AARP Long Island is collaborating with Bay Street Theater to provide a FREE four-part series of hour-long seminars focusing on topics such as stage acting, playwriting, storytelling, and exercises in creative motivation. All seminars are recommended for adults ages 18 and over, and are FREE to attend!
These are online, virtual seminars, which will be conducted via Zoom.
Advance registration is required.
Intro to Acting
Thursday, May 20, 7 to 8 p.m.
New York-based multidisciplinary artist Reggie D. White will host Intro To Acting, a fun, interactive presentation for anyone whose bucket list includes “Take an Acting Class.”
Writing for the Stage
Thursday, June 17, 7 to 8 p.m.
Playwright and Bay Street Theater’s Literary Manager Hope Villanueva will host Writing for The Stage. For theatre lovers and anyone who has ever had a desire to write a play, this is the seminar for you. An educational and inspirational introduction for potential playwrights!
Writing Your Life Story
Thursday, July 15, 7 to 8 p.m.
Bay Street Theater’s Associate Artistic Director Will Pomerantz—master storyteller, playwright, and director—will present Writing Your Life Story, a unique writing seminar where students will learn how to access their creative writing skills to write their own story in their own words.
A Year To Lighten Up
Thursday, August 19, 7 to 8 p.m.
Motivational speaker Jim Ryan will conduct an inspiring and fun seminar on how we can all lighten up and rejuvenate our creativity during these stressful times! Jim’s presentation includes exercises and inspiration right from his award winning book, Simple Happiness: 52 Easy Ways to Lighten Up.
