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Drop-in Theater Classes for Ages 18+

Diversionary Werks!

Diversionary Werks is a brand new FREE series of artistic classes for ages 18+. Keep an eye on all the special offerings we will be adding, and come flex those creative muscles with us.  We welcome a multi-generational group of LGBTQIA+ folks to collaborate and learn in a brave space together. 

Diversionary Werks!

Playwriting Series

Build • Workshop • Tell

Free Classes! 

July 29 – August 9 

DECADE SPONSOR: Joann Clark
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Meet your Instructors for DiversionaryWerks - Playwriting Series

DiversionaryWerks new Playwriting Series is a space for LGBTQIA+ storytellers. This is a space to build, workshop, and tell stories. Are you interested in generating scenes toward the creation of a full play? Are you interested in refining existing work toward a play container/structure? Do you have a story to tell, but are unsure how to tell it? We are interested in YOU!

In this class, our teaching artists aim to (A) grow each participant’s capacity to generate a story, (B) strengthen the ability to explore work on the page and in space, and (C) connect participants to the physical embodiment of their work. This course is a total of 6 sessions culminating in a staged reading of select material from each participant.

Khalil Bleux (he/him/his) Word bender. World Builder. Youth accomplice. Khalil Bleux is an artist and educator from Southeast, San Diego. He is an innovator dedicated to illuminating pathways to wellness and personal freedom. Khalil is a dynamic performing artist, writer, and producer with credits in theatre and independent film. He has a career background in social work and community organizing, with a practice of integrating arts and creativity across various systems and care methods. He founded The SOULcial Workers, a creative development collective, and Agency 515, The Social Education Theatre offering mental health education, leadership, and personal development through arts-based social and emotional learning. Khalil is a grateful student and mentor, a proud uncle, godfather, and son.

Nicole Cantalupo (she/her/hers) holds a Master of Arts in Theatre Arts from San Diego State University. She is the Theatre Program Director at Canyon Hills High School and holds teaching credentials in English, Social Science, and College & Career Technical Education: Arts, Media, and Entertainment. Nicole has worked for several local theatres, including La Jolla Playhouse, MOXIE Theatre, and Center Stage Children’s Theatre, for the past 15 years as a teaching artist. Nicole has also had the pleasure of working on several of Diversionary’s education programs, including the inaugural Stonewall Salon, Kid-Versionary, and curriculum development for student matinees. Nicole enjoys devising new work, focusing on verbatim theatre and performance for social change. 

We are no longer requiring masks in our theater. Masks are still encouraged to help keep our performers and audience members safe, but they are not required.

NOTE: This policy is subject to change at any moment to reflect changing local, state, and federal regulations. Please return before your scheduled performance date to see our most recent policy.

Upcoming Diversionary Werks Classes

Stay tuned! More Diversionary Werks Classes coming your way soon.

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Fill out this form with any questions or comments you may have and Diversionary Theatre’s Director of Education and Community Engagement, Wilfred Paloma, will be in touch with you shortly.

Alternatively, you can call us at
(619) 220-0097 x 109.

About Our Education and Community Engagement Programs

Arts Education is thriving at Diversionary Theatre, and our programs spread the seeds of understanding and tolerance around our unique mission as the third oldest LGBTQIA+ theater in the country. Watch this video to learn more about each of our education programs. 

By sharing LGBTQIA+ stories with our community we bring stories that need to be told, directly into people’s lives. We provide a safe place for all students, and we are excited to extend a lifeline to our LGBTQIA+ youth who may not have the support at home or at their school. We are giving people permission to be who they are, and for many this might be a life saving experience.

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