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Easy Street workshops move online

Easy Street Productions is bringing its Little Rascals workshops to the web.

Since health concerns prohibit children from participating in any group activities, Easy Street will offer a virtual theater workshop for children with Maureen Collins that will stream live starting April 18 from Easy Street Studio.

Collins, co-founder of the theater company, has spent more than 25 years working with children, and students from the workshops have been featured in the annual holiday production “Miracle on Easy Street.” Additional workshops were offered over the years, and when classes grew too large for the studio on Mahoning Avenue, Easy Street decided to move the workshops to the DeYor Performing Arts Center.

With both of Easy Street’s upcoming musicals being postponed due to the pandemic, the workshops will become the company’s sole source of income in the coming months.

Classes will be offered in three different age groups ranging from 3 years old to teenagers and offered on six consecutive Saturdays. Collins will teach songs using lyrics and background tracks, which can be downloaded for at-home rehearsals. The workshops also will include links to choreography by Megan Cleland and Colleen Chance geared specifically for each age group.

The online content also will include Q&A interviews with industry professionals and performances by special guest artists. Collins also plans on adding “homework” assignments made up of theater games and activities to help keep children busy all week. A final performance will be streamed online for family and friends when the workshop ends on May 23.

The cost is $75 for the first child and $50 for each additional child in the same household. The deadline for registration is April 17. To register or for more information, call 330-743-8555 or email EasyStreet Shows@aol.com.

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