Creative Sparks

Boost your skills, explore new areas, and get hands-on experience this March Break with these one-day workshops!

Whether you dream of building stunning sets, crafting innovative props, or mastering the art of stage lighting, Off the Wall has a workshop to spark your imagination and expand your skills. Explore the magic of theatre production and discover new talents with our hands-on workshops, designed for the curious, aged 16 to adult.

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Why Take a Workshop?

Further Skill Development: Get a taste of the backstage skills required to bring productions to life, preparing you for future workshops in your areas of interest.
Experienced Instructors: Learn from seasoned professionals who are passionate about sharing their expertise.
Networking Opportunities: Connect with other theatre enthusiasts and build your network within the industry.

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March Break 2025

Special Effects Makeup
$95.00
Instructor: Georgia Steel | March 10, 2025 (10am-4pm)

For stage, cosplay or Hallowe’en, venture into gore makeup. Discover special effects techniques such as: scars, lacerations, burns, bullet holes and bruising (in various stages of healing)

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Food Props
$95.00
Instructor: Deb Erb | March 11, 2025 (10am-4pm)

Making realistic “faux food” is an essential skill in every Prop Makers’ toolkit. Practice a variety of techniques and discover commonplace materials used to create lifelike food props, resilient enough to last a production run.

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Scenic Art
$95.00
Instructor: Kevin Kemp | March 12, 2025 (10am-4pm)

Facades – such as wood grain, brick, stone and marble – enrich stage or film sets and allow for quick and easy set changes. Discover techniques, materials and methods used by generations of theatrical scenic artists in creating faux finishes.

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Lighting Design
$95.00
Instructors: Kaileigh Krysztofiak | March 13, 2025 (10am-4pm)

Lighting design is key to visual storytelling, for without light, nothing can be seen.

Effective stage lighting supports and lifts the story being told onstage by providing focus, mood, atmosphere and setting. In this single-day course, students will explore the principles, qualities, objectives, and processes of lighting design through hands-on exploration of both the physics of lighting design (photometrics) and colour theory.

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Stage Management
$95.00
Instructor: Melissa Rood | March 14, 2025 (10am-4pm)

Stage Managers are essential to the success of any theatrical production. Discover their roles and responsibilities and explore their processes—from script breakdown, scheduling and running rehearsals, and coordinating the work of stage crews to calling shows from the booth during performances and ensuring the integrity of the production throughout the run.

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Full Creative Sparks Enrollment
$425.00
Workshop Bundle | March 10 – 14, 2025

Select this option to enroll in all the single-day Creative Sparks workshops offered this March (March 10 – 14, 2025). By doing so, you’ll also save $50 off your total registration fee!

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Special Effects Makeup
$95.00
Instructor: Georgia Steel | March 10, 2025 (10am-4pm)

For stage, cosplay or Hallowe’en, venture into gore makeup. Discover special effects techniques such as: scars, lacerations, burns, bullet holes and bruising (in various stages of healing)

Add to cart
Food Props
$95.00
Instructor: Deb Erb | March 11, 2025 (10am-4pm)

Making realistic “faux food” is an essential skill in every Prop Makers’ toolkit. Practice a variety of techniques and discover commonplace materials used to create lifelike food props, resilient enough to last a production run.

Add to cart
Scenic Art
$95.00
Instructor: Kevin Kemp | March 12, 2025 (10am-4pm)

Facades – such as wood grain, brick, stone and marble – enrich stage or film sets and allow for quick and easy set changes. Discover techniques, materials and methods used by generations of theatrical scenic artists in creating faux finishes.

Add to cart
Lighting Design
$95.00
Instructors: Kaileigh Krysztofiak | March 13, 2025 (10am-4pm)

Lighting design is key to visual storytelling, for without light, nothing can be seen.

Effective stage lighting supports and lifts the story being told onstage by providing focus, mood, atmosphere and setting. In this single-day course, students will explore the principles, qualities, objectives, and processes of lighting design through hands-on exploration of both the physics of lighting design (photometrics) and colour theory.

Add to cart
Stage Management
$95.00
Instructor: Melissa Rood | March 14, 2025 (10am-4pm)

Stage Managers are essential to the success of any theatrical production. Discover their roles and responsibilities and explore their processes—from script breakdown, scheduling and running rehearsals, and coordinating the work of stage crews to calling shows from the booth during performances and ensuring the integrity of the production throughout the run.

Add to cart
Full Creative Sparks Enrollment
$425.00
Workshop Bundle | March 10 – 14, 2025

Select this option to enroll in all the single-day Creative Sparks workshops offered this March (March 10 – 14, 2025). By doing so, you’ll also save $50 off your total registration fee!

Select options

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