Our Spring & Fall Offerings
We offer classes, workshops, and drama clubs throughout the year at our campus in Maudslay State Park and in residence at schools across the North Shore. For drama clubs and workshops, use the information below to register. For inquiries about residencies, email lead educator Mara Flynn at mara@theaterintheopen.org for more information.
Please remember as long as it is safe to do so, we’ll be outdoors, so please dress for the weather!
Family Workshop at Night
How many times have parents seen how much fun we’re having and said, “We wish you offered this for grownups!”
Well, we heard you! On May 17th we will pilot “Family Workshop at Night.”
While your kids engage with some of their Summer Arts Workshop teachers for an evening of theater games and fun in the woods, grownups will participate in an adult improv workshop with TITO educators. We’ll end the evening all together for some pizza, improv, and a dance party on the stage!
WHEN: Friday, May 17, 5-8 pm
COST: $60 per child, grownups are FREE! (includes pizza for everyone)
Spring Drama Club
Join Theater in the Open educators for an 8-week After-School Drama Club on the TITO Campus - a ridiculously fun and supportive environment. Students ages 7-11 yrs. will learn the basics of improv, self-expression, scenes, and stagecraft.
Friends and family are welcome to come to a "Share Day" from 5-5:30 for the last class; students will share some of the games and skits that they've been working on!
Age Range: 7-11
Dates: POSTPONED 4/3! April 10, 24, May 1, 8, 15, 22, & 29, June 5 * we will not be meeting over April vacation
Schedule: 4-5:30 pm
Tuition: $235
Where: 1 Spring Ln. Newburyport MA
Teen Drama Club! - New!
Teen Drama Club is open to students ages 12-15 yrs. looking to delve deeper into the many facets of theater arts. Storytelling, puppetry, clowning, and Shakespeare are among the themes we’ll explore! With the guidance of seasoned educators and performers, teen artists will co-create a short performance to showcase on the last day of the program!
Age Range: 12-15
Dates: April 3, 10, 24, May 1, 8, 15, 22, & 29 * we will not be meeting over April vacation
Schedule: 4-5:30 pm
Tuition: $235
Where: 1 Spring Ln Newburyport, MA
Fall Performance Workshop
Join Theater in the Open educators for our Fall Performance Workshop - a fun and supportive after-school program for students to learn the basics of improvisation, self-expression, scenes, and stagecraft. Using workshop games and activities, instructors and students will collaborate to create a short original, holiday-themed performance that will be presented at the Firehouse Theater in conjunction with TITO’s Winter Panto.
School residencies
Theater in the Open has been in residence at a handful of schools across the North Shore, providing the opportunity for your students to have a drama club in their own space. We work with the classroom teachers to design the experience that best suits the needs of the students and the school, and can offer semester-long educational and team-building experiences around creating art together.
Age range: Elementary and Middle School level residencies are available.
To begin the process of setting up a residency, email Mara Flynn, Lead Educator, at mara@theaterintheopen.org.
Tour Opportunities
Our Summer and Fall productions are often classic works of literature, including Shakespeare, Arthur Miller, Ovid, and more. These productions are built to be portable and can include workshops on the material as well as on the creative process. We believe in putting students front and center in the work of these tours—we are happy to provide low-stress performance opportunities for students along with our performance. We have previously brought productions to Colby College in Waterville, Maine.
Age range: Depending on the production, touring opportunities would be best for Middle, High School, and University students.
To bring a Theater in the Open production to your school, email info@theaterintheopen.org.
