The Pirates of Penzance

Description

In the Strauss Black Box Theatre at the Kirkwood Performing Arts Center Escape to the fantastic world of opera with OTSL’s Opera on the Go! program, featuring an in-person, semi-staged performance of Gilbert and Sullivan’s 1879 comic opera The Pirates of Penzance. Workshops designed for ages 6–14, admission includes three workshops: Music and Drama, Character and Movement, and Stage Makeup! Length: 90-minutes (50 minutes for workshops and approximately 35 minutes for the opera performance) This program includes: 5-minutes: Introduction in the performance space with full touring company. Following introductions, the group will be broken into 3 workshop groups – 2 groups will be escorted to separate spaces and 1 group will stay in performance space. 15-minutes: Workshop rotation 1 – once complete, groups will rotate to the next workshop. 15-minutes: Workshop rotation 2 – once complete, groups will rotate to the next workshop. 15-minutes: Workshop rotation 3 – once complete, groups will return to the performance space. 5-10 minutes: Pause for the singers to get into costumes 30-minutes: Performance of abridged production of The Pirates of Penzance Brief Q&A if time allows Music & Drama Workshop Music is a vital part of an opera. Students will discover how music can create a mood, setting or even help to identify characters. Students will also explore how opera uses the same themes they hear and experience every day in popular music. Character & Movement Workshop Students will take part in an exploration of how movement is used to better portray a character onstage. Makeup Workshop Singers must master basic make-up techniques to fully establish their character’s age, personality, and appearance. Students will learn a few of these basic skills as they see participants transformed before their eyes.