Dallas Theater Center offers year-round community workshops, taught by industry professionals at our community partner locations in the city of Dallas. Workshops are open to all ages and free to attend with registration.
Workshops are open to all ages and free to attend with registration.
Participants of all ages are welcome to engage in a variety of classes including, storytelling, improv, dance and more in an effort to inspire lovers of performing arts and theater.
Our Dallas-based community partner locations include:
– Bachman Lake Together
– City of Dallas Beckley Saner Recreation Center
– City of Dallas Janie C Turner Recreation Center
– Jubilee Park & Community Center
– Cohen Clinic at Metrocare
WORKSHOP INSTRUCTORS
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Maria Calderon
Coordinator
Public Works Dallas
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Tatiana Gantt
Teaching Artist
Public Works Dallas
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Brandi Giles
Director of Public Works
Public Works Dallas
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Amanda McRaven
Associate Director
Public Works Dallas
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Jonathan Norton
Dallas Theater Center
Playwright in Residence
Our Previous Workshops
Let’s Tell A Story!
Mondays 5:30-7:30pm:
Jan 30, Feb 20, March 6, 2023
Special rehearsals and performance dates TBD
Bachman Lake Together
Dinner and Childcare provided
9507 Overlake Dr, Dallas, TX 75220
Led by María Calderón, Public Works Coordinator.
Bilingual workshop for the whole family.
Continuing our foundations from the fall, we’ll continue having fun with storytelling, friends, and family. Alongside games and improvisation, we will practice confidence in front of an audience as well as breathing to relax and tell wonderful stories. Stick around to prepare and perform our end of the year show!
It Takes a Village
Mondays Weekly 11 am – 12:15 pm,
Jan. 30 – April 10, 2023
(No workshop on February 20 in observance of President’s Day)
Janie C. Turner Recreation Center
6424 Elam Rd., Dallas, TX 75217
Led by Jonathan Norton, Dallas Theater Center’s Playwright In Residence
The focus of this class is collaborative storytelling and participants will work together as a team to create a brand-new short play. Utilizing creative writing exercises, improv and the special talents of each participant, the class will build a new play from scratch. All experience levels are encouraged to participate, and everyone has something important to offer. The class will culminate in a public sharing of their new play.
Choose your Player!
Wednesdays 4:30 – 5:45 pm
Feb 1 – March 8, March 22 – April 19, 2023
(No workshop March 15 in observance of Spring Break).
Jubilee Park and Community Center
917 Bank St, Dallas, TX 75223
Tatiana Gantt, Teaching Artist
For ages 11-18.
All are welcome, but participants must first enroll in Jubilee’s Afterschool Program.
In this adventurous workshop, students will create their own characters, inspired by their favorite TV shows, video games, movies, and books. Class will be interactive and Oh, and there will be NO HOMEWORK!
Through group activities in multiple creative sessions, students will create final multimedia performances featuring elements of improv, music, drawing/cartoons, dance and movement, game and world design, scriptwriting, claymation, and more!
Playing With Plays: Small Group Edition
Thursdays 10 – 11:15 am
February 2 – April 3
At Beckley Saner Recreation Center
114 W Hobson Ave, Dallas, TX 75224
Led by Brandi Giles, Director of Public Works.
For Adults and Seniors.
Who has a story to tell? The answer is… EVERYBODY! Join us as we work together to create stories. We’ll play with movement, dance, improv, music, and your imaginations to build confidence and create dynamic characters. Throughout the year, we will take this journey together to create our own original performance. Come Play With Plays in a new way!
Find Your Voice
Thursdays 6:00 – 8:00 pm
January 19, February 2, March 2, April 13, 2023
Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic at Metrocare
16160 Midway Rd Suite 218, Addison, TX 75001
Led by Amanda McRaven, Public Works Associate Director.
Open to everyone, and Veterans, Military and their families are welcome to attend.
We are all storytellers! Maybe you have a story from your own life that needs to be told or maybe you have always wanted to tell something wild and fantastical. This class will let you do that, exploring how we use our bodies to create characters, engage an audience, and make our voices powerful. We’ll create monologues, scenes, dance pieces, poetry, or whatever you want! Along the way, learning writing and acting skills that are applicable to so many different aspects of our lives. Participants will conclude the workshop with a monologue or story ready for performance or auditions.
