Westchester Community College, State University of New York

The Arts

Spring 2024

Comedy Improv: Think on Your Feet

Bond with your classmates by learning, doing, and performing comedy improv games and exercises that will spark your imagination, creativity, and problem-solving abilities! Create on-the-spot actions, sounds, movements, and scenes designed to build positive group dynamics and trust. Sharpen your communication and listening skills as you become a more confident risktaker. At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-THEAT 2037, 6 Tues., Feb. 27-Apr. 2, 2:00-4:00 pm, KNC-4, $155. A Wainer. #27063

Acting 101 for Adults

Explore the essential elements of acting, creative expression. and collaboration in the theatre through a variety of exercises and acting techniques in a supportive and nurturing environment. Learn to create a character and express emotion through the voice, body, and imagination. At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-THEAT 2040, 7 Tues., 6:00-9:00 pm, $290. C Banks Sec. A: Jan. 23-Mar. 5, KNC-5, #27184 Sec. B: Mar. 26-May 7, KNC-5, #27185

Spring into Theatre: Workshops

Explore your creativity in a safe environment with our introductory performing arts workshops. Meet our instructors who are active members in local performing arts scenes and beyond! These workshops all meet on January 20 at SUNY Westchester Valhalla, sign up for as many workshops as you would like!

Introductory Workshop: Acting 101 for Adults

Interested in Acting 101 for Adults but not sure you’re ready? Find out with this 90-minute workshop! Students will explore the essential elements of acting, creative expression and collaboration in the theatre through a variety of exercises and acting techniques in a supportive and nurturing environment. CE-THEAT 2041, 1 Sat., Jan. 20, 12:30-2:00 pm, KNC-5, $25. C Banks. #27257

Introductory Workshop: Junior Playmakers

Learn more about the playmaking workshop for writers ages 12-17. This 90-minute workshop will include generative writing prompts as well as the development of the writers’ own ideas. For all creatives—no experience needed CE-THEAT 2043, 1 Sat., Jan. 20, 3:30-5:00 pm, KNC-4, $25. S Norr. #27258

Introductory Workshop: Directing for Theatre

Taught by critically acclaimed director/playwright and founder of Forgotten Artist Productions Michael Thomas Cain. Michael teaches his experience in play analysis, character development, blocking and rehearsing with actors, stage movement, creating a theatrical production, and creating spectacle as a result of technical aspects. CE-THEAT 2048, 1 Sat., Jan. 20, 3:30-5:00 pm, KNC-5, $25. M Cain. #27259

Introductory Workshop: Next Level Playwriting Play on Words

Playwriting is action. The writing jumps from the page to the stage and engages audiences in the moment. Come learn from award-winning playwright and founder of Theatrerevolution. org Gabrielle Fox, in a safe and fun environment. All levels welcome in this 90 minute workshop. Come play! www. GabrielleFoxWrites.com CE-THEAT 2044, 1 Sat., Jan. 20, 2:00-3:30 pm, KNC-5, $25. G Fox. #27260

Intermediate/Advanced Acting for Adults

Actors with previous experience in the classroom or on stage are welcome and encouraged to join this advanced acting class. The class is taught to each student’s experience level, guiding beginners to further their skills and veteran actors to delve deep into their craft to strengthen their process. Scene work provides the basis for character development, finding beats, identifying objectives and actions, and working with heightened stakes. This course builds on the concept of an “Actor’s Toolbox”, providing techniques from multiple schools of acting. Students will do cold readings during the first class, or may prepare a short, contemporary monologue if preferred. At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-THEAT 2049, $290. C Banks. Sec. A: 7 Thurs., Jan. 25-Mar. 7, 6:30-9:30 pm, KNC-4. #27255 Sec. B: 7 Thurs., Mar. 28-May 9, 6:30-9:30 pm, KNC-5. #27256

Directing for Theatre

Learn the fundamental elements of theatre directing in a safe and nurturing environment in this introductory course taught by critically acclaimed director/playwright and founder of Forgotten Artist Productions, Michael Thomas Cain. Michael teaches his experience in play analysis, character development, blocking and rehearsing with actors, stage movement, creating a theatrical production, and creating spectacle as a result of technical aspects. No experience required. Recommended reading: Clurman, Harold. On Directing. Simon & Schuster, 1997. ISBN

13: 9780684826226; and Dean, Alexander. Fundamentals of Play Directing. Holt Rinehart Winston, 1989. ISBN 10: 003014843X / ISBN 13: 9780030148439 At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-THEAT 2046, 8 Sat., Feb. 3-Mar. 23, 1:00-3:00 pm, KNC-5, $225. M Cain #27019

