Starting Out: For Ages 5 – 8
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Starting Out: For Ages 5 - 8

Jam-packed full of creative play, join our professional teaching artists as they lead you on a journey of discovery, covering the fundamentals of acting, storytelling and stagecraft.

Run across an 8-week term, this theatre and performance training program will help you start out in developing the confidence, stamina and imagination essential for all young actors aged 5 – 8, whilst working towards a performance outcome.

BEHIND THE SCENES

We invite parents and supporters of Studio Q to join us for a free Studio Q presentation in our final week of Term 2. Each of our courses share a short 5 – 10 minute “Behind the Scenes” series of activities or scenes, providing an insight into their creativity and the skills they’ve been developing through theatre training. The event is included as part of the standard student course fees and is a wonderful day for our teams to come together. We hope you can join us!

Dates & Times
Participants: Saturday 12 June, 10:30am – 1:30pm
Parents and Supporters: Saturday 12 June, 11:30am – 1pm

We strongly recommend all staff and visitors (12 years and older) wear masks inside The Joan.

Key Details

Dates & Times
Saturdays from
9:30am – 11:30am (SOLD OUT) or
12:30pm – 2:30pm (Cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances)

Term 2, 2021
Week 1 – 24 April
Week 2 – 1 May
Week 3 –  8 May
Week 4 – 15 May
Week 5 – 22 May
Week 6 – 29 May
Week 7 – 5 June
Week 8 – 12 June*

*The workshop in Week 8 of Term 2 will be held on Saturday 12 June and includes a Studio Q presentation for parents and supporters of students. Participants: 10:30am – 1:30pm. Audience Members: 11:30am – 1:00pm. See above for more information

Fees
$204 per student, per term
Creative Kids Vouchers accepted

Location
Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre,
597 High Street, Penrith
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More Information

Information Kit
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Terms and Conditions
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Accessibility
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Enquiries
Please contact our Theatre Programs Coordinator, Ian Zammit on (02) 4723 7600 (Tuesdays, 1pm – 8pm or Wednesdays – Saturdays, 9am – 4:30pm) or email creativelearning@penrith.city

CREATIVE KIDS VOUCHER

As a registered provider for the Creative Kids program, you can redeem your $100 voucher with us. Vouchers can be redeemed in person or by calling the Box Office on (02) 4723 7600.

Click here to Apply for a Creative Kids Voucher

For more information regarding the Creative Kids program, or to learn more about the more than 40 government savings and rebates to help with your cost of living, visit service.nsw.gov.au 

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A COVID-19 Safety Message

Were COVID SafeThe Joan is a registered COVID Safe venue and is following strict NSW Government guidelines and expert public health advice. Your health and safety is our priority.

Please click here to view our full COVID Safe Plan and our new ticketing Terms and Conditions.

Please note safety measures may change. We regularly update our processes based on the latest government advice.

In accordance with the recent update to NSW Health regulations, The Joan is operating at 100% capacity from 29 March 2021.

There will be no vacant seats between bookings in seated indoor venues for all events at The Joan from 29 March 2021.

It is the responsibility of every individual to help stop the spread of COVID-19. If you have experienced cold or flu-like symptoms in the last 14 days, have a temperature and/or been in contact with a confirmed case of COVID-19, it is our right to refuse you entry into our venue. The health and safety of our patrons and staff is extremely important to us. Please contact us before your event if any of the above applies to you.

We strongly recommend all staff and visitors (12 years and older) wear masks inside The Joan.

For more information on how you can help us keep our community safe, please click here.