Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture resident group Young Performers Theatre (YPT) offers virtual Winter 2021 classes for children and teens who love the stage. YPT offers online performance classes for students three to 14 years old. The classes start Monday, January 20, 2021 and continue through Thursday, March 24, 2021. (There are no classes Monday through Friday, February 15-19, 2021.) Private, one-on-one online classes are also available ($75).

The season includes “Radio Drama” for ages eight years and older, meeting online on Monday and Wednesday, 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., from Monday, January 25, 2021 through Wednesday, March 24, 2021. Ten-minute episodes starring the students are recorded every two weeks. Tuition is $550. (No classes on Monday, February 15, 2021, or Wednesday, February 17, 2021)

“Playwriting Ages 13 And Up” inspires students to create characters and use them in a script on Thursday, 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., from January 21, 2021 through March 25, 2021. YPT repertory members perform the play online. Tuition is $450. (No class on February 18, 2021).

“Character Development & Analysis” (ages 10 years and older), introduces students to characters in family-friendly published plays and encourages them to create their own characters on Monday, January 25, 2021 through March 22, 2021, 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Tuition is $450. (No class on Monday, February 15, 2021).

“Weekly One Acts,” (ages 10 years and older) happens on Wednesday, January 20, 2021 through March 17, 2021, 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Students explore and select one-act ensemble pieces and participate in a Zoom/webinar-style dramatic reading. Tuition is $450. (No class on Wednesday, February 17, 2021).

“Playwriting Ages 13 & Up” presents students with an online creative collaboration environment on Thursday, January 21, 2021 through March 18, 2021. Participants brainstorm plot ideas, settings, dialogue, and encounters, then perform the resulting interactive script via Zoom. Tuition is $450. (No class on Thursday, February 18, 2021).