The Monologue Workshop

The monologue is a literary device featuring a “speech” made by a single character in a work of literature or dramatic work (for theater or film). Monologues allow a character to address other characters present in the scene and/or the reader/audience. In this class, students will work on monologues assigned or chosen by student. Attention will be paid to the text, the subtext, the objective, the five senses, and the moment before. In preparation for the monologues, students will ask: What do I want? What do I need? How do I feel? Students will perform monologues at last class. At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-THEAT 2050, 8 Tue., Jan. 23-Mar. 12, 12:00 noon-2:00 pm, KNC-5, $225. S Courtney. #27269

Let’s Make a Play for Teens

For ages 11-17. Students will create their very own 10-minute play. Playmakers will be guided throughout the process as they learn how to develop characters, construct dialogue, establish tone, setting, place, mood, and more! Readings and shared texts are also part of the course. The last class ends with a staged reading of their completed plays. No experience needed. At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-THEAT 2045, 6 Sat., Jan. 27-Mar. 2, 11:00 am-1:00 pm, KNC-4, $145. S Norr. #27136

Voice-overs…NOW is Your Time!

Learn about voice acting: a unique, outside-of-the-box business you can handle on your own terms, in your own space, with practically no overhead. CE-COMM 2008, 1 Mon., Mar. 25, 6:30-8:30 pm, $47. L Foster. #27075

Play on Words: Playwriting Workshop

All writing levels welcome and encouraged! Come learn from award-winning playwright and founder of Theatrerevolution.org Gabrielle Fox, in a safe and fun environment. Writers will work on the basic structure of a play starting with short scenes and continue on to larger works. Actors will attend the last session so writers can hear their words read aloud by theatre professionals. Work will be considered for future public readings at SUNYWCC. For more information on the instructor, visit www.GabrielleFoxWrites.com At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-THEAT 2008, 6 Wed., Jan. 24-Feb. 28, 7:00-9:00 pm, KNC-5, $150. G Fox. #27284

ART

Learn the Arts at Peekskill

The following courses are offered by SUNY Westchester Peekskill, located at 27 North Division Street, Peekskill, NY. To register for these classes, call 914-606-7300 or email peekskill@sunywcc.edu

Comic Illustration for Adults in 30 Hrs

This class focuses on the fundamentals of sequential storytelling in comics and graphic. Students will develop short stories, create character sheets, environments, scripts, and professional comic pages. In our journey industry-standard software will be used as well as traditional tools to design content across multiple mediums. The objective is for students to produce a portfolio piece at the professional level that can be used to secure freelance or industry-based opportunities. This class will have bi-weekly critiques. At SUNY Westchester Peekskill: CE-ART 2360PE, $440. 10 Sat., TBD, 1:00-4:00 pm. #27317

Digital Painting & Animation with Procreate

Mixed Media Printmaking for Adults in 24 Hrs

Discover innovative ways to make handmade prints in addition to how technology such as computers and jet printers make printing contemporary. Make a portrait print based on a photograph, drawing from observation, and imagination. The instructor will introduce soft linocut, monotype, stenciling, and how to marbleize paper, to create prints on rice paper and other printmaking papers. At SUNY Westchester Peekskill: CE-ART 2334PE, $322. 8 Tues., Feb. 6-Mar. 26, 6:30-9:30 pm. #27318

Museum Best Practices & Exhibition Design

Get real world gallery experience working directly with museum staff. Students will have the opportunity to speak directly with curators, museum educators, art handlers, graphic designers, and the founder of KinoSaito art center. The focus of this course is getting hands-on experience working in a non-profit gallery setting. On completion of the course students will have a fuller understanding of everything it takes to make an exhibition come to life. This class will be offsite at the KinoSaito Museum 115 7th St. in Verplanck, NY. CE-ART 2358PE, 6 Thurs., Feb. 22-Apr. 4 (skip 3/14), 5:30-8:30 pm, $330. #27319

Painting & Drawing for Adults in 24 Hrs

Get your ideas out of your sketchbook! Students will enjoy painting in the studio in class and outdoors in an interactive environment. In this class, students will learn from discussion, group critique, examples of art while honing art skills of observation, gesture, composition, value, color mixing, and brushstroke, etc. The teaching artist demonstrates painting and drawing techniques for portraiture, representing the human form, and landscape, abstraction. At SUNY Westchester Peekskill: CE-ART 2146PE, $287. 12 Mon., Feb. 5-Apr. 22, 6:30-8:30 pm. #27322

