THEATER EDUCATION ALL YEAR LONG
The Ross Ragland Theater is excited to provide another year of Theater classes and Rag Tag Children’s Choir.
The classes are filled with music, movement, theater games, and socially engaging activities intended to establish and strengthen skills used in life and the performing arts.
We offer a multi class discount whether multiple students from the same family or the same student taking multiple classes. Please note that in the registration process.
Scholarships are available for most classes.
OUR PROGRAMS
Registration for Winter Session is Open Now!!
DRAMA & ART CLASSES for Winter 2025
Registration is Open Now!
Visual ART: Drawing From Nature
Class Runs: Tuesdays, January 7-February 25, 2025
Times: 4:00pm-5:00pm Grades: 4-6
Showcase Gallery: Saturday, March 1
In this class, students will learn how to draw different aspects of nature. Then they will take that knowledge and learn how to put the elements together to make their very own nature scene.
Instructor: Mattea Loew
Cost: $100, all supplies included; multi-class discount available
All Things Tech
Class Runs: Tuesdays, January 7-February 25, 2025
Times: 4:00pm-5:00pm Grades: 8-12
Showcase: Saturday, March 1st
Calling all “techies”! This course is all about building familiarity with technical theater processes. With weekly courses exploring lighting design, sound reinforcement, set building, and many other areas of expertise that are all crucial in how a production is put on. Whether you’re coming from an acting background or technical perspective, this course will help you navigate the technical magic that happens behind the curtain.
Instructors: Clinton McKeehan-Woodhams & Andrew Sparkes
Cost: $90; multi class discount available
Dramatic Interpretation: Improv for Actors
Class Runs: Tuesdays, January 7-February 25, 2025
Times: 5:00pm-6:00pm Grades: 4-8
Showcase: Saturday, March 1
Join Aria Sha in the always entertaining art of improvisation. Learn to think on your feet, get creative, and turn your originality into a captivating performance. We’ll play and master improv games and then perform them in our showcase. Whether new to improv acting or already know it, students will love to learn this skill as it helps to develop their theater skills for future auditions, acting and more!
Instructor: Aria Sha
Cost: $90, multi-class discount available
Visual Art: Mixed Media Art
Class Runs: Tuesdays, January 7 – February 25
Times: 5:00pm – 6:00pm Grades 1-3
For our developing visual artists! An introduction to drawing and shading with pencil, and mixed media art. We will learn basic drawing skills like shading, blending, perspective, and more. There will also be mixed media elements like watercolor.
Instructor: Kristalyn Hayes
Cost: $100; supply cost included; multi class discount available
Charcoal Drawing Class
Class Runs: Tuesdays, January 7-February 25, 2025
Times: 4:00pm-5:00pm Grades: 7-12
Showcase: Saturday, March 1
In this class, students will learn to use different drawing mediums including drawing pencils, blending sticks, charcoal, and chalk pastel. We will focus on learning about value and shading techniques to draw 3D objects, forms, and still-lives. We will be learning about the elements of art like line, value, and perspective.
Instructor: Kristalyn Hayes
Cost: $100; supply cost included; multi-class discount available
MUSIC CLASSES for Winter 2025
Ukulele Class
Class Runs: Mondays, January 6-February 24, 2025
Times: 4:00pm-5:00pm Grades 3-6
Tech Rehearsal: TBD
Showcase: Saturday, March 1st
Calling All Young Musicians! Ready to take your ukulele playing to the next level? This class will provide that next level of instruction helping to take them from “beginner,” and expanding on what they have already learned, adding in minor chords. They will learn to play additional songs.
**Ukulele provided, if needed**
Instructor: Kelsey Rowles
Cost: $90, multi class discount available
Little Rockstars for Grades K-3
Class Runs: Tuesdays, January 7 – February 25
Times: 4:00pm – 5:00pm
Tech Rehearsal: TBD
Showcase: Saturday, March 1, 2025
For our littlest rockers, this beginning music class will focus on rhythm, beat, music theory and more while introducing our young musicians to various instruments, especially percussion.
Instructor: Kelsey Rowles
Cost: $90, multi class discount available
Musical Theater
Class Runs: Tuesdays, Januray 7-February 25, 2025
Times: 5:00pm-6:00pm Grades: 7-12
Showcase: Saturday, March 1st
There are many aspects of Musical Theater – dance, acting, singing and more – this class will focus on musical theater singing and bringing those songs to life as well as working on your vocal abilities to sing and bring your character to life! Taking songs from a variety of musicals from Shrek to Lion King to Wicked and Little Shop of Horrors, Kelsey will help students to develop their skill in this 8-week class.
