Children's Civic Light Opera

Founded in 1987, CHILDREN'S CIVIC LIGHT OPERA (CCLO) is a unique performing arts program specializing in Acting, Musical Theatre, Educational Theatre and Exploratory Creative Dramatics for children, teenagers and young adults. We celebrate each student. Through classes and workshops, we open doors for creative expression and performance, we encoura... ge students to discover unknown talents and cultivate the undeveloped ones and we inspire students to uncover and apply their full theatrical and personal potential. We teach participants to have trust in and rely on themselves, both as individuals and as part of an ensemble. We provide opportunities for students to experience the power and magic of live theatre as performers and observers, thinkers and commentators. Our belief is that each student is capable and does have talent, therefore we encourage and welcome our participant's ideas and suggestions and see each individual as an equal contributor to every project. We teach skills that can be applied both on, and off of "the stage," and use theatre as a vehicle to develop well-rounded, capable performers and well-rounded, capable people. Because we create a safe, supportive, energetic, engaging, validating and nurturing environment, our students feel comfortable and are able to explore, experiment with, and exercise their theatrical and personal skills and apply them in rehearsal, in performance and beyond. We are dedicated to providing quality experiences and opportunities for all those involved with Children's Civic Light Opera. Our high theatrical standards, belief in the theatrical process and unparalleled commitment to all participants enable us to achieve our mission year after year. The stage is our classroom. "The school of the future will, perhaps, not be a school as we understand it - with benches, blackboards and a teacher's platform - it may be a library, a museum, a conversation or a theatre.Read More