Slots are still available for a variety of theater education workshops that meet daily during the week and offer age-appropriate productions for participants to present to the public. For students entering grades 1-13. Register now!

Theater Too! "A Year With Frog and Toad, Kids” will be performed by area children entering grades 3-5 on Friday afternoon, July 17 at Hudson High School, 69 Brigham St., Hudson. The adventuresome musical is adapted from the beloved Arnold Lobel books in which two great friends hop through the seasons. The Theater Too! production is directed by Christine DiScipio. Music director is Carolyn Alzapiedi. Assistants are Peter Worrest and Kristen Grillo. Included in the ticket price is a 1 p.m. show of Little Theater’s “Fairy Tales,” presented by area children entering grades 1-3, directed by Bridget Dick, Barbara Hall Siktberg and Stephanie Ventura. “A Year With Frog and Toad, Kids” immediately follows.

Little Theater 1 Area children entering grades 1-3 are invited to learn creative movement, singing and theater games weekday mornings from July 6-17 at Hudson High School in Little Theater. They will enact familiar fairy tales. (Another session, Little Theater 2, is offered July 20-31.)

Children's Theater “Disney’s Alice in Wonderland, Jr.” is a fast-paced stage adaptation which includes classic Disney songs like “Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah” and many madcap characters for young teens enrolled in Children’s Theater to perform. Tumble down the rabbit hole with Alice and meet the Dodo Bird, the Caterpillar and three Cheshire Cats. Children's Theater is a workshop for students entering grades 6-8. Marilee Alexander is directing. Kim Ward is musical director. Choreographer is Nick Palenchar. Assistants are Jake Lewis and Josh Lutch. Performances are Thursday, July 23 and Friday, July 24 at 7 pm at the wheelchair-accessible, air-conditioned Marlborough Middle School, 25 Union Street. Tickets are $10; $8 for seniors/students. Save $1 by ordering in advance. Groups if 10 or more are eligible for special discount rates, if ordered in advance.

Youth Theater “Grease” is the award-winning fifties musical to be performed by area teens enrolled in the Youth Theater (entering grades 9-13). It is time for pedal pushers, hair grease and bobby sox. Auditions take place during the beginning of the program. This show features roles for 9 males, 8 females and a chorus of at least 20 singers. Catchy musical numbers include: “Greased Lightnin’,” “It’s Raining on Prom Night,: and “Alone at the Drive-In Movie.” Morning rehearsals begin June 29. Director is Sarah Worrest and Jeff   Kempskie is music director. Choreographer is Amanda Ventura. Assistants are Joe Rondeau and Josh Bardier. Tickets are $12; $10 for seniors over 65 and students under 18. Save $1 by purchasing seats in advance. Group discounts are also available. Even the air-conditioning won’t cool down this hot show! “Grease” will be performed on Friday, July 31 and Saturday, August 1 at 7:30 pm.

Creative Theater Workshop For the classical theater student, a workshop on styles of drama such as ancient Greek, Italian commedia dell’arte and Shakespearean is offered afternoons July 6-August 8. Students entering grades 6-13 will have two opportunities to perform for the public in this Creative Theater Workshop - at Hudson High School Auditorium and outdoors at Wood Park, Hudson.

Technical Magic is for the student who wants to learn marketable behind-the-scenes skills. Classes will cover many aspects of design and production, from costumes and color to sets and sound, including details that are specific to working in community theater. Meeting afternoons June 29 – July 14, this workshop offers hands-on opportunities for teens to hang lights and use the sound board.

There are other workshops available, including some for later on in the summer.  Little Theater 2 for grades 1-3 is July 2-31 and  Stage Two for grades 1-6 is August 3-14.

Plan your summer and register now!