Children's Experimental Theatre
Children's Experimental Theatre was founded in 1960 by our artistic director, Marcia Gambrell Hovick, to encourage students in grades K through 12 to find and develop their own level of creative confidence through theatre. Utilizing the disciplines and techniques of the dramatic arts - speech, movement, pantomime, stage combat, period costume, dance, historical characterization, improvisation, etc. - students learn to enhance their awareness, self-esteem and the ability to work with others toward a common goal.
EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION FOR OUR SUMMER INTENSIVE
This year’s 21st Annual Summer Intensive runs June 22 through July 17, 9 am - 4 pm, Monday through Friday, ages 7 - 15. Early birds get the slots as this term’s registration is limited!! Only 20 students are allowed to register. Those registering before June 1 in full, with tuition paid in full, receive a $25 discount. Concurrently enrolled siblings and CET Conservatory students also receive discounts! For more info download forms below, or call 624-1531 and leave your name, age of your child abd phone number and we’ll get back to you immediately.
ON-LINE HANDBOOKS AND REGISTRATION PACKETS
Details about the following programs for 2009-2010 are available on-line! Follow the links below for more information. (The files are in pdf format and require Adobe Acrobat for viewing.)
Handbook
Summer Intensive 2009
Conservatory Registration Packet 2009-2010 (all students grade 1-12)
MPC forms - High School Students - Please fill out and return the appropriate MPC registration forms along with the CET forms.
Enrollment in the CET Conservatory is on a first-come basis with no auditions required. At the end of each school year, in June, each class presents a play in which every student performs. Every year, 5 to 8 different plays are presented in repertory for two weekends. These productions are free of charge and open to the public as a gift to the community.
In addition, CET students participate in a community outreach program called Traveling Troupe. Three to five casts annually tour throughout Monterey County, bringing the excitement of live performance to approximately 25,000 elementary school children. Students may begin Traveling Troupe after one season with CET. In addition to regular class, they rehearse one afternoon per week beginning in October for two to three months.
The Summer Intensive begins in late June after schools are out. One four-week session meets 5 days per week from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Masks, puppets, stage combat, costumes, scene design, lighting, dance, aikido, makeup, improvisation, speech and play writing will be taught by outstanding specialists in their fields, culminating in a demonstration for parents. Theatre field trips are included. Classes are open to young people 7-15 years. Enrollment is limited.
The Break Sessions are five-day immersions into the theatre arts of varied historical periods through the lens of the actors, artisans, directors, designers and playwrights of the times. Sessions are held Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., in fall and spring, for ages 7-17. The sessions cover all theatre sub-disciplines, from the Greeks to the Middle Ages to the Renaissance, with a format similar to the Summer Intensive.
Traveling
Troupe
is a community outreach program which began touring in 1966. Three to five
casts annually tour throughout Monterey County and bring the excitement of live
performance to approximately 25,000 elementary school children, from Moss
Landing to San Ardo, free of charge.
For a majority of these young audiences,
this is their first opportunity to experience the thrill of live performance.
Traveling Troupe visits county schools during the school day. Children work in multiple casts and have the chance to perform once monthly in the spring, January through May. Traveling Troupe performers meet early on touring days and perform 3 to 5 shows for participating elementary schools in Monterey County. If you are an educator and would like to schedule a performance of Traveling Troupe next season, please contact us.
