Woodend residents are uniting to unleash their inner child and restart their love for acting with adult acting classes kicking off in April.
What started as a simple Facebook post by Mount Players teacher Mark Constable has grown to formal classes after almost 100 people expressed their interest in the classes.
Mr Constable, who has experience as a professional actor, director and teacher, said he only expected about 15 or 20 people to react to the post.
“I was a bit surprised at the reactions. The response was overwhelming, I had [more than] 90 people say they were interested,” he said.
“I run Mount Players Youth Theatre with my colleague and I thought ‘I want to run adult acting classes’… why should the kids have all the fun?
“I’ve got people in their 60s and 70s saying they want to give it a go. What it reveals to me is that people are craving connection.
“It’s about what fills your heart and soul and gives you purpose in life. You want to be curious, life is about being curious.
“I think we do lose touch with what passion really means. We do what’s expected of us.”
The classes are going to be held at the Uniting Church in Woodend from 7pm to 9pm on Thursday evenings, and Mr Constable said if the demand is there he’ll open up another class.
The classes will also follow the school schedule with 10 week terms. They will begin the week of April 15 and finish for the term the week ending June 30.
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Zoe Moffatt
