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arts programs by Maureen Curtis Summertime and the Kids Want Arts! T V casting d i r e c t o r M a n d y p r e s e n t e d Romeo and Juliet Now and Then, and Joseph. T h i s class is a handy opportunity Milicevic will give a o n e - d a y session on how to become a movie o r T V e x t r a . A l l i s o n Kelly of M u m ' s t h e W o r d is teaching t h e a t r e and i m p r o visation f o r II t o 16 year o l d s . (Jealous? T h e r e are similar p r o g r a m s f o r adults, too.) " C h i l d r e n enjoy being i n t r o d u c e d t o t h e magic and e x c i t e m e n t of t h e a t r e , and they g r o w in c o n f i d e n c e , " says C e n t e n n i a l T h e a t r e D i r e c t o r M a r g o t G r a m . F o r t h e s e classes, o r o t h e r s such as g r o u p singing and magic at D e l b r o o k R e c r e a t i o n C e n t r e , and making a s p o r t s a c t i o n m o v i e at t h e n e w Ice S p o r t s A r e n a , call t h e N o r t h V a n c o u v e r R e c r e a t i o n C o m m i s s i o n at 9 8 7 - P L A Y . A r t s in t h e Cove J u m m e r is n o t just a t i m e for kids t o hang o u t at the beach o r the o l d swimming hole. O n the N o r t h Shore, it's t h e p e r f e c t t i m e t o t r y o u t s o m e of the great a r t s - r e l a t e d p r o g r a m s being offered right a c r o s s W e s t Vancouver and N o r t h Vancouver C i t y and D i s t r i c t . " K i d s naturally w a n t t o e x p l o r e and be creative. A n y o p p o r t u n i t y that w e can p r o v i d e f o r kids t o e x e r c i s e t h e i r creativity will give t h e m a great deal o f satisfaction, n o w and in t h e future," says O k s a n a D e x t e r , W e s t Vancouver's new Cultural Services S u p e r i n t e n d e n t and f o r m e r C e n t e n n i a l T h e a t r e manager. Fortunately, t h e r e have n e v e r been so many p r o g r a m s a v a i l a b l e -- ranging f r o m t h e a t r e t o m u s i c , d a n c e , painting, and all kinds of crafts. Parents, w e certainly didn't have it this g o o d w h e n w e w e r e k i d s ! f o r grade sevens w h o w i l l be a t t e n d ing B a l m o r a l t o have a l o o k at t h e s c h o o l in a d v a n c e . " ! g o t t o k n o w a lot of p e o p l e that I m e t again in S e p t e m b e r , " says Livia O t t i s o v a , w h o is n o w in g r a d e eight. O u t at the D e e p C o v e C u l t u r a l C e n t r e (924-1378), p r o g r a m s are d e s i g n e d t o " d e v e l o p a child's c r e ative a b i l i t i e s -- w h a t e v e r they might be," a c c o r d i n g t o c o o r d i n a t o r M a r y Elizabeth Manley. Maggie M a s o n is c o n t i n u i n g w i t h h e r w e l l - k n o w n theatre w o r k w i t h kids. She will teach Theavicks courses Balmoral School A s students and staff at B a l m o r a l S c h o o l ( 9 0 3 - 3 4 0 0 ) wave g o o d - b y e f o r the summer, drama teacher A u r o r a Reale gets ready t o start h e r annual o n stagecraft, c h a r a c t e r d e v e l o p m e n t , c o s t u m e s and p r o p s , and c o l l a b o r a t e w i t h singer Susan Trudell for t w o sessions of Musical T h e a t r e f o r 7 t o 13 year olds. L o c a l a c t o r D a r i e n E d g e l e r is teaching a couple of improvisation c o u r s e s f o r 8 t o 12 and 13 t o 16 year olds. K i d s can also t r y Sing Y o u r H e a r t O u t w i t h t e a c h e r Sara Biles. K i d s d o n ' t have t o miss o u t o n the o u t d o o r s . Several p r o g r a m s can be c o m b i n e d w i t h a half-day o f sailing o r kayaking in t h e c o v e . Kids love to perform Photo courtesy Deep Cultural Cove Centre of THEATRE T h e incredible development of the film i n d u s t r y here and t h r o u g h o u t t h e L o w e r M a i n l a n d may have s o m e thing t o d o w i t h t h e g r o w t h o f t h e a t r e - r e l a t e d training available f o r c h i l d r e n a n d teens o n t h e N o r t h Shore. s u m m e r class, w h i c h runs In c o n j u n c t i o n w i t h C o n t i n u i n g E d u c a t i o n , July 5 t o 22. She is assisted by R i c h a r d B e r g of Uncle Randy Productions. T h e students, ages 9 t o 17, are d i v i d e d into g r o u p s t o w o r k o n acting skills and plan a p r o d u c t i o n . A t the e n d o f the 1998 s e s s i o n , they Centennial Theatre T h e a t r e s are usually pretty d a r k and quiet in t h e s u m m e r m o n t h s , but last year C e n t e n n i a l T h e a t r e c a m e alive w i t h a musical t h e a t r e p r o g r a m that p r o v e d s o popular, it is back in 1999. O n c e again, local T V and stage actress G i l l i a n Barber, t o g e t h e r w i t h Linda H u m p h r i e s of Broadway on the Beach, will take several g r o u p s of kids and w o r k w i t h t h e m right o n stage t o d e v e l o p musical and d r a m a t i c n u m b e r s that will later be p e r f o r m e d for t h e parents. O t h e r classes at C e n t e n n i a l T h e a t r e for kids and y o u t h will f o c u s o n singing, breaking into T V a n d film, m a k e - u p for t h e a t r e , i m p r o v i s a t i o n , and v o i c e w o r k for T V and t h e a t r e .