Christmas has come early to the participants of the Ryan Centre Youth Theatre who are working hard through their current school break devising a piece of theatre that they will perform at the Castle Square, Stranraer on Wednesday 21 December as part of the Christmas celebrations. The workshops are being led by Mona Keeling, freelance Drama Artist who is a regular tutor at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (formerly RSAMD) and Music Specialist Ross Ramsay. Mona will encourage the groups to develop text, music and movement from ideas and themes explored during the workshop sessions. Throughout the project the participants will be given the opportunity to learn and develop devising and performance skills, contribute ideas and work as a team. The performance will reflect on how we celebrate Christmas and what is truly important to us at that time of year.
Mona said ‘I have been working with the group on and off for two years now, during this time I have seen the group grow and mature into young theatre makers. I am always impressed with their ability to express their own thoughts and feelings through performance.’
Sarah, a member of the Youth Theatre said “I come to youth theatre because its fun, you can make some good friends. It has also given me a lot of confidence to speak out in a group and by myself and also to take part in new things. We have done a few shows in different places in the theatre, outdoors and in the local museum most of these performances we have written our own material instead of working from a script, its good because we get to have some input and create our own text and movement, Mona guides us along the way. It gives you real joy to perform your own work”
Look out for progress reports and performance details.
