Laity Institute of the Arts provides structured theatre courses designed to engage and enlighten each student, regardless of age, on what their potential is and can be. The following is an example of the courses we intend on offering with the bold text being courses presently taught.

Creative Dramatics

This fun and dynamic class will introduce participants to the stage by using theatre games, improvisation, and story theatre in a welcoming, non-competitive environment. 
 
Actor's Workshop

Continuing to build on skills learned in Creative Dramatics, students will use new theatre games, pantomime, improvisation and scripted work to refine their acting skills. Appropriate for both beginning and returning students. 
 
Intermediate Actor's Workshop

Designed for students with previous acting experience. In addition to incorporating more advanced script analysis and scene study, attention is paid to creative self expression through individual character development.

Benefits of Laity's drama instruction:

• Improvisation Skills - Our program provides an opportunity for students to hone their Improvisation skills. Improvisation is the spontaneous response to new and unexpected situations. Life is improvisation. We respond in new ways when spontaneous and unexpected things occur to us.
• Play making - In Drama you will be expected to create plays.  Play making is the process of experimenting with new roles. Through plays students can re-examine old roles and challenge society’s values and interpretations.
• Drama As A Co-operative Process - Students will be asked to participate in group work. This will help them to explore relationships on and off stage. It will help their communication skills and it will help them to make friends.
• Personal Benefits - Drama helps with building self-confidence, speaking in public, and developing interpersonal skills. Our program will help your student to be more aware of how their physical presentation can effect the way people see them. Ethically, it provides the motivation to start to evaluate their own values and beliefs.
• Drama Influences our Lives - By studying drama’s impact on their culture they can begin to look more critically at what the media is offering them and they can choose whether or not to accept the messages that it gives. At Laity we want our students to study Drama to become intelligent spectators who can distinguish between good and bad drama as well as ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ ideologies.

Courses scheduled:

• Acting I , II, III
• Scene Study
• Cold Reading
• Audition Technique
• Musical Theatre 
• Acting for the Camera - Adult & Children Courses
• Character Development
• Improvisation

Laity works with the Children, Young Adult & Adult division of
Peak Models & Talent - A SAG approved Agency Ages 7 & Up

Peak Models & Talent