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The Spotlight Players Workshop is the brainchild of Veronica Rosenberger and Kelley Harrington, both 2009 graduates of Huntingdon Area High School. They said they want to give local students an opportunity to build confidence, character, and creativity. The focus will be on speaking and group games, technique and basic theatre history. The organizers stress that no previous experience is necessary, but the process will encourage all levels of experience from novice to veteran. No individual session is mandatory, and although they will build off of what students have learned, each session has an individual, stand-alone lesson.
Their eight-session workshop is intended for high school and middle school students, and will explore topics from solo performance to improvisational group comedy, use of imagination and props. The workshop employs nearly a dozen different theatre games and exercises to help cultivate comfort, coordination and creativity for all participants.
Most classes will meet at their headquarters in downtown Huntingdon. Classes meet from noon to 2pm Tuesdays and Saturdays at The Art Space, 212 4th Street, Huntingdon. There are six sessions in July and two in August, with a final stage performance Saturday, Aug. 13, at the Huntingdon County Fair.
The cost is $5 per session ($40 total if the student plans on attending every class). Perfect attendance is not necessary because of people’s vacation schedules.
Harrington attends Carnegie Mellon University where she studies Dramaturgy, the research behind theatrical production. Rosenberger attends Gettysburg College where she double majors in Theatre Arts and English. Both have been in multiple performances on their respective campuses and intend to use this workshop to share what they have learned with younger students.
Workshop dates for July: 5, 9, 12, 16, 23 & 26
August: 9 & 11, with August 13 performance at Huntingdon County Fair.
For more information, contact Veronica Rosenberger or Kelley Harrington via e-mail spotlightplayersworkshop@gmail.com, or via telephone at (814) 644-3667.
Alice Kelsey’s recent exhibit of works in pastels concluded over the Memorial Day weekend. As part of the month-long exhibition, Kelsey, an award winning pastel artist, conducted a pastel workshop to introduce local artists and ‘newbies’ to the medium. A variety of pastel brands and paper of various textures were used to explore effects and application.
The workshop was limited in seating and sold out quickly. A month long class in pastels is currently under consideration. Check this website for news or contact the Arts Council.
The recent 4th Friday Arts Council event at the Art Space presented a collection of hooked rugs by local artists. From traditional to designs inspired by children’s artworks, hooked rugs are not only a beautiful form of creative expression, but also the ultimate ‘green’ craft. The rugs on display at the Art Space all use fabric strips of various widths that are the pulled through a linen or cotton ‘canvas’ to create loops and patterns on the surface. Show attendee Pam Kavanaugh of Hartslog Valley reminisced about community events when worn out or out dated articles of woolen clothing where cut into strips to create the raw material for hooked rugs.
Anyone interested in the art of rug hooking is invited to come to a Thursday evening presentation and workshop at the Art Space at 212 Fourth Street in Huntingdon. The event will begin at 6 pm. This is the first of what the Huntingdon County Arts Council envisions to become an ongoing event at the Art Space. “We would like to establish the Art Space as a gathering place for creatively minded residents, both adult and children, with instruction in a variety of media”, states Arts Council Director Ilona Ballreich.
For more information, contact the Huntingdon County Arts Council.
