Residency Descriptions           For Celebrate Ohio! 2007-2008   Early Ohio Songs and Storytelling –  Taught by Donna Bica.  Interact verbally by singing songs and telling stories from the days before electronics.  (Required Area – an open classroom) Dance and Movement – Taught by Jennifer Bernhardt.  Learn some basic style and movement for the stage, including early Ohio dance steps used in the show.  This class is best for younger students.  (Required Area – A large, clear, open space with a plug for a CD player) Acting- “Tools of the Actor: You” – Taught by Shawn Galligan.  Every artist uses tools to create.  Actors use all of themselves to create.  This introduction helps you use all of yourself to create characters in stories.  (Required Area – A clear open classroom) Play Production – Taught by Jim Volkert.  Learn how to put on a play, and how our set (with its map of early Ohio) relates in theme and style to Ohio’s history.  (Required Area – This class needs to be held in the gym with the set.)

For Winnie-the-Pooh 2008   How to use your voice – Taught by Linda Ingram.  Work on fun vocal exercises and tongue twisters to strengthen the voice for class and every day use.  (Required Area – an open classroom) Dance and Movement – Taught by Cynthia Deli.  Learn some basic theater movement styles and some of the dances you’ll see in the show. (Required Area – A large, clear, open space with a plug for a CD player) Creative Drama – Taught by Shawn Galligan.  This workshop is designed to further the use of imagination in younger children. (Required Area – A clear open classroom) Play Production – Taught by Jim Volkert.  Learn how to put on a play, and how our set for Winnie-the-Pooh works. (Required Area – *This class needs to be held in the gym with the set.)   In order to facilitate the effective running of the workshops The Illusion Factory would like to suggest that: a)     All workshops are held simultaneously. b)     If possible, each workshop is held in an assigned place with students moving from one to the next. c)      Workshop class sizes are the same as a regular class size, about 25 students. d)     A teacher be present and participate with his/her class. e)     Each workshop lasts 30 minutes with a 5-10 minute break in-between. f)       No more than four sessions of workshops be scheduled prior to a performance. g)      School should allow a lunch break and set-up/preparation time for the actors of approximately 60-90 minutes prior to an afternoon performance.