MAP programming

Clubhouse classes

PLAYMAKING CLASS, 3RD GRADE

For first-time playwrights. After learning playwriting basics, each child is teamed with an adult director/dramaturge and two adult actors. At a special Playwriting Weekend (See playwriting weekend section below), they write a short play specifically for their actors. The plays are performed for a weekend in a local Providence theater space (see production section below) . The shows are open to the general public and tickets are free.

PLAY-IT-AGAIN CLASS, 4TH GRADE

This time, in addition to teaming each with a dramaturge/director-and-two-actors trio, we ask the children to introduce a third, “cameo” character into each of the plays. A single adult actor plays all of the cameo roles.

TAG TEAM CLASS, 5TH GRADE

Children brainstorm together as teams. At the Playwriting Weekend, they collaborate to write a full-length play. To keep things especially interesting, every time the scene changes, the actors playing the three characters change as well.

DIALOGUE CLASS, 6TH-8TH GRADES

Each child partners with an adult actor. The two ultimately co-star in a play based on a storyline developed by the younger playwright that they write together. The added twist: neither knows which of them will be playing which character until after the play is completed!

FUN FRIDAYS, 4TH-7TH GRADES

Each Friday after-school we welcome guest artists to lead workshops in various theatrical and artistic genres, from puppetry to improv, from hip-hop to sonnet-writing. Our Fun Friday students works with Clubhouse Instructor Moira Costigan-Carraher to create a supportive, enriching community.

TEEN VOICES, 7TH-12TH GRADES

Our newest program invites MAP playwrights who have completed our five playwriting programs and are in their teens to work with our Teen Voices Director, Nicole Maynard, devising original plays through improvisation and writing, and taking field trips to see local theatre.

Our teens also often can be found running the sound/light boards, or backstage, during our play festivals.