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Step into the Spotlight and Start Your Journey With Us

Get ready for a world of excitement and fun with the Masque's very own Youth Theatre Club! 

We've created a youth theatre club for ages 8-16, cultivating creativity, and instilling theatre etiquette in the next generation. The club is packed with awesome opportunities that will ignite your imagination and increase your love for the performing arts.

Our Youth Theatre Club is lively, challenging, educational, and, most importantly, a blast!

Youth Theatre Club Membership includes:

  • Newsletters with curated content, audition notices and notices for upcoming children's shows in and around Cape Town

  • 5% discount on all kids' tickets to all children's shows at the Masque

  • Supervised informal and fun hangouts at the Masque

As a Youth Theatre Club member, you will also enjoy informal, supervised hangouts at the theatre. These gatherings are designed to be led by the children, providing them with an opportunity to explore and develop a wide range of theatre skills, which may include:

 

  • Movement

  • Storytelling

  • Clowning around

  • Trust and team-building

  • Voice and communication

The aims of our hangouts are to:

Build confidence, have fun, and make new friends

Inspire young people to engage in theatre and the arts

Enable young people to explore their creativity and imagination

Sign up now and let your child's creativity bloom at the Masque! 🎭

🎭 Discover the Magic of Theatre with the Curtain Up Club!

Join us as two powerhouse institutions, the Masque and Spotlight Youth Theatre, embark on a journey where the magic of theatre meets the limitless imagination of young minds! 

The Curtain Up Club, our drama classes for 8-16 year olds, gives young people a chance to work in a professional theatre environment, learn new skills, and develop as theatre makers.

Working with highly experienced theatre practitioners, young people will develop their drama skills through games, imaginative play, role play, and storytelling. Each week, young people will be encouraged to expand their self-confidence, communication ability, and teamwork skills.

Our weekly drama classes include:

  • Fun and energising warm-up games

  • Voice work

  • Acting and ensemble movement

  • Trust and team-building exercises

Every year, Curtain Up Club members will have the opportunity to audition for a part in Spotlight Youth Theatre's annual production. Curtain Up Club runs each week during term time, with all groups meeting on Monday afternoons.

Led by drama mavens Melanie O'Connor Horn and Deborah Gildenhuys, our program offers more than just acting lessons—it's an exploration of theatre's inner workings and a journey towards self-expression. At the Masque's historic venue in Muizenberg, young performers will thrive in a supportive environment where their talents shine.

Details:

 

  • Classes: 8 classes per term, on a Monday afternoon

  • Age Groups: 8-10, 11-13, and 14-16

  • Fees: R750 per term, once off sign up fee of R50

  • Enrolments Open: 1 July

  • Supporting Community Theatre: A portion of proceeds from Curtain Up Club supports the Masque Theatre, keeping community theatre alive for future generations.

  • Showcase: Parents are invited to watch a showcase of children's learnings

  • Auditions: Students have the opportunity to audition for Spotlight Theatre's annual youth production

Don't miss this chance to empower your child through drama— sign up today!

A reminder that Masque adult members receive 5% discount per term on all Curtain Up Club subscriptions. Sign up to become a member HERE.

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