Folk Arts For Kids | Old Brick Playhouse | All Levels | All-Day Class | Week 2 (July 13-17, 2026)
Augusta Folk Arts for Kids participants (ages 5-11) explore the arts through the creation of a variety of explorative experiences. Each week will have a different focus and set of lessons to engage participants who enroll for multiple weeks.
This week, step into the spotlight this summer with the award-winning Old Brick Playhouse team! Young performers are invited to dive into an action-packed performing arts adventure inspired by the energy, mystery, and magic of summertime in the mountains. There will be mystery, there will be puppets, and we may just bring Appalachian legends to life… yes, including iconic favorites like Mothman and Bigfoot—through acting, improvisation, movement, music, and creative storytelling. This fast-paced, imagination-driven program encourages students to build characters, create original scenes, and collaborate in bold, theatrical ways. Designed for kids who love to move, laugh, pretend, and perform, this program is the perfect place for young artists to gain confidence, sharpen their stage skills, and discover their very own creative spark.
About the Instructor
The Old Brick Playhouse opened November of 1992 and, for the past thirty-three years, has offered Educational Arts programming locally, throughout the Mid-Atlantic region and overseas. The Old Brick Playhouse offers regular afterschool programs that provide a safe and positive environment for elementary and secondary school students to explore the arts. Programs serve 150 secondary students and 80 elementary school students boasting an alumni roster of over 2,540 students. Over the past 30 years, our performances have entertained over 2.5 million children and have been merited at the National Theatre in Washington, DC, the Edinburg Festival Fringe, and thousands of Elementary Schools in the Mid-Atlantic region and overseas. In 2009, The Old Brick Playhouse received the Coming Up Taller Award from the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Institute of Museum and Library Science presented at the White House by First Lady Michelle Obama.