Instructor: Kelsey Rowles
Cost: $90, multi class discount available
Rag Tag Children’s Choir
Join us for our Spring Concert on Wednesday, April 16, 2025 @6pm
RagTag-A-Long Choir
Grades 1-3 Mondays, January 20, 2025 – April 14 from 4:00-4:45 pm
RagTag Choir
Grades 4-6 Mondays, January 20, 2025 – April 14 from 5:00-6:00 pm
Special Tech Rehearsal: Wednesday, April 9 from 4pm – 6pm, both choirs
Explore the wonderful world of choral music. Learn vocal techniques, music appreciation, and participate in a high energy performance on the Ragland stage.
Concert: Wednesday, April 16 at 6pm
Instructor: Danielle Harmon
Cost: $120, multi student/class discount available
Mexican Cultural Program
Rayo del Sol
This is an introduction to Mexican Culture and Traditional Dance. Students will learn through activities, games, songs, and crafts!
Ages: 5yrs – 8yrs
Starting Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Showcase: Saturday, March 1
Una introducción a la cultura y danza tradicional mexicana. ¡Los estudiantes aprenderán a través de actividades, juegos, canciones y manualidades!
COMIENZA EL 8 DE ENERO
EDADES 5-8 años.
Miércoles, 4-5 pm
Los Heroes de la Tradicion
A further introduction to Mexican Culture and Traditional Dance. Students will learn through music and crafts and begin learning the basic steps of folklorico dance!
Ages: 9yrs – 12yrs
Wednesdays from 5pm – 6pm Starting January 8
Showcase: Saturday, March 1
Una introducción más a la cultura y danza tradicional mexicana. ¡Los estudiantes aprenderán a través de la música y las manualidades y comenzarán a aprender los pasos básicos de la danza Folklorica!
COMIENZA EL 8 DE ENERO
EDADES 9-12 años
Miércoles, 5-6 pm
Ballet Folklorico de Klamath Falls
Experience Mexican Culture through learning traditional Folklorico dance! The group will also have opportunities for performances and cultural celebrations throughout the year.
A practice scarf is needed. Please indicate in registration if you need one. It is an additional $40 at this time. It will be yours to keep for future events and classes.
Ages 13 – Adults
Wednesdays from 6:30pm – 8pm starting January 8
Showcase: Saturday, March 1
¡Experimente la cultura mexicana aprendiendo danza Folklorica tradicional! El grupo también tendrá oportunidades para presentaciones y celebraciones culturales durante todo el año.
COMIENZA EL 8 DE ENERO
EDADES 13-ADULTOS
Miércoles, 6:30-8 pm
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MEET OUR INSTRUCTORS
For Afterschool Classes
Aria Sha
Drama Instructor
Aria Sha developed her passion for theater at the age of 7 when she participated in her first play at the Linkville Playhouse. She hopes to inspire that same spark for the stage in others by teaching this year’s after-school improv class. Other than theater, she enjoys being active and creative.
Danielle Harmon
Rag Tag Choir Instructor
Dani Harmon is a long time lover of music, theater, and the arts. She grew up performing on the Ragland stage in countless children’s productions and moved on to community theater as an adult. After years of high school choirs, she then performed with a university choir at Brigham Young University. After returning back to the Klamath basin, she trained for years with Katie Harman (Miss America 2002). She has recently brought back the Rag Tag Children’s Choirs and hopes to cultivate a love of music in her students, as well as provide them with a solid foundation in proper vocal technique.
Tara Earp
Drama Instructor
Tara Webster has been in education for 17 years. She has also done theater since High School and most recently has been a part of the last two Ross Ragland community theatre shows. She enjoys bringing theatre to life in the classroom and is very excited to join her two passions theater and teaching for the after-school programs.
Lisa Lane and Erin Barker
Drama Instructor
Lisa Lane and Erin Barker were taught by Joyce Davis-Smith, a protégé of Stella Alder, who trained under the father of Method Acting, Stanislovsky. They spent much of their early childhood and teenage years in the Hollywood scene, taking multiple acting classes and workshops. They were represented by the Natalie Rossen agency, who also represented child stars such as Christina Applegate, Brian Bonsall, and Macaulay Culkin.
