About Us

Get in the Act! Theater Arts Academy Mission

Our mission is to help develop each participants individuality and uniqueness through the arts, in a safe and stimulating learning environment. Get in the Act is committed to the belief that early drama education fosters a life-long love for the arts and prepares the individual to perform with confidence and self respect when meeting life challenges. Each class works to create an ensemble group of performers, where there are no stars, only student actors who work together as a team. One student actor may have two or three small roles unlike the actor who plays the main character, but in the process, all the students work together to create a theatrical performance that is fun, exciting and full of self-discovery.

Get in the Act classes and camps use performing arts skills such as creative movement, dance, music, drama, mime and visual art to get the child’s creative engines roaring and advance their skills in the performing arts.

Each session culminates with a studio "open house-showcase" for family and friends, enabling the students to apply their skills towards a performance.

Participates...

• discover new avenues of self-expression and self-esteem.
• apply skills in problem solving and critical thinking.
• develop self-discipline and builds self-confidence.
• improve communication skills.
• develop hand-eye coordination using creative movement and dance.
• learn cooperation and team building skills.
• apply performing arts fundamentals to create a character and work in an ensemble environment.

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About the Director

Diane Handzel has been a professional actress, teacher, curriculum developer, and museum educator in the cultural and performing arts for over 30 years. With a Masters in Interdisciplinary Arts Education and a B.A. in Theater, Diane has brought the arts to a wide variety of audiences such as the Chicago Children*s Museum, Chicago Public Schools and Library, public, private and home schools, four star hotels and children's festivals. For the past seven years, Diane has been providing performing arts classes to over 1500 children in the Tahoe/Truckee Basin serving, Stateline, Carson City, Reno, Nevada as well as Tahoe City and Truckee, California.

Contact Information

Get in the Act! Theater Arts Academy
9475 Double R Blvd, Unit #5, Reno, Nevada 89521
(775) 284-8601
Artistic Director, Diane Handzel

email: info@getintheact.org