Painting En Plein Air in 24 Hrs

Students will focus on outdoor landscape painting. Various locations throughout the local area will be selected. Rain dates TBA. Focus will be on color mixing, light and shadow, and composition. Students will be informed of the great plein air traditions of the Impressionists and the Hudson River School painters. Various approaches to landscape painting will be introduced, including water-mixable techniques in oil painting. This class will meet offsite. CE-ART 2020PE, 8 Sat., Mar. 23-May 18 (skip 3/30), 10:00 am-1:00 pm, $287. #27323

Wire Crochet Jewelry

You do not need tools to learn how to make wire crochet jewelry. With only a crochet hook and metallic wire threads, you will be able to make fine jewelry. At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-ART 2357, 8 Sat., Feb. 24-Mar. 30, 9:00-11:00 am, Room TBD, $200 (+ 1 crochet hook and 1 roll of wire). B Medina de la Cruz. #27139

Famous Women Artists

An exploration of the art, personal life, and artistic impact of six famous women artists: Mary Cassatt, Berthe Morisot, Camille Claudel, Georgia O’Keeffe, Frida Kahlo, and Sally Mann. At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-ART 2296, 8 Wed., Jan. 24-Mar. 13, 12:00 noon–2:00 pm, Room TBD, $200. S Courtney. #27131

The Art Spirit: How to Think and Work like an Artist

This course will introduce students to how creativity and innovation comes from artistic thought and activity. This can be a useful approach to problem solving in many areas of life. The course will present many famous artworks with detailed images and share the stories of how these artworks were actually created. Emphasis will be on process, choosing influences from a variety of sources and the creative use of imagination. From Vincent Van Gogh, Picasso and Michelangelo to Jackson Pollock and Andy Warhol, the artist spirit has been an incredible influence on Western Culture for millennia. At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-ART 2361, 6 Fri., Apr. 5-May 10, 10:00 am-12:00 noon, Room TBD, $165. J Coppola. #27268

Bead Weaving

This course will explore basic bead weaving stitches and how they can be used to create a variety of jewelry pieces using seed beads of different sizes and shapes. Email instructor for a materials list prior to class: jackie@jjattic.com At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-CRAFT 2000, 5 Thurs, 12:30-3:30 pm, KNC-4, $207. J Johnson. Sec. A: Jan. 18-Feb. 15. #27032 Sec. B: Feb. 29-Apr. 4 (Skip 3/14). #27033

Mary Cassatt in France

Join us for a compelling presentation about Mary Cassatt’s journey to becoming a professional artist in France. Share her struggles to balance family obligations with career goals as well as the instructor’s own journey in researching Cassatt’s life for her play, Girl in Blue Armchair. Includes images of Cassatt’s work and those of her contemporaries. At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-ART 2187, 1 Fri., Feb. 9, 12:00 noon-2:00 pm, KNC-3, $30. S Courtney. #27129

Famous Women Photographers

This course will explore the artwork, personal life, and artistic impact of famous & not so famous women photographers: Dorothea Lange, Imogen Cunningham, Lisette Model, Berenice Abbott, Diane Arbus, Lee Miller, Vivian Meier, Annie Liebovitz, Sally Mann, Cindy Sherman, Francesca Woodman, Anne Geddes At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-PHOTO 2038, 8 Wed., Mar. 20.May 8, 12:00 noon-2:00 pm, Room TBD, $200. S Courtney. #27130

Cartooning For Beginners

Would you like to learn how to draw outrageously funny cartoon characters quickly? How about drawing action figures and superheroes using just 25 basic shapes? Do you want to create fantastic scenes where creatures from another world can roam about freely? Highly instructional class with easy-to-follow step-by-step instruction taught by a professional cartoonist. At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-ART 2122, 8 Sat., Mar. 9-Apr. 27, 11:00 am-1:00 pm, Room TBD, $195. V Davis. #27170

DANCE

Exploring Dance!

A collaboration between SUNY Westchester Community College and Rivertown Dance Academy, located at 15 N. Broadway in Tarrytown, provides excellence in dance education without cultural or financial barriers. A comprehensive schedule offers a curriculum in ballet, modern, tap, and jazz dance taught by faculty with extensive teaching, performing, and academic credentials. Individual placement classes and regular progress reports are all part of a Rivertown Dance Academy education. All classes in this box meet in-person at Rivertown Dance Academy for 10 sessions each and cost $221.

