The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

kids' activities by Peggy Stortz DRAMAWORKS: Journey to Creativity T h e f o u n d a t i o n o f the D R A M A W O R K S ' p h i l o s o p h y is a belief that participating in t h e arts as a child p r o vides a necessary s o u r c e o f e n r i c h m e n t for the adult years. "It's h a r d t o m e a s u r e t h e progress o f d r a m a because s o m u c h happens w i t h i n -- i m a g i n a t i o n , c o n c e n t r a t i o n , a w a r e n e s s , c o n f i d e n c e , " claims Riach. " W e also e n c o u r a g e respect, t e a m w o r k , and o p e n n e s s t o n e w ideas." Peggy Stortz is a West Vancouver writer and entertainer. She has been "The learning recommended assistance teacher an instructor at DRAMAWORKS four years. for DRAMAWORKS is in partnership It is the supreme a teacher act of to with the West Vancouver Parks and Recreation classes:July Department 6-18 (10-12 Summer years), July f y o u travel along K e i t h R o a d , east o f T a y l o r W a y , y o u will happen u p o n a magical place in t h e h e a r t o f the N o r t h S h o r e . S u r r o u n d e d by lush t r e e s and c o l o u r f u l g a r d e n s , K l e e W y c k is h o m e t o D R A M A W O R K S . a d y n a m i c t h e a t r e arts s c h o o l f o r c h i l d r e n f o u n d e d and o p e r a t e d by Jennifer R i a c h . T h e estate o n c e b e l o n g e d t o D o c t o r Ethlyn Trapp w h o n a m e d it after h e r f r i e n d Emily C a r r . K l e e W y c k ( T h e Laughing O n e ) was C a r r ' s N a t i v e n i c k n a m e . A n d laugh w e d o a t D R A M A W O R K S . 2 0 - A u g u s t / ( 7 - 9 years) August 4-15 24-28 (13-16 years), and August information now awaken joy in creative sion and knowledge. --Albert Einstein. expres- (4-6 years). For please call 925-7260 at 925-7270. 0 or register DRAMAWORKS overcome to help my daughter "It's just too much a family because fun...[it's] like everybody's difference and a fight some of her challenges. I have watched my daughter's talents She's friendly. The only between family and selfconfidence flourish. DRAMAWORKS even sung at the Ford Theatre for the Performing --Elizabeth Arts." Austin, parent is that we never Really, it's too good to be true." --Rachel Aberle, teen student D R A M A W O R K S offers classes t h r o u g h o u t the s c h o o l year, b u t K l e e Riach a n d h e r staff guide t h e c h i l d r e n t h r o u g h a v a r i e t y o f creative e x p e r i e n c e s w h i c h i n c o r p o r a t e acting skills, s c r i p t d e v e l o p m e n t , d a n c e , m u s i c , p r o p c o n s t r u c t i o n , and visual arts. " W e strive t o find t h e balance b e t w e e n discipline and, delight. W e w a n t each child t o d e v e l o p his o r h e r o w n unique artistic e x p r e s s i o n , " says Riach. " M o r e than anything, w e w a n t D R A M A W O R K S t o be a positive and meaningful e x p e r i e n c e . " W y c k really c o m e s t o life d u r i n g t h e s u m m e r w h e n " s c h o o l " is in s e s s i o n f r o m 9 am t o 3 p m w e e k d a y s ( w i t h p r e sentations o n t h e s e c o n d Saturday). T h e s e p r o g r a m s are based o n a p a r t i c u lar t h e m e , f o r e x a m p l e M e d i e v a l T i m e s , A n c i e n t G r e e c e , o r First N a t i o n s . T h i s s u m m e r , t h e c h i l d r e n will be travelling (in their imaginations) t o ancient Egypt, a s o c i e t y r i c h in story, art, and mystique. A l t h o u g h t h e main o b j e c t i v e o f D R A M A W O R K S is t o teach p e r f o r m i n g and visual arts t e c h n i q u e s , the c h i l d r e n "My son was a during DRAMAWORKS his high school interesting university, to have to can't help b u t attain a d e e p e r u n d e r standing and a p p r e c i a t i o n f o r o t h e r c u l t u r e s and h i s t o r i c a l p e r i o d s . D R A M A W O R K S is m o v i n g i n t o its eighth year this s u m m e r . Riach a t t r i b utes m u c h o f the s c h o o l ' s success t o t h e creative i n s t r u c t o r s she has attracted t o her school. "I have been attending DRAMAWORKS for six P h o t o C o u r t e s y of the N o r t h Shore N e w s . Scene from the summer Margot Bower. 1 9 9 7 production of D e m e t e r and a n d P e r s e p h o n e starring Liz Rudolph, Avi Goldberg, student years and found it and exciting. Now, at he finds his training been of pivotal the development ity." --Maggie years....! have yet to find a better Even McCarter Theatre program. New importance of his in Princeton, creativ- Jersey, can't compare instructors." to the DRAMAWORKS Pappas, parent --Liz Rudolph, teen student