Scene-work for Social Skills

Students will work together to write and rehearse scenes for a final presentation for a live audience entitled "How to survive the first day of school". Each day of this 3 day class will include theatre games for building teamwork, creativity, and improvisation skills. Additionally, students will explore topics such as conflict resolution, making and keeping friendships, and calming strategies for stressful situations. They will create characters that explore these topics in a series of scenes. At the end of the third class, parents and friends will be invited to see a live presentation of the scene-work. This class is designed to accommodate students with a variety of needs including ADHD, Autism, and Social Anxiety.

About the Teacher:

Mandy Steen is the Executive Producer of Seen & Heard Productions, an organization that creates inspirational films and provides low cost access to performing and media arts classes. As an alumn of The Juilliard School of Drama (Group 34) and a teacher with 15 years of teaching experience, Ms. Steen specializes in developing actors of all ages and developmental abilities. In addition to her theatre and film experience, she is a certified Special Education teacher with training in social skills, speech, and literacy intervention techniques. This class is a merging of the social skills programming with theatre arts.

Host or Publisher Seen & Heard Productions