Workshops
Monkey Baa offers a variety of theatre workshops for young people aged 4 to 18 years.
All workshops are flexible and tailored to the needs of students. Generally a workshop runs for approximately one hour with a maximum of 30 participants.
Monkey Baa requires a teacher be present throughout all workshops.
For bookings or further information on workshops please email us info@monkeybaa.com.au or call 02 9351 7938
Page to Stage Workshop
Where books are brought to life through drama games, improvisation, tableaux and the exploration of text.
How do you take a story and adapt it for the stage? Can a piece of poetry be turned into a performance? What are the qualities that make a good play?
The exercises and games in this workshop will encourage teamwork, communication and enhance participants' creativity and problem solving skills.
Working with a piece of text, Monkey Baa will introduce the adaptation process. Good drama and good writing begins with a good story. Through the workshopping of the text, themes will be explored, dialogue will be formed and dramatic action will be created.
For younger participants the creation of scenes from picture stories will be explored through improvisation, movement and basic drama games.
These workshops are tailored for the following age ranges: 5-7, 8-10, 10-12, 12-14, 15-17
Maximum participants: 30
Play Building Workshop
Introducing young people to the foundations of play building, where a scene or a short play is created by using tableaux, found objects, pictures, sentences, or from participant's own stories.
The Play Building workshop aims to foster creativity and encourage students to collaboratively investigate and build upon each others ideas in the creation and performance of a scene or a short play.
Play Building teaches young people to focus, concentrate, to use body, voice and imagination. Drama games, improvisation, team work and trust exercises will be utilized to encourage participants to invent, have fun and take creative risks.
Students will learn the basics of story telling and the structures that make up a play: Conflict, dialogue, character, plot, setting and resolution.
These workshops are tailored for the following age ranges: 5-7, 8-10, 10-12, 12-14, 15-17
Maximum participants: 30
Infants' Workshop
Participants will be delighted with this magical exploration of drama through games, storytelling and fairytales. Engaging their imaginations, students will be introduced to the elements of drama through play. The workshop focuses on basic movement skills, characterization, sensory and rhythm exercises. Combining these elements students will create tableaux from the themes explored throughout the workshop.
Full of magical mayhem and fun!
Most suitable for ages 4-6
Maximum participants: 30
Show Related Workshops
Bring the magic of Monkey Baa to your school with a workshop based on a Monkey Baa production. Explore the play's themes and production elements such as music, movement and adaptation. Please see website for current production. Workshop availability is dependent on touring schedule.
Age suitability dependant on production.
Maximum participants: 30
Feedback from Monkey Baa's 2006 workshops
Great communication skill-building exercises, it was great to see the majority of students engaged and enjoying the experience.
A.C. Teacher at Menindee Central School
(years 3-4)
Students benefit from the confidence building that comes from working as a group and doing fun co-operative, playful things.
S.W. Teacher at Menindee Central School
(High School)
It was more than I expected. Great length, so much fun that the time flew.
S.W. Teacher Wilcannia Central School (K-2)
Yes I did enjoy it. There was nothing that was boring. I like the pattern throwing.
Kiah - Wentworth Public (5-6)
Yes, I did enjoy the activities, I thought the chair game and the ball game were the best.
Keely - Wentworth Public School (5-6)