After School Acting Program - ASAP
Supported by the Tennessee Arts Commission
After School Acting Program sites are meeting throughout Memphis and the surrounding area at local churches, synagogues, schools, and community centers.
Founded in 1998, the After School Acting Program has grown to include sites throughout Memphis and the surrounding area, including Mississippi and Arkansas. ASAP is recommended for children age 7-12.
Classes meet for 1½ hours, twice a week for twelve weeks. (Classes do not meet the week of Thanksgiving, nor the weeks of the various sites’ Spring Breaks.) Instruction in the elements of Acting, Improvisation, Movement, Music, and Design are taught through a Style of Theatre. By learning through a theatrical style, students are acquainted with various cultures and acting techniques, while developing their cognitive and motor skills. Students also receive a ticket to a performance of a Playhouse production (relating to the style studied) to enrich their aesthetic awareness. These skills are then utilized in the Troupe's creation of a short production that is performed at Playhouse on the Square on the final day of the program (a Saturday) at ASAP’s Festival of Plays.
- Fall classes begin the week of September 12th, 2011, and conclude December 10th, 2011 at the Festival of Plays.
- Spring classes begin the week of February 13th, 2012, and conclude May 12th, 2012 at the Festival of Plays.
Shows Seen: Fall 2011 - Spring 2012
- Fall 2011: Aesop's Fable-ous Christmas Tree
- Spring 2012: Shakespeare-ience
Current Open Enrollment Sites
Varnell Education Building (Midtown area) meets Tuesdays and Thursdays 4:15pm - 5:45pm
Click here to download the ASAP Brochure
Click here to download the ASAP Registration Form (PDF viewer required to open file)
For more information on Hosting a site or becoming a Student, call (901) 728-5631, or email David Shipley at dshipley@playhouseonthesquare.org
