Oct. 17, 2024

WHAT:              
A morning workshop led by San Antonio ISD theatre students with hands-on, visual learning opportunities, including gore makeup - just in time for Halloween
 
WHO:                
Elise Lopez, SAISD Theatre Arts Coordinator
35 SAISD Theatre Leadership Committee Students
More than 70 Middle School Students
                                           
WHEN:             
Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
The workshop is offering hands-on and very visual sessions, including:
• Basic Costume Design, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
• Makeup Basics and Prop Making, both 10:05 to 10:35 a.m.
• Masks and Puppets, 10:40 to 11:10 a.m.
• Gore Makeup and Stage Construction, both 11:50 a.m. to 12:20 p.m.

WHERE:           
Jefferson High School, 723 Donaldson Ave. (Parking available by football field)           
 
MORE:              
Students in the Theatre Leadership Committee in SAISD are leading a mini Día Del Teatro conference. Representatives from theatre programs at each district high school comprise the group, which is offering the conference to San Antonio ISD middle and high school students interested in theatre.
 
“Students are 100 times more likely to invest in a program and understand a concept when taught by a peer,” district theatre coordinator Elise Lopez said. “Students who teach know the material on a cellular level, which allows them to develop communication, confidence, and ownership of material. This type of experience creates powerful leaders who want to share their knowledge, experiences, and joy of theatre with others.”  
 
Each class will be facilitated by a district theatre teacher with student teachers leading the class, allowing attendees to learn from their peers and student leaders to deepen their knowledge base while developing leadership and communication skills.