Ballet

Training at the barre and center work develops students’ dance vocabulary, alignment, coordination, core strength, flexibility, and musicality. Adult/Teen Absolute Beginner Ballet: CE-DANCE 2050, 10 Sat., Mar. 30-June 15 (skip 4/20 & 5/25), 10:30-11:30 am. #27039 Adult Ballet I/II: CE-DANCE 2007, 10 Mon., Mar. 18-June 10 (skip 3/25, 4/22 & 5/27), 7:15-8:45 pm. #27040 Adult Ballet II/III: CE-DANCE 2008 Sec. A: 10 Wed., Mar. 20-May 29 (skip 3/27). 9:00-10:30 am. #27041 Sec. B: 10 Sat., Mar. 30-June 15 (skip 4/20 & 5/25), 11:30 am-1:00 pm. #27042

Modern Dance

Progressive instruction introduces dancers to the techniques of contemporary movement forms. Classes consist of a center barre, progressions, and a combination as dancers explore movement through various shapes of the body, levels, directions through space, and weight transference. Adult Modern I/II: CE-DANCE 2013, 10 Fri., Mar. 22-June 14 (skip 3/29, 4/19 & 5/24), 9:00-10:30 am. #27045 Adult Modern II/II: CE-DANCE 2051, 10 Tues., Mar 19-June 4 (skip 3/26 & 4/23), 7:15-8:45 pm. #27046

Hip Hop

Class begins with a cardio warm-up followed by combinations that focus on rhythm, energy, individual style, and dynamic versatility. Adult Hip Hop I/II: CE-DANCE 2009, 10 Tue., Mar. 19-June 4 (skip 3/26 & 4/23), 6:45-7:45 pm. #27051

Tap Dance

Dancers master tap vocabulary and techniques in classes that emphasize the development of musicality and exploration of a full range of styles. Adult Tap I/II: CE-DANCE 2014, Sec. A: 10 Thurs., Mar. 21-May 30 (skip 3/28), 9:00-10:00 am. #27047 Sec. B: 10 Wed., Mar. 20-May 29 (skip 3/27) 7:00-8:00 pm. #27048 Adult Tap II/III: CE-DANCE 2049, 10 Thurs., Mar. 21-May 30 (skip 3/28), 7:00-8:00 pm. #27049 Family Tap: CE-DANCE 2053, 10 Sat., Mar. 30-June 15 (skip 4/20 & 5/25), 11:15 am-12:15 pm. #27050

Jazz

Technique-based, concert jazz classes consisting of a center barre, progressions, and a combination based in any of the various jazz styles. Progressive levels build dancers’ awareness of body rhythms, coordination, performance quality, and the ability to master increasingly complex and intricate choreography. Adult Jazz II/III: CE-DANCE 2012, 10 Mon., Mar. 18-June 10 (skip 3/25, 4/22 & 5/27), 9:00-10:30 am. #27043 Family Jazz: CE-DANCE 2048, 10 Sat., Mar. 30-June 15 (skip 4/20 & 5/25), 12:15-1:15 pm. #27044 914-631-4302 . dance@rivertowndanceacademy.org www.rivertowndanceacademy.org

Dance It Off with Belly Dancing

Belly dancing workouts relax your mind and flatten your belly. Wear comfortable workout clothes and a hip scarf, veil, and if possible, a pair of cymbals. At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-DANCE 2002, 5 Sat., Mar. 2-30, 2:00-3:00 pm, AAB-218, $62 (+ $15 optional fee for hip scarf, payable to instructor). S Everts. #27005

Sensual Belly Dance Workshop

This Valentine’s season get in touch with your inner grace as we soften basic belly dance steps to softer, slower beats. Learn the fundamentals of posing, angles, soft hip drops and lifts; layers, elegant shimmies, turns and much more. This workshop consists of both Middle Eastern and American music. Come take this workshop and discover the grace, sensuality and femininity within! At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-DANCE 2046, 1 Sat., Feb. 10, 2:00-4:00 pm, AAB-218, $62 (+ $15 optional fee for hip scarf, payable to instructor). S Everts. #27006

Hip-Hop Dance

This class will explore hip-hop movement and choreography. We will explore body isolations through warm-up exercises. We will work on new choreography each week. We will also explore freestyle or improv dance through cyphers or group circles. This class is intended to be a fun and educational class on hip-hop dance. All are welcome! CE-DANCE 2054, 10 Thurs., Feb. 13-Apr. 16, 7:00-9:00 pm, $230. Z Green. #27183

