Kid-Versionary: Past Programs
At Diversionary Theatre, we believe that everyone should have access to the arts. That’s why we provide free age-appropriate programs so that kids of all ages, along with their parents, guardians, and teachers, can learn about live theatre, get involved in community activities, and most importantly, have fun!
- Generously supported by: California Institute of Contemporary Arts
Kid-Versionary Continues Online!
A Note From Our Education Team:
We hope that you and your families are safe and doing your best in these challenging times. This is a gift to your family, for being a part of ours. Here at Diversionary, we are plugging away to continue to bring you our unique experiences with the performing arts in a new venue!
Elementary School Program
Welcome to a great FREE continuing partnership online between you and your neighborhood professional theatre!
Grades 3 - 5
This semester we will be offering our improv club online, a program that focuses on improv and comedy that is great for building self-confidence, and greater expression. We ask that because of the nature of this program, that you do your best to commit to each session.
The club will have a final sharing on the last week Time and date TBA.
Meet Your Instructor
Skyler Sullivan (He/They) is the director of Education and Outreach for Diversionary Theatre. He has over 25 years experience working with youth and the arts. Drawing from his background as an actor, director and clown he loves to share the gift of live performance. Skyler worked for ten years with The New Victory Theatre in NYC, where he honed his skills as a curriculum developer. Skyler’s other teaching credits include: The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute NYC, Grossmont College, The La Jolla Playhouse, and The Old Globe. He was also the on-set acting coaching two P.B.S. shows: Sesame Street and The Electric Company.
Middle School Program
Welcome to a great FREE continuing partnership online between you and your neighborhood professional theatre!This semester we will be offering our improv club online, a program that focuses on improv and comedy that is great for building self-confidence, and greater expression.
We ask that because of the nature of this program, that you do your best to commit to each session.
Meet Your Instructor
Wilfred Paloma [He/Him/His] is a California based artist with an M.A. in Theatre Arts at San Diego State University and holds a B.A. in Theatre Performance: Acting and Musical Theatre. Wilfred is also a graduate of the MCIT Acting Studio and is a member of the Actors’ Equity Association. In addition to Diversionary Theatre, Wilfred is a teaching artist with the California Center of the Arts, Arts for Learning San Diego, La Jolla Playhouse, Young Actors’ Theater, Playwright’s Project, JCompany, and San Diego Junior Theatre. Selected Production credits: Directing – Potion (Moxie), School of Rock (JT), R+J (SDSU); Choreographer – Hunchback of Notre Dame (JT), Más (SDSU), Mamma Mia (YAT), Hall Pass (Blindspot Collective).Wilfred also actively engages in social justice-centered work with Blindspot Collective and performs on various stages in San Diego. Listen to Wilfred on Spotify and iTunes on the original cast recording of the musical The Things We Never Say featured on the track “Coronado Lights”. wilfredpaloma.comCosplay Middle School Workshop
This summer in addition to our other programs, we are going to run another middle school cosplay experience with online sensation: Andréa Agosto!
July 12th through July 23rd, 2021 (Six Sessions)
Grades 6-8
Cosplaying is all about diving deep into your character while putting your spin on their iconic look. Think outside the box and you’ll find that there’s many different things you can create or use as other pieces for other Cosplays. Come learn some closet Cosplay tips, how to take your Cosplay to the next level with an element of performance, and have a great time with Cosplayer Influencer Andréa Agosto, known on TikTok as andreariquena.
Meet Your Instructor
Andréa Agosto, Diversionary Theatre Artistic Fellow [She/They] A performing arts educator, performer, tiktoker and cosplayer, Andréa Agosto is excited to be a part of Diversionary family. The majority of her San Diego stage credits are at Diversionary (A Kind of Weather, Significant Other, Bull in a China Shop and Homos or Everyone in America). Agosto attended UMKC where she studied film and theatre. For her graduate studies, she looked towards language, literacy, and sociocultural studies. Currently, Andréa is a middle school performing arts teacher by day, cosplayer by night, and does their best to squeeze sleep somewhere in their schedule.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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