How to... Direct a Play with Young Peolpe
**This training has been postponed until further notice**
Kildare County Council Arts Service, Youth Arts training programme 2009.
Kildare County Councils Youth Arts Strategy 2009 – 2011 outlines the commitment to the training of youth leaders, young people and emerging artists throughout County Kildare. A series of training and mentoring programmes has been designed to fulfil this commitment and also stimulate artistic development in the field.
Kildare County Council Arts Service and Riverbank Arts Centre present.
How to… Direct a play with young people.
Tuesday, October 27th 10am – 5pm.
This one day training, facilitated by the National Association for Youth Drama (NAYD), will offer leaders working with young people practical advice and techniques for directing a play.
This training is aimed at:
Youth leaders and volunteers who would like to direct a play with their group. Youth leaders and volunteers who are already directing shows / performances with their groups and want to pick up some new skills in this area.
Part 1: Training 10am – 12.30pm
The training will focus on:
Basic acting techniques
Different approaches to directing
How to pick a suitable play for young people
How to design set / costumes on a budget.
How to put together a production plan
Part 2: Practical application 2pm – 5pm
This training will be followed by a practical workshop with a trained youth drama facilitator. Participants will take part in a workshop that will put the skills learned earlier in the day into practice.
Fees:
€20 (including lunch)
€10 for youth leaders from Kildare.
Booking:
For booking and further information contact
Eoghan Doyle, Assistant County Arts Officer
Tel :045 448328; Email: ekdoyle@kildarecoco.ie;
Web: www.kildare.ie/artsservice
Early booking is advised as space is limited.