FILM & SCREENWRITING

Directing for Film

An introductory course designed to teach students the fundamental elements of film directing in a safe and nurturing environment. Taught by award-winning director/screenwriter and founder of Forgotten Artist Productions Michael Thomas Cain. Michael teaches his experience in script analysis, visual storytelling, rehearsing with actors before and during shoots, creating storyboards and shot lists during pre-production, and technical aspects of filmmaking like lighting, camera, and sound during production. Recommended reading: Kazan, Elia. Kazan on Directing. Vintage, 2010. ISBN 9780307277046; and Mamet, David. On Directing Film. Penguin Books, 1992. ISBN 9780140127225 At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-FILM 2053, 8 Sat., Feb. 3-Mar. 23, 10:00 am-12:00 noon, KNC-5, $200. M Cain #27018

NEW! Art and Artists on Film

Cinema is an art form that captures the world in motion. The art of painting arrests that movement, presenting the world at a moment in time. This course explores how movies interact with masterworks of painting and the artists who create them. Using film clips from recent films, we will focus on selected painters representing a range of artistic styles, eras, and national traditions, including Vincent Van Gogh, J. M. W. Turner, Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Johannes Vermeer, the self-taught French artist Séraphine, and the Korean brush-stroke painter known as Owon. CE-FILM 2055, 2 Thurs., Mar. 21-28, 2:00-4:00 pm, $55. W Costanzo. #27253

Screenwriting

An introductory course aimed at teaching students to write a screenplay. Students will be taught the nuts and bolts of character development, theme, and plot. Concentration on how to write action lines and dialogue and showing versus telling will be discussed. Each student will finish a first draft of a screenplay by the end of the class. No experience required. Only bring your creativity. CE-WRITG 2101, 10 Tues., Jan. 9-Mar. 12 (skip 1/15), 7:00-8:30 pm, $195 (+ textbook). L Rhodes. #27007

Directing for Film

An introductory course designed to teach students the fundamental elements of film directing in a safe and nurturing environment. Taught by award-winning director/screenwriter and founder of Forgotten Artist Productions Michael Thomas Cain. Michael teaches his experience in script analysis, visual storytelling, rehearsing with actors before and during shoots, creating storyboards and shot lists during pre-production, and technical aspects of filmmaking like lighting, camera, and sound during production. Recommended reading: Kazan, Elia. Kazan on Directing. Vintage, 2010. ISBN 9780307277046; and Mamet, David. On Directing Film. Penguin Books, 1992. ISBN 9780140127225 At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-FILM 2053, 8 Sat., Feb. 3-Mar. 23, 10:00 am-12:00 noon, KNC-5, $200. M Cain #27018

Art and Artists on Film

Cinema is an art form that captures the world in motion. The art of painting arrests that movement, presenting the world at a moment in time. This course explores how movies interact with masterworks of painting and the artists who create them. Using film clips from recent films, we will focus on selected painters representing a range of artistic styles, eras, and national traditions, including Vincent Van Gogh, J. M. W. Turner, Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Johannes Vermeer, the self-taught French artist Séraphine, and the Korean brush-stroke painter known as Owon. CE-FILM 2055, 2 Thurs., Mar. 21-28, 2:00-4:00 pm, $55. W Costanzo. #27253

Screenwriting

An introductory course aimed at teaching students to write a screenplay. Students will be taught the nuts and bolts of character development, theme, and plot. Concentration on how to write action lines and dialogue and showing versus telling will be discussed. Each student will finish a first draft of a screenplay by the end of the class. No experience required. Only bring your creativity. CE-WRITG 2101, 10 Tues., Jan. 9-Mar. 12 (skip 1/15), 7:00-8:30 pm, $195 (+ textbook). L Rhodes. #27007

 

Summer 2024

ACTING & THEATRE 

New For Summer! Performance Workshops for Kids and Adults 

 

Let’s Make a Play Kids Program: Acting, Improv, Art and Playwriting. A One Week Experience 

Kids will learn how to develop their very own 10-minute play in an immersive theatre program. The program includes discussions about plays vs movies, developing characters, establishing tone, creating setting, structure/form, brainstorming, and more. The program includes improv, art projects, acting exercises, readings of scripts and plays, group sharing, and more. The last class culminates with a staged reading of the students’ 10-minute play on stage in front of invited friends and family. There will be an additional fee payable to the instructor for materials and workbook. At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-THEAT 2052, 5 sessions, M-F, KNC-3, $115. S Norr. 

