February 16, 2010

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Registration is still open for the "Acting Out" Theatre Workshop for children presented by UAB's Alys Stephens Center and Make It Happen Theatre Company from 10 a.m. to noon each Saturday, Feb. 27 through May 1. There will be no class March 13 due to spring break.

The "Acting Out" Theatre Workshop is a nine-week experience that will share with children ages 8-14 the mechanics of acting and performance. Participants will learn theater games, improvisation, warm-up and concentration exercises, voice and diction, theater terminology, character development and minimal musical theater basics through a variety of fun, intense classes. At the end of the workshop, participants will get a chance to showcase their newly developed skills when the workshop culminates with a showcase production open to all parents and friends at noon Saturday, May 1 in the center.

Jennifer Kelley Salvant will instruct the workshop along with other professional performance instructors. The classes are programmed for students with a serious interest in performance and those who just want to have fun.

The fee is $100 per student. To register for the workshop, call 205-934-6012. Classes are held in the Alys Stephens Center's Reynolds-Kirschbaum Recital Hall, 1200 10th Ave. South, Birmingham. For more details, call 205-934-0862, e-mail kkirklin@uab.edu or visit www.AlysStephens.org.

ABOUT UAB'S ALYS STEPHENS CENTER

UAB's Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center is one of the Southeast's premier performing arts centers, hosting the best in international, national and local performance. Home to the UAB departments of Theatre and Music and the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, the ASC also presents its own season, bringing the world's best music, dance, theater, comedy and family entertainment to Alabama.