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There’s drama at YUHSG

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At the beginning of the spring semester, the PTACH Program at the Yeshiva University High School for Girls instituted a theater program led by Leah Gottfried.

The program’s goal is not performance based, but rather to conduct a skills workshop for students to improve their self-confidence, convey their creativity, and improve their expressive language skills. Ms. Gottfried uses improvisation and scene study to accomplish these goals.

Students who rarely feel comfortable expressing their opinion, or are too shy to speak publicly, can really benefit by partaking in an improvised scene or using a new voice during roleplay. Participating in a theater program can help a student open up their thinking and improve communication.

Rachel, a theater student, commented that she finds the acting exercises to be creative and relaxing. Tovah says that it is a way for her to express herself and have fun. According to Sara, acting opened up her true self.

Together with PTACH’s speech and language component, the combined purpose is to foster better self-expression, collaboration and communication. If nothing else, as Tovah says, theater class is just plain old fun!

For more information or to visit a PTACH model program at YUHS for Boys and YUHS for Girls, call 718-854-8600 x 102.