Sec. A: July 15-19, 9:00 am-1:00 pm. #3719 

Sec. B: Aug. 12-Aug. 16, 9:00 am-1:00 pm. #3720 

NEW! IN-PERSON

 

Movement for the Stage: Character Physicality and Stage Combat 

Are you aware of how you carry yourself and the physical habits you bring onstage? In this course you will examine your own identifying physical characteristics and learn to make simple shifts that will bring characters to life. Students will also learn basic stage combat techniques for safe and effective portrayal of hand-to-hand combat. At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-THEAT 2053, 3 Thurs., June 13-27, 6:00-8:00 pm, KNC-5, $80. A Amadei. #3721 

 NEW! IN-PERSON

 

Summer Acting Performance for Adults 

All levels welcome, from beginners to advanced actors. This class provides a supportive and nurturing environment, whether you’ve never performed before and you want to dip your toe in 

the pool or you are a seasoned performer and want an accessible “actor’s gym.” Classes will focus on diving deeper into character development, playing intentions, and bringing more truth to 

your acting. Students will learn basic stage skills and direction, blocking, creative movement, and develop vocal skills while rehearsing and preparing for an end of course performance. Take your craft to the next level in this 10-week acting workshop culminating in a performance showcase of your classwork! At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-THEAT 2051, 10 T/Th, June 18-Aug 22 and Sat. Aug. 24, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm, GTW-Davis Auditorium, $550. C Banks. #3722 

 NEW! IN-PERSON

 

Play in a Day 

If you think you are a writer than you are! Come spend the day with Gabrielle Fox, an award winning playwright and filmmaker, to learn new ways to tap into your creativity. The day will combine instruction in storytelling structure, writing time and by the end of the day, should you choose, we will hear work read out loud by local actors! All writing levels are welcome. Bring your lunch! We will break for half an hour to share a meal and talk craft. At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-THEAT 2054, 1 Sat., July 27, 10:30 am-3:30 pm, GTW-Davis Auditorium, $75. G Fox. #3732 

 NEW! IN-PERSON

Directing for Theatre 

Learn the fundamental elements of theatre directing in a safe and nurturing environment in this introductory course taught by critically acclaimed director/playwright and founder of Forgotten Artist Productions, Michael Thomas Cain. Michael teaches his experience in play analysis, character development, blocking and rehearsing with actors, stage movement, creating a theatrical production, and creating spectacle as a result of technical aspects. No experience required. 

Recommended reading: Clurman, Harold. On Directing. Simon & Schuster, 1997. ISBN 13: 9780684826226; and Dean, Alexander. Fundamentals of Play Directing. Holt Rinehart Winston, 1989. ISBN 10: 003014843X / ISBN 13: 9780030148439 CE-THEAT 2046, 8 Sat., June 15-Aug. 3, 10:00 am-12:00 noon, $200. M Cain. #3095 

REMOTE

 

How to Write Your Own Monologue to Tell Your Personal Story 

Monologue writing is an incredible tool to tell your story. In this six-week class, participants will learn how to develop character, establish setting, set tone, develop backstory, and create the world of their monologues. The class includes readings, prompts, shared text, group work, and a staged reading. This adult workshop is for writers of all abilities – no experience is necessary. A workbook will be provided. 

At SUNY Westchester Valhalla:  CE-THEAT 2047, 6 Tues., June 11-July 16, 6:30-8:00 pm, KNC-5, $115 (+ $30 for Let‘s Make a Play workbook, payable in cash to instructor). S Norr. #3008 

 IN-PERSON

Voice-overs…NOW is Your Time! 

Learn about voice acting: a unique, outside-of-the-box business you can handle on your own terms, in your own space, with practically no overhead. CE-COMM 2008, 1 Mon., June 10, 6:30-8:30 pm, $47. L Foster. #3644 

 REMOTE

 

ART 

Learn the Arts at Peekskill 

To register for these classes, call 914-606-7300 or email peekskill@sunywcc.edu 

  

Figure Drawing with Live Model 

This course provides students with general instruction on how to draw the figure and portraiture. It includes gestural drawing in a variety of media. Short quick gestural drawing will be followed by longer poses and then by a period of independent work. This course is recommended for those looking to start out with the figure or wishing to hone their skills. Supply list available. At SUNY Westchester Peekskill: CE-ART 2364PE, 5 Sat., 9:00 am-12:00 pm, $250. Sec. A: June 1-29, #3774 Sec. B: July 13-Aug. 10, #3775 

 NEW! IN-PERSON

 

Painting En Plein Air in 24 Hrs 

Students will focus on outdoor landscape painting. Various locations throughout the local area will be selected. Rain dates TBA. Focus will be on color mixing, light and shadow, and composition. Students will be informed of the great plein air traditions of the Impressionists and the Hudson River School painters. Various approaches to landscape painting will be introduced, including water-mixable techniques in oil painting. This class will meet offsite. CE-ART 2020PE, 8 Sat., June 1-July 27 (skip 7/6), 1:00-4:00 pm, $287. #3777 

