential theatre games and acting exercises, young actors will learn the fundamentals of acting for the stage in a fun, inclusive, and encouraging environment. Players will explore a range of theatre techniques from an actor’s perspective including improv, scene study, physical storytelling, clowning, stage combat, and more.
The benefits of theatre training can last a lifetime. Theatre helps players develop self confidence, resilience, as well as collaboration, problem solving, and communication skills. All teens ages 13 to 18 are welcome, no experience needed.
Classes are Pay What You Will!
Scholarships meet you where you are!
Suggested Class fee: $150 per student for the series or $25 per class
TAP’s Education Program
Funded In Part By
Sponsored By
Bonnie and Dennis Connolly
Werner W. and Susan M. Krause Family Fund
Carmen Periquet
Sandy Zingler