By Dr. Keith Lezama
The METCO program and Performing Arts Department have collaborated with Nik Walker, a Brookline Graduate (Class of 2006), to provide METCO students a 12-week Drama Exploration course that will explore character development, improvisation and group scene work while creating original pieces about themes relevant to their life and the world around them. Together they will discuss students' interests and concerns, current events of importance, and what is meaningful and relevant to them. Students will learn to bring their ideas to life through creating characters, expressing ideas and emotions, and developing situations and original scenes. The work will culminate in a series of short scenes.
12-week Course with 2 Sessions
Session I: 6th through 8th graders
Session II: High school students.
Group will meet virtually once a week after school from March 3 through May 26
Please encourage your METCO students to register for this amazing experience.
About Nik Walker:
Nik Walker is a Broadway star and an adjunct professor at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. He is a current member of Ain't Too Proud to Beg on Broadway. As a member of Hamilton, he played the roles of Aaron Burr, George Washington, and Hercules Mulligan/James Madison. Nik made his Broadway debut in 2013 in Motown the Musical. Other credits include RENT, Into the Woods, and Miss Saigon. Nik Walker is also a trained Shakespearean actor and has TV and film credits including shows like Law & Order. His original musical Whiskeyland! tells the tale of Beantown’s struggle for redemption and vengeance in the last 24 hours of existence.
A special thank you to Kenny Kozol and the Performing Arts Department for your continued support of the METCO program. And Mr. Cawthorne for his great leadership.