June 19, 2013
WEDNESDAY
“We’re teaching them what makes a play work,” B7
—Taylor Fornwald
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Taylor Fornwald (left) and Adrienne Dechief provided drama workshops in Estevan and area schools as part of the Souris Valley Theatre’s outreach project.
Theatrical duo making the rounds of local schools The Souris Valley Theatre is certainly reaching out into ages of eight and 12. “It’s a variety show, so that’s what we want,” said the community this spring and summer, stretching out from Camp No. 3 begins July 22 and concludes July 26, and Dechief. the wings, so to speak to provide more exposure to what that is a musical theatre week for young people between The two young women have been hired by the board they can offer now that the theatre has recovered from the the ages of 12 and 16. of directors of the Souris Valley Theatre and besides being devastation wreaked by the floods of 2011. “These are one-week camps and all participants will engaged in the school workshops that come to a conclusion The flood wiped out the theatre season literally and have a play to be developed while they’re at the camp and this week with the impending closure of the school year, figuratively in 2011 and 2012, with 2011 becoming the each will end with a Friday afternoon performance for they are part of the camp program as well as being involved recovery season while 2012 served as the rebuilding year family and friends,” said Fornwald. in the Souris Valley Theatre’s three summer productions for the actual theatre facility in the valley itself and its A fourth camp will begin Aug. 12 and will continue that began last Thursday evening. support structures. “We’re doing backstage work, all This year, two aspiring teachers/ackinds of jobs … learning about lighttors have been making their way through a ing, Taylor will be on the lights for the number of schools in southeast SaskatchPatsy Cline show,” said Dechief. “We’re ewan delivering two to four-day theatrical painting, working concessions, finding workshops, engaging the students in fine arts volunteers, running errands … whatever options while spreading the word about the needs to be done, we’ll be doing it,” upcoming theatrical workshops during the Dechief added with a smile. summer vacation period. The school workshops have been an “We’re getting the word out about the added bonus for the two since they learn camps as well as the Souris Valley Theatre more about themselves as well as their and its productions,” said Adrienne Dechief, young charges. one of the two workshop presenters. The other “We’ve been teaching kids of member of the acting and teaching duo is all ages … kindergarten to Grade 11. Taylor Fornwald, who will be heading back We’ve been to Weldon School (Biento the University of Lethbridge this fall to fait), Pleasantdale, Westview, Hillcrest, work toward a degree in theatre education, a Spruce Ridge, Lampman, Arcola and five-year program. Carlyle for both elementary and high Dechief, a student at the University of school there. We’re picking up skills in Regina, just completed her third year in music classroom management and strategies education/elementary arts, a four-year course. while having the students focus on four Both young women expect to pursue a major things, and those are movement, career in education so they see their schoolcharacter development, play structure based workshops as an excellent opportunity and voice,” said Fornwald. to not only provide skills to young charges, “We’re teaching them what makes but to also learn more about themselves and Taylor Fornwald (left) and Adrienne Dechief lead a group of senior Spruce Ridge a play work,” she added. students through an active drama workout. their future teaching careers. “It’s about the three C’s: collabora“We’re finding out what age groups we tion, communication and creativity,” prefer to work with, learning class management skills … through to Aug. 16, and it will be open to young people Dechief said. things like that,” said Dechief. between the ages of 10 and 16. This camp will have a “It’s a great summer job. It helps bring out the kid in The two will be fully involved in the summer theatrical twist to it though, since various skills will be tested and us,” said Fornwald. camps beginning on July 8 at the theatre. The first camp explored with the Friday performance being a vaudeville “We’ve run into different kids with different ideas aimed at youngsters ages five to seven will go through to show. It will embrace anyone in the community who cares from one school to the next,” said Dechief. That has made July 12. to come forward and show off their skills in whatever it a very interesting time for them. The second camp begins July 15 and continues through discipline they choose whether it be dance, illusion tricks, For budding thespians and educators, there couldn’t to July 19 and that will be for young people between the gymnastics and so on. be a better summer gig.
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