Wallace Weekend Players learning about character development.
Pretend with me for a minute or two that you are in Middle School. You are looking to find where you fit, and you hear about an exciting new program that will be able to introduce you to a whole new experience.
You’re standing in a circle with your friends during the second class, and I tell you to pretend you’re holding a ball of electricity. You have the use your whole body to pass the ball to your friend across the circle and yell, “Whoosh!” When your friend catches the electricity ball, they have to yell, “Whoa!” and pass the electricity along to others in the circle.
“Whoosh!” “Whoa!” “Whoosh!” “Whoa!”
“ZAP!” Oh No! Another ball of electricity entered the circle. Keep paying attention. Don’t miss catching them!
“Whoa!” “Whoosh!” “Zap!” “Whoosh!” “Whoa!” “Zap!”
“FREAK OUT!” EVERYONE yells together! Warm up over.
Can you hear the laughter? Can you see the smiles on the faces in the circle? Can you feel the energy of something new and exciting?
This is Wallace Weekend Players.
Wallace Weekend Players is a community theater program developed for Levelland Middle School Students to provide opportunities for students to develop skill sets including critical thinking, creativity, self-esteem, self-discipline, empathy, teamwork and cooperation, leadership, and public speaking. This program started February 1st and just completed its fourth class! The classes are held at the Levelland Middle School to meet students where they are.
18 students have joined Wallace Weekend Players, and they are in 6th, 7th, and 8th grades. The students are developing friendships and have a wonderful willingness and excitement to collaborate.
Students are learning together from director, Cory Lawson. Cory is a PHD student in Arts Administration and Directing at Texas Tech University. Cory brings in a guest leader for every class, and by doing so the students learn different aspects of production. The goal of the program is to expose students to new opportunities through theater to help them find a place where their skills and interests fit and flourish. Over the first few sessions, students have worked on the basics of theater developed skills in team-building and creativity, play-writing, costume design, and character development. The semester will end with the production of a play that the students have written, created, and produced themselves from their new knowledge of theater.
If you know of a student that would enjoy Wallace Weekend Players, please join us at the Levelland Middle School Auditorium on Saturdays from 10:00 am to noon. Breakfast is provided and fun is a must!
Visit our Facebook page, The Wallace Theater, for more information. If you have any questions, please email kaitlin@wallacetheater.com.
