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Creative Teens Theatre
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
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
- Complete the program registration form
- Complete the tuition payment
INSTRUCTORS
Jill Goranson
Co-Program Leader/ Instructor
Jill Goranson is a Vancouver-based artist, producer, & educator of Métis, Swedish, and Austrian descent, originally from Red Deer, Alberta. As a 2019 graduate of Sheridan College’s Bachelor of Musical Theatre program, Jill received the Triple Threat Award and has since worked across Canada. Jill’s work spans producing (Art Pop-Up), improvised comedy (Vancouver International Improv Festival & Blind Tiger Comedy), and creating original shows at the Toronto & Vancouver Fringe Festival. As an educator, Jill has founded a dance camp, ran musical theatre intensives, developed community programs for kids and new workshops, taught private music lessons over the last decade, and now is so excited to be working with teens for Creative Teens.
Mikenzie Page
Co-Program Leader/Instructor
Mikenzie Page (she/they) is a multidisciplinary theatre artist, educator, and producer based on the unceded and ancestral territory of the oxʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, and səl̓ilwətaɁɬ Nations. Mikenzie has been fortunate enough to collaborate, teach, work, perform, and learn from companies across Canada such as the Arts Club, Bard on the Beach, Bramble Theatre Collective, Carousel Theatre for Young People, the Stratford Festival Teaching Program, and more. She has performed across Alberta and BC with their original works being produced across the two provinces. Mikenzie is the current Co-Managing Director of Promethean Theatre, a 2025 Bill Millerd Artist Fund recipient, a graduate of Studio 58, and a lover of Ben and Jerry’s ice cream. Mikenzie also hates writing bios but LOVES talking about fostering inclusive spaces for theatre education!
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, Olympic Village Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre/TBD
Wed, May 28, 2025, 5:30–7 PM, Zoom
Week #10
Sun, Jun 1, 2025,10 AM–1 PM, Olympic Village Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre/TBD
Wed, Jun 4, 2025, 5:30–7 PM, Zoom
Week #11
Sun, Jun 8, 2025, 10 AM–1 PM, Olympic Village Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre
Wed, Jun 11, 2025, 5:30–7 PM, Zoom
Week #12
Sat, Jun 14, 2025,10 AM–5 PM, Olympic Village Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre: DRESS REHEARSAL
Sun, Jun 15, 2025,10 AM–8 PM, Olympic Village Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre: FINAL SHOWCASE
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