Village Theatre Guild presents Theatre Games, Improv and the Young Actor: Middle & High School

Theatre games and improv help young performers to have more awareness of how all their senses and imagination can be used in creating characters and building scenes. They will also explore the value of teamwork and supporting their fellow actor to make everyone look better on stage. This class is suitable for beginners as well as more advanced students, as one learns from the other.

The class is led by Debbie Ruzicka.

Wednesday evenings 6:30-7:30 pm
Runs: June 15 – August 3
Orientation for participants and parents June 11 at 10:00 am
Fee: $50
Click here to register

Proof of vaccination required; masks optional

Scene Study: Middle and High School

This class is tailored for students who want to work on written scenes and/or monologues. They may come in with a theatrical piece in mind, or choose from scenes and monologues provided by the instructor. Scenes are age appropriate and will be tailored to the experience level of the student.

The class is led by Debbie Ruzicka.

Wednesday Evenings 7:30 – 8:45 pm
Runs: June 15 – August 3
Orientation for participants and parents June 11 at 10:00 am
Fee: $50
Click here to register

Proof of vaccination required; masks optional

Creative Dramatics for Kids: Grades 1 – 3
This is an 8 week class led by Judy Laughlin for the young actors.  An emergency form will be sent by email.

Saturday mornings 11:30 am to 12:45 pm
Runs: June 18 – August 6
Orientation for participants and parents June 11 at 10:00 am
Fee: $50
Click here to register

Proof of vaccination required; masks optional

Creative Dramatics for Kids: Grades 4 – 6
This is an 8 week class led by Judy Laughlin for the young actors. An emergency form will be sent by email.

Click here to register.

Proof of vaccination required; masks optional

Other classes available:

FACULTY

Judy Laughlin
Creative Dramatics Judy has a BA in Theatre from Rockford College in Rockford, IL, and for the past 11 years she has been doing theatre throughout the Chicago area. As an actor, she has worked with Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in Arlington Heights, Village Players in Oak Park, Alchemy Theatre in Wood Dale, Oakton Community College in River Forest, Elgin Community College in Elgin, and in Chicago with The Artistic Home, The Cornservatory, For This Productions, Lincoln Square Theatre, Fury Theatre, and Akvavit Theatre. Backstage, she has been a stage manager, a lighting designer, a costumer, a director, and a stagehand. She has directed full-scale children’s productions of Robin Hood, Treasure Island, and The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, and she has been Miss Lynn’s trusted assistant for the past several years of Kids On Stage at Village Theatre Guild in Glen Ellyn. Children’s theatre is always fun, always exciting, and always an adventure!

Debbie Ruzicka
Taking Your Acting to the Next Level Debbie Ruzicka has taught speech and acting as a coach of the nationally recognized Buffalo Grove High School Speech team for 12 years. She has also been a professional actress off and on for over 30 years, with over 60 plays, movies and commercials on her resume. She is a graduate of the Second City Conservatory, and The Ohio State University.