Join Grace Loukota on Saturday January 3rd, 2026 from 10AM to 4PM in The Grand Ballroom above “Dev’s Steakhouse and Live Music Lounge” for a day of learning the basics of theaters through games, skits, and hands-on activities.
This workshop is for kids Grades K - 8. Whether you’ve never stepped foot in a theater, you’re an active audience member, or you’ve been in a handful of shows already, this workshop is a great opportunity for all our smallest actors to learn, make friends, and have fun.
Sign-up sheet link
https://shorturl.at/uI7uJ
Additional Information:
● Cost: $10.00 per student.
● Time: Check-in and drop-off starts at 9:30, the workshop will begin
promptly at 10:00.
● Make sure you send your child with lunch and snacks. The only beverage allowed in the Ballroom is water flavored water in a working water bottle except for medical necessity. Please refrain from sending soda, candy, and sugary snacks with your child.
● The Ballroom is a very large space and can get chilly in the winter so please make sure your child has a hoodie or sweater and a light pair of gloves if their hands tend to get cold
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What is Little Lanterns?
Little Lantern School of Theatre is a group dedicated to building creativity and confidence through teaching a love of theatre. Directed by Grace Loukota, through different series of workshops, we aim to teach kids of all ages the art of theatre through games, skit/short plays and musicals, hands-on activities, technical lessons, and more.
Why do we exist?
We exist to create a space for everyone to learn and grow. Theater can be a wonderful place to learn how to be yourself without judgement and find belonging with others who are similar to you and radically different. It can teach confidence, compassion, how to harness imagination, and much more. To build bridges and create long lasting friendships, helps build stronger communities.
Who runs Little Lanterns?
Grace Loukota is heading up the project. She has partnered with the West Plains Playhouse for theater space and logistic support. She started ballet when she was 2 and dance was her creative outlet for 10+ years, learning tap, jazz, theatrical, ballroom, and country swing. Her first theatrical show was “Cinderella”, a musical set in 1950 with Prairie Fire Children's Theatre. She has since worked in many roles on stage, and behind the scenes in the theater under 18 different directors and music directors. She’s worked at summer camp for the past three summers in a row teaching campers ages 5 - 17 a number of different outdoor and horse related skills. Passionate about passing skills and knowledge down to the next generation this is her most ambitious and exciting project yet!
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