  IN-PERSON

Mixed Media Printmaking for Adults in 24 Hrs

Discover innovative ways to make handmade prints in addition to how technology such as computers and jet printers make printing contemporary. Make a portrait print based on a photograph, drawing from observation, and imagination. The instructor will introduce soft linocut, monotype, stenciling, and how to marbleize paper, to create prints on rice paper and other printmaking papers. At SUNY Westchester Peekskill: CE-ART 2334PE, 12 T/Th, June 18-Aug. 1 (skip 7/2 & 7/4), 6:30-8:30 pm, $322. #3778 

 IN-PERSON

Painting & Drawing for Adults in 24 Hrs

Get your ideas out of your sketchbook! Students will enjoy painting in the studio in class and outdoors in an interactive environment. In this class, students will learn from discussion, group critique, examples of art while honing art skills of observation, gesture, composition, value, color mixing, and brushstroke, etc. The teaching artist demonstrates painting and drawing techniques for portraiture, representing the human form, landscape, and abstraction. At SUNY Westchester Peekskill: CE-ART 2146PE, 12 M/W, June 24-Aug. 7 (skip 7/3 & 7/5), 6:30-8:30 pm, $287. #3779 

 IN-PERSON

Wire Crochet Jewelry 

You do not need tools to learn how to make wire crochet jewelry. With only a crochet hook and metallic wire threads, you will be able to make fine jewelry. At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-ART 2357, 6 Tues., June 11-July 16, 10:00 am-12:00 noon, KNC-3, $140 (+ $30 materials fee, payable to instructor). B Medina de la Cruz. #3097 

 IN-PERSON

Literacy Appreciation 

Discover literacy using a collaborative, culturally relevant approach. Using upcoming stories/fables/etc from around the world to bridge by common themes. CE-LIT 2038, 6 Mon., June 10-July 15, 6:00-7:30 pm, $125. M Iglio. #3730 

 NEW! REMOTE

Art Appreciation Over the Centuries 

Learn why people need art and how it uplifts the human spirit. From cave paintings you will realize that art is constantly evolving. The Renaissance period saw a real emphasis on realism and a shift from tempera paints to oil paints. Classicism produced art that was used intentionally to instill feelings of patriotism in the people of each nation. Impressionism encouraged painting outdoors while Cubism was all about fragmentation and multiple perspectives. 

Futurists reject social organizations. Surrealism is fundamentally psychoanalytical while Abstract art steps away from Europe. Pop Art is about everything. Art is a fundamental part of what it means to be human. CE-ART 2352, 3 Thurs., June 6-20 (skip 6/19), 6:30-8:30 pm, $80. T Riley. #3036 

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American Impressionism 

Connecticut was the birthplace of American Impressionism. The many artists who flocked to art colonies around 1900 brought 

a sense of shared purpose, adapting the style of divided color and light inherited from their French precursors to new themes celebrating the welcoming and comforting local landscapes. The movement offered a simpler more stable world after the Civil War and a return to the values of the nation’s founding fathers. CE-ART 2363, 4 Mon., June 10-July 1, 12:00 noon-1:30 pm, $85. C Andersen. #3716 

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Bead Weaving 

This course will explore basic bead weaving stitches and how they can be used to create a variety of jewelry pieces using seed beads of different sizes and shapes. Email instructor for a materials list prior to class: jackie@jjattic.com At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-CRAFT 2000, 5 Thurs., June 13-July 18 (skip 7/4), 12:30-3:30 pm, KNC-4, $207. J Johnson. #3087 

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Cartooning and Comics 

Would you like to learn how to draw outrageously funny cartoon characters quickly? How about drawing action figures and superheroes using just 25 basic shapes? Do you want to create fantastic scenes where creatures from another world can roam about freely? Highly instructional class with easy-to-follow step- by-step instruction taught by a professional cartoonist. At SUNY Westchester Valhalla: CE-ART 2362, 6 Sat., June 15-July 20, 11:00 am-1:00 pm, AAB-306, $170. V Davis. #3690

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DANCE 

EXPLORING DANCE! Rivertown Dance Academy 

A collaboration between SUNY Westchester Community College and Rivertown Dance Academy, located at 15 N. Broadway in Tarrytown, provides excellence in dance education without cultural or financial barriers. A comprehensive schedule offers a curriculum in ballet, modern, tap, and jazz dance taught by faculty with extensive teaching, performing, and academic credentials. Individual placement classes and regular progress reports are all part of a Rivertown Dance Academy education. 

All classes in this box meet in-person at Rivertown Dance Academy for 10 sessions each and cost $221. To register, call 914-606-6830 and press 1. 

