These workshops will be held in person at Clason’s Point Library. Attendance at all sessions is highly encouraged. If you need large print material, please email [email protected]

Join us for curated artistic workshops designed to spark the creative process. Teaching Artists, Kadeem Harris and Leah Reddy will guide participants in creating their own piece of original theatre while incorporating career development and public speaking skills in telling stories with words, movements, and soundscapes. Through the exploration of theatre games, improvisation techniques, playwriting, and technical theatre elements such as costume and set design, participants will dive into ensemble building and creating their own original piece of theatre.

We will be kicking off this exciting program with theatre games centered around Roundabout’s production of Primary Trust, where participants will recreate scenes from this story of friendship, hope, and healing through the community. In the following inter-generational workshops (all ages welcome), participants will collaborate to create their own 10-minute plays exploring various playwriting techniques which will culminate in an original theatrical production in the summer. Free tickets to see Roundabout shows will be available, please see Library staff for more information.

Join us as we explore the universal themes of honoring our stories, identity, and the power of connection through community.

In-person workshop dates:

• Thursday, June 8 from 3:30-4:30 PM
• Monday, June 12 from 3:30-4:30 PM
• Thursday, June 15 from 3:30-4:30 PM
• Thursday, June 22 from 3:30-5 PM (Monday, June 19 session off due to the Juneteenth holiday)
• Thursday, June 29 from 3:30-5 PM (Monday, June 26 session off)
• Monday, July 10 from 3:30-5 PM (July 4 holiday weekend off)
• Thursday, July 13 from 3:30-5 PM
• Monday, July 17 from 3:30-5 PM
• Thursday, July 20 from 3:30-5 PM
• Monday, July 24 from 3:30-5 PM
• Thursday, July 27 from 3:30-6 PM (Week of the communal sharing)

Primary Trust Meet Kenneth is a 38-year-old man living in a small town outside of Rochester, New York. For 15 years his life has been exactly the same: he worked at the bookstore during the day and enjoyed mai-tais with his friend Bert at night. However, when the bookstore owner closes the shop, it forces Kenneth to make changes and push past his comfort zone — sometimes that means making new friends and sometimes that means reconciling with the past.

Roundabout Theatre Company celebrates the power of theatre by spotlighting classics from the past, cultivating new works of the present, and educating minds for the future. A not-for-profit company, Roundabout fulfills that mission by producing familiar and lesser-known plays and musicals; discovering and supporting talented playwrights; reducing the barriers that can inhibit theatergoing; collaborating with a diverse team of artists; building educational experiences; and archiving over five decades of production history. Learn more about Roundabout Theatre Company.

Teaching artists’ bios

Kadeem Ali Harris (he/him) is an actor/director/producer from the Bronx, New York. He was most recently seen at Omari in PIPELINE at the Cleveland Playhouse. Kadeem has acted regionally at the American Conservatory Theater, Berkeley Rep, Cal Shakes, and Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati. Kadeem is a recent graduate of the American Conservatory Theater’s MFA program in Acting as well as the Tisch School of the Arts for Drama. He has produced the 2016 Bay Area Artist Festival with the premiere of Obie Award winner Aleshea Harris’ play CRACK. RUMBLE. FLY. Kadeem is currently working on reinstating his devised piece BLACK MASCULINITY and his one-person show LEGACY about the life and journey of his father and the foster care system. Kadeem is a committed teaching artist who has taught in New York City, Cincinnati, and the Bay Area and is the recipient of the Bratt Family Diversity Scholarship and the Litfin Scholarship. You can see him on the upcoming Amazon Prime series “Harlem” starring Megan Good.

Leah Reddy (she/her) Leah Reddy is a New York-based director/dramaturg, writer, and video editor/producer with roots on the west side of Cincinnati, Ohio. Recent directing work includes What of the Night at NYU Tisch/Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. My favorite work includes producing Justice for Sergio, a documentary play and podcast.

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