A group of nine teens perform onstage wearing business suits and standing in a row next to a water cooler
Donor Funded

Creative Teens Theatre

Creative Teens Theatre registration is now open!

Aimed at students in grades 7–12, the Creative Teens Theatre program invites students to collaboratively create an original show based on ideas and stories that they are passionate about.

Students will learn a variety of drama techniques and styles, such as acting, character creation, comedy, physical theatre, scriptwriting, movement, and more. This year's program is using a hybrid model of both in-person and online classes: Sunday classes will take place at an Arts Club studio, while Wednesday night classes will take place over Zoom. The class will work as an ensemble to create and shape the program's final showcase—an original show written and performed by the cohort on an Arts Club stage!

This is the place for young people who are passionate about performance and storytelling, who want to express themselves freely and take ownership of their creative work

For more information, contact Kevan Ellis, Director of Education, at kellis@artsclub.com.


THIS PROGRAM IS GENEROUSLY SUPPORTED BY

Creative Teen Theatre Sponsors: Marin Investments Ltd., Connor, Clark & Lunn Financial Group

Roberta Beiser
River Foundation
We gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the Province of British Columbia.

$500 + GST (limited subsidy spots available on a case-by-case basis)
Class size: 14 students maximum

  1. Complete the program registration form
  2. Complete the tuition payment

INSTRUCTORS

Aidan Parker
Lead Instructor

Aidan Parker Aidan Parker is a Vancouver-based writer, filmmaker, and theatre artist with a BFA in creative writing from UBC. Aidan is an active, award-winning member of the Vancouver improv community and regularly performs in comedy and improv festivals across North America including Just for Laughs Vancouver and Edmonton’s Improvaganza. His plays have been produced by the Brave New Play Rites festival and the East End Boys Club. As a devised theatre instructor, he has developed plays for students across the lower mainland, as well as for the Arts Club’s Creative Teens program. He works in film as a writer, producer, and director for local indie projects (Telus Storyhive, CBC Gem, Crazy8s, MAMM, RunNGun), as well as on international commercial features. He is currently the Senior Editor at Tradewind Books, where he publishes diverse stories for young readers.

Mikenzie Page
Associate Instructor

Mikenzie Page Mikenzie Page (she/they) is a multidisciplinary theatre artist, educator, and producer based on the unceded and ancestral territory of the oxʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ilwətaɁɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. She has performed across Alberta and BC with their original works being produced across the two provinces. Mikenzie has been fortunate enough to collaborate, work, and learn from companies across Canada such as the Arts Club, The ACTC Emerging Playwrights’ Unit, Bard on the Beach, Carousel Theatre for Young People, Out in Schools/Out on Screen, Handsome Alice Theatre/Vertigo Theatre, Swallow-A- Bicycle Theatre/ IGNITE! Festival, and more. Their practice is based in imagination, play, and silliness. Mikenzie is a graduate of Studio 58.

Spring 2025

Week #1
Sun, Mar 30, 2025,10 AM–1 PM, Studio B
Wed, Apr 2, 2025, 5:30–7 PM, Zoom

Week #2
Sun, Apr 6, 2025,10 AM–1 PM, Studio B
Wed, Apr 9, 2025, 5:30–7 PM, Zoom

Week #3
Sun, Apr 13, 2025, 10 AM–1 PM, Studio B
Wed, Apr 16, 2025, 5:30–7 PM, Zoom

Week #4:
Sun, Apr 20, 2025 – NO CLASS
Wed, Apr 23, 2025, 5:30–7 PM, Zoom

Week #5
Sun, Apr 27, 2025, 10 AM–1 PM, Studio B
Wed, Apr 30, 2025, 5:30–7 PM, Zoom

Week #6
Sun, May 4, 2025, 10 AM–1 PM, Studio B
Wed, May 7, 2025, 5:30–7 PM, Zoom

Week #7
Sun, May 11, 2025, 10 AM–1 PM, Studio B
Wed, May 14, 2025, 5:30–7 PM, Zoom

Week #8
Sun, May 18, 2025 – NO CLASS
Wed, May 21, 2025, 5:30–7 PM, Zoom

Week #9
Sun, May 25, 2025,10 AM–1 PM, Newmont Stage/TBD
Wed, May 28, 2025, 5:30–7 PM, Zoom

Week #10
Sun, Jun 1, 2025,10 AM–1 PM, Newmont Stage/TBD
Wed, Jun 4, 2025, 5:30–7 PM, Zoom

Week #11
Sun, Jun 8, 2025, 10 AM–1 PM, Newmont Stage
Wed, Jun 11, 2025, 5:30–7 PM, Zoom

Week #12
Sat, Jun 14, 2025,10 AM–5 PM, Newmont Stage: DRESS REHEARSAL
Sun, Jun 15, 2025,10 AM–8 PM, Newmont Stage: FINAL SHOWCASE