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Delaney Musgrave
plays Belle to Robby
Kocher's Beast in
"Beauty and the
Beast" at the
Academy of Arts
at Smoke Rise
Baptist Church in
Stone Mountain.

third tree from
the end. They
get good training,"
SH
AN
Hammes says.
NO
NH
ON
"Theater is a comEYC
UT TS
MITH
munity, a family, and kids
gain a lot of self-confidence from
being a part of it," Hammes says. "Not
everyone wants to be on stage. Some like the backstage
technology or want to build sets, but everyone gets that
sense of belonging and the need to support each other.
Plus, they're providing entertainment, and that feels
good."

Savannah Children's Theatre's Creative Adventures classes
cater to the youngest theater lovers (prekindergarten
through first grade).

'Really good energy'
Kelie Miley, who has worked in youth theaters
for 40 years, says she's seeing a growing movement in
youth theaters and in the variety of material written
or adapted for children. Many plays now have junior
scripts.
Miley founded the Savannah Children's Theatre
in 2004.
"Our mission is to inspire, educate and entertain
children and their families," Miley says. "Theater is good
for all kinds of kids. It brings shy ones out of their shell.
Those who usually bounce off the walls learn to find
their place, to be part of a story and to listen. Theater
grounds them."
Children often get their first theater experience
through the organization's school field-trip program.
"The students have all seen movies, but many
aren't familiar with live performance, so this is one of
the most important things we do," Miley says. "We have
about 30 different shows that are curriculum-based.
Our artists divide the kids up to play theater games,
rehearse and then perform shows for each other."
Sometimes parents will see a spark in their children that they hadn't seen before and will encourage
them to take a class or go to drama camp.
"I love working with all the kids and seeing them
grow artistically and as people," Miley says. "They won't
all be stars, and that's a learning proposition, but they
find that this is a good place to be. There's really good
energy here."
Laura Raines is a Mableton-based freelance writer.

CARMEL COWART

A few opportunities for kids to perform in Georgia
* Academy of Arts at Smoke Rise Baptist Church, Stone Mountain,
(678) 533-0562, smokerisebaptist.org/arts

* Athens Little Playhouse, Athens, (706) 521-4454,
athenslittleplayhouse.net

* The Atlanta Children's Theatre Company, Atlanta, (404) 550-1600,
atlantachildrenstheatre.com

* Georgia Ensemble Theatre Summer Camp, Roswell,
(770) 641-1260, bit.ly/getsummercamp

* Horizon Theatre Company Youth Classes and Camps, Atlanta,
(404) 523-1477, bit.ly/horizoncamps

* Little Actors' Theatre of Valdosta, Valdosta, (229) 292-4742,
littleactorstheatrevaldosta.com

* Oconee Youth Playhouse, Watkinsville, oconeeyouth@gmail.com,
EMILY CASEY

oconeeyouthplayhouse.com

* Off Broadway Children's Theatre, Alpharetta, (770) 664-2410,
offbroadwaykids.net

* On Stage Walton, Monroe, (678) 635-8597, onstagewalton.org
* Savannah Children's Theatre, Savannah, (912) 238-9015,
On Stage Walton in Monroe
holds summer drama workshops for children. This group
performed in "Back to the Fifties."

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savannahchildrenstheatre.org

* Youth Creates at 7 Stages, Atlanta, (404) 522-0911,
bit.ly/youthcreates


http://www.smokerisebaptist.org/arts http://www.athenslittleplayhouse.net http://www.atlantachildrenstheatre.com http://www.bit.ly/getsummercamp http://www.bit.ly/horizoncamps http://www.littleactorstheatrevaldosta.com http://www.oconeeyouthplayhouse.com http://offbroadwaykids.net http://www.onstagewalton.org http://www.savannahchildrenstheatre.org http://www.bit.ly/youthcreates

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