Sets & Costumes
A day at Playhouse
Morning
Art
60–75 min
Bridge
10 min
Afternoon
Theater
60–75 min
Bridge: A prop, question or material that seeds the afternoon. “A paper crown travels from the studio to the stage”
Every few days one slot becomes a Fusion session: both tracks, one room, one activity.
Fusion, up close
Art builds
Sets and costumes: painted backdrops, cardboard doors, crowns and capes.
Theater uses it
The kids wear and use their own pieces on stage. The set is the world of the play.
The same question every pairing: what does one track make that the other can use?
On day 10
A play performed on a set the kids built, in costumes they made.
What glues the days together
Story spine
younger kids · Ages 6–9
One invented story runs the whole two weeks: “We're building a kingdom and its play”. Each track adds a layer, every day. One world, two lenses.
The ten-day map
Two sessions a day, a bridge in between.
The story
“We're building a kingdom and its play”
- Chapter 1Basecamp
Meet color & shape
A paper crown travels from the studio to the stage
Meet the stage: voice & space
- Chapter 2Build
Paper sculpture
Freeze frames & tableaux
- Chapter 3Build
Color mixing & mood
Big voices, small voices
- Chapter 4Build
Cardboard construction
Characters & costumes
- Chapter 5Build
Design a costume
Write the scene
- Chapter 6Build
Build the set pieces
Rehearse the scene
- Chapter 7Fusion
Fit the costumes, place the set
- Chapter 8Fusion
Paint & finish the set
Run the scene in costume
- Chapter 9Fusion
Full dress run on the set
- Chapter 10Showcase
Sets & Costumes: the play