What We Do

Workshops

Action Racket Theatre conducts a wide range of theatre workshops which include Playing Your Way to Reading for toddlers, Mighty Action Racket workshops for 6-11 year old children, Action Racket Lab for teens and tweens, Adults Act Out for adult participants, and Young At Art for seniors.

Teens perform Asthma World Turns
Teen workshop participants from Asthma-Free School Zone perform Asthma World Turns.
Action Racket Lab Workshop: Rehearsal
					 at Baychester Branch, New York Public Library
Children in rehearsal, Action Racket Lab workshop. Baychester Branch, New York Public Library.
Mighty Action Racket Workshop Performance:
					 Children in tableau at Donnell Branch, New York Public Library
Children of Mighty Action Racket workshop performance in tableau, Donnell Branch, New York Public Library.

Performances

In addition to workshop programs, Action Racket Theatre also provides a wide array of performances and demonstrations of the techniques taught in the workshops. Among the performances offered are Mighty Story Action Time, a theatrical storytelling event intended for toddlers and pre-K children and also for young children ages 5-11; Tailored Tales, a radio-style play series reflecting the ethnic palette of the diverse adult and senior audiences to whom they are presented; and Acting on Literacy, which engages oung people from 10-14 years old to spark their imagination and enthusiasm for reading.

Lois Kagan Mingus and Joanie Fritz Zosike in
				the Magical Castle of Now
Lois Kagan Mingus and Joanie Fritz Zosike in performance. “It’s the Magical Castle of Now!”
The Cat in the Hat: We sat there, we two.
Joanie Fritz Zosike and Lois Kagan Mingus, The Cat in the Hat, “We sat there, we two.”
Mighty Story Action Time at 6th Street Avenue B Garden
Mighty Story Action Time, storytelling at 6th Street Avenue B Garden: “Hold up your drawings!”
Senior participants in Young at Art Workshop performance
Young at Art Workshop: Senior participants spread their wings in performance.