Summer culminates with Acting Technique and Mindset Bootcamps!
SILVER CITY, NEW MEXICO, July, 2024— "Acting Classes and Growth Mindset exercises fit together like a hand in glove", says TheActrix Studio Founder, Wendy Spurgeon. "Just a few weeks ago, a group of 14 young students participated in in a series of short musical theatre, improv, and comedy workshops, with some SEL mixed in. Drama classrooms are a natural environment for SEL (Social and Emotional Learning). Every day we see the positive impacts drama has on children's social, cognitive, physical, and emotional development. As drama teachers, we tend to incorporate elements of SEL without even thinking about it. In this summer series, we did it on purpose!"  Spurgeon, with fellow instructors Hallie Harris, Ana Trinidad, and teaching assistants, Faith Pellegrino and Siobhan Pyper combined forces to offer a full summer schedule of Mindset, SEL (Social Emotional Learning), and Drama classes.
July 15-19, classes will resume at The Hearth, 1915 N. Swan St. A morning drama camp "The Secret Garden" is now enrolling for ages 6-11. Students will explore the strange and fascinating world of nature in this lively series of drama lessons, create their own characters based on exotic plants, rehearse and perform two short plays, "The Selfish Giant," by Oscar Wilde, and "La Mariposa," an original script based on a Spanish folktale.
After lunch, students 12 and up will enjoy Shakespeare for Kids with returning instructor, Ana Trinidad. "Students will enjoy this exciting look into the drama, action and fun language of the English language's most-produced playwright," says Trinidad.
Trinidad will continue July 22-26 with Acting Technique Bootcamp mornings, introducing acting tools for young people to practice self-expression, relaxation, critical thinking and text analysis. In the afternoons, she follows on to a Shakespeare for Teens camp ages 14 and up . Trinidad is a graduate of Circle in the Square Theatre School and worked as a Teaching Artist with NYC and L.A. schools.
As the summer season begins to close, a special series of Back-to-School Mindset Bootcamps are available for all grade levels from July 28-August 2. Â Led by Spurgeon, a certified Adventures in Wisdom Coach since 2021, these lessons are designed to help kids prepare for real-life situations. "Developing strong self-esteem and confidence, taking enthusiastic self-responsibility for their routine, school, and chores, and managing change as an opportunity, even if they're nervous," says Spurgeon, "these are skills that will serve them their whole lives."
Enrollment is now open at https://theactrix.studio/home
TheActrix Studio is a Limited Liability Company dedicated to serving Youth and Families through school break camps, after school and weekend play-shops, and 1:1 Growth Mindset Coaching.
If you would like more information about this topic, please call Wendy Spurgeon at (575)297-7851, or email