Rivertown Dance Academy: 914-631-4302  dance@rivertowndanceacademy.org  www.rivertowndanceacademy.org 

  

Ballet 

Training at the barre and center work develops students’ dance vocabulary, alignment, coordination, core strength, flexibility, and musicality. 

Adult/Teen Absolute Beginner Ballet: CE-DANCE 2050, 10 Sat., June 29-Aug. 31, 10:30-11:30 am. #3052 

Adult Ballet I/II: CE-DANCE 2007, 10 Mon., June 24-Aug. 26, 6:45-8:00 pm. #3053 

Adult Ballet II/III: CE-DANCE 2008 

Sec. A: 10 Wed., June 26-Aug. 28, 9:00-10:30 am. #3054 

Sec. B: 10 Sat., June 29-Aug. 31, 11:45 am-1:15 pm. #3055 

 

Modern Dance 

Progressive instruction introduces dancers to the techniques of contemporary movement forms. Classes consist of a center barre, progressions, and a combination as dancers explore movement through various shapes of the body, levels, directions through space, and weight transference. 

Adult Modern I/II: CE-DANCE 2013, 10 Fri., June 28-Aug. 30, 9:00-10:30 am. #3056 

Adult Modern II/II: CE-DANCE 2051, 10 Thurs., June 27-Aug. 29 (skip 7/4), 6:15-7:45 pm. #3057 

  

Hip Hop 

Class begins with a cardio warm-up followed by combinations that focus on rhythm, energy, individual style, and dynamic versatility. Adult Hip Hop I/II: CE-DANCE 2009, 10 Tue., June 25-Aug. 27, 6:30- 

7:30 pm. #3059 

 

Tap Dance 

Dancers master tap vocabulary and techniques in classes that emphasize the development of musicality and exploration of a full range of styles. 

Adult Tap I/II: CE-DANCE 2014, 10 Wed., June 26-Aug. 28, 7:30-8:30 pm. #3061 

Adult Tap II/III: CE-DANCE 2049, 10 Wed., June 26-Aug. 28, 6:30-7:30 pm. #3062 

 

Jazz 

Technique-based, concert jazz classes consisting of a center barre, progressions, and a combination based in any of the various jazz styles. Progressive levels build dancers’awareness of body rhythms, coordination, performance quality, and the ability to master increasingly complex and intricate choreography. Adult Jazz II/III: CE-DANCE 2012, 10 Mon., June 24-Aug. 26, 9:00-10:30 am. #3060 
 

FILM & SCREENWRITING 

Directing for Film 

An introductory course designed to teach students the fundamental elements of film directing in a safe and nurturing environment. Taught by award-winning director/screenwriter and founder of Forgotten Artist Productions Michael Thomas Cain. Michael teaches his experience in script analysis, visual storytelling, rehearsing with actors before and during shoots, creating storyboards and shot lists during pre-production, and technical aspects of filmmaking like lighting, camera, and sound during production. Recommended reading: Kazan, Elia. Kazan on Directing. Vintage, 2010. ISBN 9780307277046; and Mamet, David. On Directing Film. Penguin Books, 1992. ISBN 9780140127225.CE-FILM 2053, 8 Sat., June 15-Aug. 3, 1:00-3:00 pm, $200. M Cain. #3096

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Weddings on Film: A Multinational Perspective 

At a time when ideas as well as goods flow freely across national borders, the movies are a good place to look for cross-cultural connections. In this two-part series, we’ll be exploring a genre that commands popular appeal around the world: wedding films. The hero in these stories (usually a woman) holds center stage in a drama about romance, relationships, responsibility and sometimes politics. In Session One, we’ll be looking at American varieties of the genre, including The Wedding Planner (2001), Father of the Bride (1950 and 1991), Sex and the City (2008), Bridesmaids (2011), and My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002). In Session Two, we will extend our exploration to examples from India, China, Africa, and the Middle East to understand how the marriage rituals in these lands reflect both local customs and universal ideals of matrimony. CE-FILM 2052, 2 Thurs., July 18-25, 7:00-9:00 pm $60. W Costanzo. #3021 

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Screenwriting 

An introductory course aimed at teaching students to write a screenplay. Students will be taught the nuts and bolts of character development, theme, and plot. Concentration on how to write action lines and dialogue and showing versus telling will be discussed. Each student will finish a first draft of a screenplay by the end of the class. No experience required. Only bring your creativity. CE-WRITG 2101, 10 Tues., June 13-Aug. 15, 7:00-8:30 pm, $195 (+ textbook). L Rhodes. #3050

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