March is Generation

Arts Month, a time when all of the arts organizations of metro Atlanta

unite to expose children to cultural activities at a discounted price.

This is the

fourth year of the month-long festival and it continues to grow. Many

activities take place in Atlanta but Offshoot Productions, based out of

Peachtree City, and Newnan Community Theatre will both offer programs

and productions during Generation Arts Month.

Offshoot will

present "Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz" at the Black Box Theater

at McIntosh High School. The play recommended for ages 3-11 and is a participatory

play, meaning that children will be able to interact with the characters

on stage. Each child will receive one free ticket to the show for each

full price ticket. Admission is $6. Phone 770-631-2362.

Offshoot will

also offer two workshops the following Sunday. Creative dramatics for

ages 6-8 will introduce children to the "who," "what,"

and "where" of acting on stage through improvisation and theater

games. The workshop will take place at the Peachtree City Library from

1:30-2:45 p.m.

Developing

characters through improvisation, for ages 9-13, will show young actors

a variety of approaches to creating interesting and believable stage characters.

The workshop will last from 3:15-4:45 p.m. Both workshops are free with

a ticket stub from "Dorothy and The Wizard of Oz" or a $1 donation.

Phone 770-631-2362.

Newnan Community

Theatre will offer a workshop on family in theater for ages 5 to adult.

The workshop offers up a little bit of everything, allowing people to

brush up on all sorts of theater and acting "know hows." One

child is admitted free with each full price ticket, which is $5. Phone

770-683-6282.

The Main Street

Players of Griffin will offer a special deal for the March 1 and 2 performances

of "Driving Miss Daisy." The show, which is about a woman and

her chauffeur building a friendship and understanding, will be presented

at 7:30 p.m. One youth will be admitted for free with each full price

ticket. The full price is $15 and the cost for an additional youth is

$10. Phone 770-229-9916.

These activities

are merely the tip of a very long and full iceberg. The Georgia Shakespeare

Festival will offer several workshops and performances, as will the Center

for Puppetry Arts. There will be painting workshops, concerts, operas,

dance recitals, story-telling and more.

Visit www.generationarts.org

for a full schedule of activities or phone 770-772-5572 for the information

line and schedule by fax-on-demand.

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