After School Programs

Year-Round Theater Education for Kids

Ross Ragland Theater’s after school classes are filled with music, movement, theater games, and socially engaging activities designed to build confidence and arts skills. These programs offer multi-class discounts and scholarships, making creative learning accessible to more young people in the Basin.

Astronaut Academy Spring Break Camp

Janet’s Planet Astronaut Academy

Janet’s Planet Astronaut Academy offers a transformative STEM experience that ignites the imaginations of young learners fostering a deep passion for science, technology, and aerospace. It’s an immersive journey where participants are encouraged to reach for the stars, unravel the mysteries of the cosmos, and unlock the door to limitless possibilities, all while gaining hands-on knowledge and skills that may one day launch them towards the stars. Janet’s Planet Astronaut Academy is a rigorous science and STEM camp with substantial math and writing required.

Our goal is for your students to have an amazing, out-of-this-world experience, but please note that this is not a recreational camp. This camp is intentionally designed to be academically robust for student ages 8-12.

Cost: $100

Winter Crafts

Join Kristalyn in a fun-filled class where you’ll make an assortment of winter themed crafts!

Instructor: Kristalyn

Cost: $100

Intro to Theater

This Intro to Theater class helps build the fundamentals of acting. Instructor Jeff Press will cover the basics of theater and help build good acting practices.

Instructor: Jeff Press

Cost: $100

Intro to Dungeons and Dragons

“What is a dungeon, and how does it relate to dragons? Who are these people I’ve seen rolling dice around online?”

Maybe you have asked yourself these questions and more, maybe you have wondered “I would love to play Dungeons and Dragons, but I don’t know how, and I don’t have anyone I know who will join/ teach me.”

Great news! This course will take an extended deep dive into the basics of DnD and what it means to make a character, flesh out their backstory, and connect them to the world, and how playing Dungeons and Dragons can make you a better actor

*This course will include character sheets, pencils, dice on loan, and a world map that we will fill out together! The only requirement is an active imagination and a team based mindset!

Instructor: Justice Bussard

Cost: $100

Scholarships Available

Scholarships are offered for most classes to help ensure that cost is not a barrier to participation in our after school programs.

Meet Our Instructors for Afterschool Classes

Aria Sha

Drama Instructor

Aria Sha developed her passion for theater at the age of 7 when she participated in her first play at the Linkville Playhouse. She hopes to inspire that same spark for the stage in others by teaching this year’s after-school improv class. Other than theater, she enjoys being active and creative.

Olivia Snow

Rag Tag Choir Instructor

Olivia Snow caught the theater bug early, performing in musicals and choirs since the age of eight in her hometown of Bigfork, Montana. She’s called Klamath Falls home for the past six years and has been involved at the Ross Ragland Theater for the last two—you might’ve seen her recently as Anastasia! Olivia has a passion for bringing performance arts and music programs to kids in the basin. She believes these experiences help young people build confidence and discover their voice, both on and off the stage.

Tara Earp

Drama Instructor

Tara Webster has been in education for 17 years. She has also done theater since High School and most recently has been a part of the last two Ross Ragland community theatre shows. She enjoys bringing theatre to life in the classroom and is very excited to join her two passions theater and teaching for the after-school programs.

Lisa Lane and Erin Barker

Drama Instructor

Lisa Lane and Erin Barker were taught by Joyce Davis-Smith, a protégé of Stella Alder, who trained under the father of Method Acting, Stanislovsky. They spent much of their early childhood and teenage years in the Hollywood scene, taking multiple acting classes and workshops. They were represented by the Natalie Rossen agency, who also represented child stars such as Christina Applegate, Brian Bonsall, and Macaulay Culkin.

Reina Barton

Mexican Cultural Program Instructor

Reina Barton was born in Veracruz, México. She earned a bachelor of Science degree, while living in Chihuahua, México. She moved to the United States as an adult and has lived in 3 states.

Teaching and dance have always been passions for Reina. In addition to elementary education, she has taught Spanish and Traditional Mexican Dance in multiple settings. She has also performed folklore dance. Reina enjoys teaching others in dancing and performing.