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ARTS NORTH STATE PARENT FAMILY RESOURCE GUIDE FALL/WINTER 2024/2025
Not Your Garden Variety Theatre Company; Chico. Geared for children and teens with autism, a 6-wk summer program helping ages 4-17 learn new ways to express and interpret emotions, build friendships and strengthen group participation skills. littleredhen.org/ pages/lifespan-center. 2418 Cohasset Rd, Suite 150. (530)897-0900.
StageCoach Youth Theater at Theatre on The Ridge; Paradise. Ages 7-14. Students explore the creative process in a theater arts program offered by The-
atre on the Ridge, the oldest California community theater north of Sacramento. Basic and advanced classes build skills in acting, music and dance while promoting self-expression and collaboration. totr. org. 3735 Neal Rd. (530)877-5760.
SHASTA COUNTY
Axiom Repertory Theatre; Redding. Chil- dren’s Summer Program. axreptheatre.com. 2613 Bechelli Lane. boxoffice@axreptheatre. com. (530)605-0500.
Redding Performing Arts Center; Redding. Offers semester-long theater programs for a variety of age groups, kindergarten through high school. Courses
are designed for beginners and experienced young actors. Fosters a nurturing and supportive classroom environment where students are asked to take risks and step outside their comfort zones. Improvisation, audition technique and beginning scene work are used to expand students’ acting and character development skills. Through rehearsal and performance of plays and musicals, students establish their own work within the larger framework of storytelling and develop skills to tell stories that are meaningful, connected and worth telling. This experience and exposure to storytelling through theater is designed to foster a life- long appreciation for the arts, and develop life skills that extend beyond the classroom. reddingpac.com. reddingpac.com. 3274 & 3266 Bechelli Ln. (530)276-8283.
Riverfront Playhouse; Redding. A venue for children to participate in all aspects of live theater from set-building to produc- tion, stage crew and the tech booth, while working with veteran actors and directors. Provides scholarships to graduating high school seniors pursuing theater in college. riverfrontplayhouse.net. 1950 California Street. info@riverfrontplayhouse.net. (530)221-1028.
The Redding Arts Project - School of Theatre and Dance; Redding. Offers
performing arts education in theater (including a summer theater academy) and dance disciplines, including musical theater, ballet, tap, modern, contempo- rary, hip-hop, jazz and folk. Official training school of Redding City Ballet and Redding Theatre Company. All levels and ages. TheReddingArtsProject.com. 1726 Market St., Redding. (530)245-1019.
SISKIYOU COUNTY
Kenneth W. Ford Theatre; Weed. The COS Theatre program is dedicated to the advancement of the theater arts, through traditional study and performance, and to the development of new theatrical ventures. We prepare students for further study and for an ever-changing profes- sion. siskiyous.edu/theatre. College of the Siskiyous; 800 College Ave. theatre@ siskiyous.edu. (530)938-5206.
Shasta Studios & Mount Shasta Children’s Theatre; Mount Shasta. All ages. A professional academy for music, dance and children’s theater. Voice les- sons, children’s theater classes, summer camp and performance opportunities. shastastudios.net. 108 Old McCloud Rd. (530)235-6222.
YOUTH MUSIC
BUTTE COUNTY
Butte Music Teachers Association of Cal- ifornia (MTAC) Youth Orchestra; Chico. Conducted by Yoshie Muratani, meets for rehearsals weekly on Thursdays at Bidwell Presbyterian Church, 131 W. 1st Street, Downtown Chico, from 6-8pm. Registra- tion is open to all winds, brass and strings. buttemtac.org. (530) 345-4031.
SHASTA COUNTY
Shasta College Concert Orchestra; Red- ding. Students gain the opportunity to perform in a quality orchestral setting and may earn college credit prior to gradu- ating from high school. Provides musical training and enriching musical experienc- es to intermediate and advanced level mu- sicians of all ages throughout the region. An audition is required for placement. For more information about joining, please contact the music director, Dr. Jeff Specht (jspecht@shastacollege.edu). shastacol- lege.edu/academics/programs/music/ concert-orchestra. 530-242-7500.
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