The Rep Ed winter session for children ages 7-16 will take place January 16 - March 5. The winter session's theme is "Puppets and People". A fter introductory work with sock puppets, students will quickly transition into more advanced hand puppets and bunraku puppetry. During the classes students will learn both how to build the puppets as well as how to operate them in a theatrical performance. Classes will also include theatre basics as well as the core subjects of Acting, Dance, and Music.

Classes are held at the 10th Street Theatre, Saturday mornings and start promptly at 9:00 am and finish at noon. Students will showcase what they have learned on March 5th at noon at The Toledo Rep. The eight-week course is $100 per student. For more information or to register, please call Kathy McGovern at ( 419) 243-9277.  Walk in registrations will be taken on the first day of classes if openings are available. The registration form and emergency contact sheet can be completed by clicking on the registration button below. The emergency contact sheet may also be downloaded from our website at www.toledorep.org

Keely-Rain Battle, a theatre graduate from the University of Toledo who has studied puppetry, will be teaching Puppet Basics. Keely's classes will include the history of puppetry, current uses of puppetry in theatre and how to construct sock, hand and bunraku puppets. She will also help students explore embodying puppetry through singing, dancing and acting.

Amber Breault-Albain, a theatre graduate with a concentration in music education from Owens Community College, will be teaching Music. Amber will cover the basics of music education including counting beats, letter names of notes and reading sheet music. Amber will also teach the students how to prepare for the musical portion of an audition.

Dom Glover, Company Principal dancer at The Toledo Ballet, will be teaching Dance. Dom's classes will include basic steps for jazz and Broadway numbers, how to add personality to dance and coordination with movements.

Vicki Monhollen, a theatre graduate from Freed-Hardeman University, a seasoned director at Cardinal Stritch High School and director of The Rep's upcoming production of Tales From the Arabian Mice, will be teaching Acting. Vicki's classes will emphasize methods for character analysis and development.