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Sign up for Our 2025-2026 Workshops — For Free!

 


Join CPC’s expert workshop leaders for these free sessions.  These are great opportunities to learn new things, sharpen your theatre skills, and make new friends in a fun, casual environment.

All workshops will be held at the Players’ Studio, 435 Josiah Bartlett Road, Concord, NH.  For directions to the Studio, please CLICK HERE

Registration for the following workshops is now open!

 

Finding, Making, and Running Stage Properties

     with Cindy Dickinson — Saturday, November 1 (9 am – 12 noon)

Join the CPC for our Stage Props workshop on Saturday, November 1, from 9am-noon at the Players Studio (435 Josiah Bartlett Rd., Concord).  

In this hands-on workshop, we will explore the importance of props (hand props, personal props, practicals, and set dressing) as they contribute to the practical and artistic success of a show. 

Participants will:

Explore the role and responsibilities of a Properties Manager

Create a working prop list for a selected scene

Pull a list of props from CPC prop storage

Organize and tape out prop placement and shelving

Create a prop food item using instant mashed potatoes 

Draw a rudimentary design for a prop 

Explore materials in CPC storage for possible prop construction.

If possible, please bring a laptop and dress in casual clothes.

Workshop leader Cindy Dickinson has been working in professional, community, and educational theatre since 1975.  She spent many summers as Properties Manager for The Peterborough Players.

Admission to this workshop is free, but contact Cynthia.Dickinson@communityplayersofconcord.org to register.

 

Set Building

     with Rick Silverberg —  February 19, 26, and March 12 (6:00 pm – 9:00 pm)

This is a single workshop with three sessions.

Admission to this series is free, but contact Cynthia.Dickinson@communityplayersofconcord.org to register.

 

The following workshops are planned, with dates to be announced soon. 

  • Make-up for the Stage with Greg Stuart and Rachel Sargent
  • Diction for the Stage with Wayland Bunnell
  • Emotions and Acting 2 with Wayland Bunnell
  • Scene Painting with Jazmine Jade
  • Players’ History with Jim Webber
  • Workshops on Shakespeare and Beginning Dance

To sign up now for the scheduled workshops or to express interest in the to-be-scheduled workshops, please email Workshop Coordinator Cindy Dickinson at Cynthia.Dickinson@communityplayersofconcord.org

Questions?  Please contact Cindy Dickinson at Cynthia.Dickinson@communityplayersofconcord.org