I started my own after-school drama business

[MamaSoul]

Three years ago I started an after-school drama program for kids. It was highly successful and I had minimal experience, just a desire to have something like that available to my own three children. My focus was on the process not the product, and I was very much about confindence building rather than trying to turn out little Hollywood Movie Stars.

I would be happy to consult with anyone who is wishing to enter into a business like this...I believe that heart and humility is all you really need. A child with new found confidence is the greatest thing in the world!

Unfortunatly, due to other committments, I've had to give it up but I made sure there was another after-school drama outlet available before I did...I didn't profit from the new one as it was an already established offshoot from a local community theatre group, but I did give the person taking over (my ex-employee) all of my notes and material so she could carry on where we left off.

Peace always...all ways,
Shauna
Make your soul Fat and Happy at the Soul Food Cafe (http://www.soulfoodcafe.co.nz)!

[Audrey]

Shauna,

That is so awesome. My own daughter loves theater. She's been involved with a summer program that takes kids ages 9 to 15. They do two casts, an older cast and a younger cast. The shows are great and the kids have an awesome experience. I'll be you just had a blast working with the kids.

[MamaSoul]

Hi Audrey,
Yes, it was awesome! At one point I had over 80 kids in four groups...our end of the year show last year was so much fun!
My three kids belonged to a summer drama program in Olympia, WA before we moved to New Zealand and they just loved it! We were all so dissapointed that there wasn't a drama program in our new town, so I just decided I would start one. I had some drama experience, but not a lot...and I had a great book called, "Kids take the stage" which sort of outlines the process.
My kids are still begging me to start it up again, but I just can't right now with full time school and trying to run a home business...they would go to the other one in town but they feel it's too basic for them at this stage...ahh, mother's guilt.
At any rate, I feel so strongly about the confidence it builds in kids, as you would have witnessed with your own drama kids:)

Peace always...all ways,
Shauna
Make your soul Fat and Happy at the Soul Food Cafe (http://www.soulfoodcafe.co.nz)!