Mission Statement for ALT’S Education & Youth Program
Albuquerque Little Theatre Education and Youth Program is a community-based program offering theatrical instructions for youth and adults. Our classes, workshops, camps, and productions create opportunities for students to develop talents in all aspects of the theatre arts in a safe and supportive environment. We strongly believe the process is just as important as the product, and strive to help our performers discover more about themselves as they learn the fundamentals of performing arts and technical production. Hundreds of youth and adults have benefited from our program in the last 10 years. Our professional instructors nurture compassionate, creative and collaborative life-skills to help students reach their full potential as a member of their community, develop a life-long love for the Arts, and even a path into the performing arts profession, through training and a professional identity.
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Kathryn Morales
Kathryn K. Morales is a native of Albuquerque, New Mexico. In her youth, she had the opportunity to work with Bill Hayden, who founded the Albuquerque Children’s Theatre in 1962. Her work with him planted a life long love of children theatre in her heart. As an adult she returned to work with Bill and later Sue Ann Gunn who took over the mantle of director of ACT at the time of Mr. Hayden’s death in 1989. Albuquerque Children’s Theatre merged with ALT in 2002. Kathryn continued to work as an assistant to Sue Ann Gunn and later with Jonathan Dunski (founder of Play Conservatory) who oversaw the educational programs at ALT in the early 2000’s. Beginning in 2006 she stepped in as Education Coordinator and has had the joy of teaching and directing children and youth in classes, productions and outreach programs offered through ALT. With the help of Albuquerque Children’s Theatre alumni, Kate Murphy Sanchez and Heidi Griffin both gifted playwrights, she has developed the PlayBuilders program which gives young children the opportunity to create original characters and plays that are showcased on ALT’s historic stage every semester. She feels very honored to carry on Albuquerque Children’s Theatre legacy of “theatre for, by and with children” in conjunction with ALT’s historic community theatre.
Questions about our education program? Email Kathryn at Kathryn@abqliltheatre.org