The perfect avenue for young theatrical talent

Ever so often we wonder about selective and correct avenues where our children can be educated and be able to discover and develop their theatrical skills and we are at loss as to where to send them.

In many cases we end up giving up in frustration and thus allowing excellent young talent to go wasted.
Ponder no more my good parents, because talented award winning local actress, Simone Dowding has come to the rescue with an initiative specially designed to unleash the theatrical skills of your young ones and to take them certainly to the next level in their aspirations.
Each year Dowding conducts her annual Children’s Drama Workshop for participants of ages 6 to 19. This initiative is used as a forum to search, discover and develop the natural drama skills of students to prepare them for bigger and even international stages.
It also serves as a positive space created where children can be taught the basic disciplines of drama which includes Acting, Directing, Play Writing, Costume and Stage Management, Choreography Techniques, amongst other related concepts.
At this venture students are made to create their own story line which is later scripted into a play for workshop production.
Her exploits have seen the making of ‘Emerged 3’ which is an award winning children’s’ group that won Best Theatre Production this year at the Theatre Guild Awards Ceremony.
At the workshop students are also involved in poetry, dance and short plays.
This year the workshop has created five short plays with the centerpiece being, ‘Sliding Floors’ directed by Dequan Allen (guided by Dowding) the assistant director of this piece is Hannah Walters.
The annual workshop has been supported by Guyana’s First Lady, Madamme Deolatchmie Ramotar, Habitat for Humanity, Car Care Plus, Lambert’s Electrical, Capital News, NALICO/NAFICO, and Guyenterprise. Dowding however welcome the support of other corporate entities or individuals as she sets about to further enhance the initiative.
Ms. Dowding can be contacted on telephone number 685-0743.

(By Alex Wayne)