Young talent set to teach others

Andrea Roberts
Times Intern

 

The Strathmore Municipal Library is partnering with a talented 10-year-old in a program called Act the Week, which will run from Aug. 8-12 for children in the community.
Charlie Ziehr is a Westmount School student, and the mastermind behind the program. She has written a script – The Never Ending Story – for use in the program, and will be one of the acting coaches guiding the participants through the week.
“I just like to plan things,” said Ziehr. “I have lots of ideas. I wanted to do a craft camp, but then I just felt one day that I needed to do something else, so I came up with Act the Week.”
The program will run each day, and at the end of the week, participants will put on a play.
Ziehr recently attended an acting camp in Rockyford and learned a lot of skills that she will pass down to participants. This includes having participants brainstorm to come up with their own script. She will also stick to the fundamentals, teaching things like enunciation, expressions, tableaus and skits.
The program is for children aged 7-10, and will run from 4:30-6:45 p.m. from Aug. 8-12. Registration is $10 and the final show will be at 7 p.m. on August 12.
For more information and to register, visit strathmorelibrary.ca/acttheweek.