Winter With Willowbrook: 2026-2027 Classes
Our new Winter With Willowbrook Community Classes are now open for registration!
We've partnered with Tualatin Parks and Rec to host our classes at the Van Raden Community Center, just a few miles away from Brown's Ferry Park.
For this winter season, we're offering two classes:
Willowbrook Wednesdays and Theatre Thursdays!
Willowbrook Wednesdays
Age range: 8-16
Date range: Dec. 2, 9, 16 // Jan. 6, 13, 20, 27 // Feb. 3, 10, 17, 24
Time of class: 3:45pm-5:45pm
Cost per participant: Dec. $129/month, Jan. & Feb. $165/month
Location: Van Raden Center in Tualatin
Class description: Explore painting, drama, ceramics, and more! In the style of our summer camp, Willowbrook Arts Camp, we have activities for four different arts mediums and allow kids free choice of what they would like to explore.
Theatre Thursdays
Age range: 8-16
Date range: Jan. 7, 14, 21, 28 & Feb. 4, 11, 18, 25
Time of class: 5:00pm-6:30pm
Cost per participant: $215 for full 8-week class
Location: Van Raden Center in Tualatin
Class description: Theatre Thursdays is an eight-week class for young actors ages 8 to 16, taught by Mija and Valerie. Students will dig into scene work, learning how to understand what a character wants, what they feel, and how to bring that truthfully to the stage. We'll read and analyze scripts together, looking closely at how stories are built and why characters make the choices they do.
The class also includes musical theater, with singing and dance choreography. Material may include scenes from Into the Woods and The Music Man, along with a new Willowbrook play in development based on Aesop's fables. Older or more experienced students will have the chance to try their hand at directing a scene.
Classes meet Thursdays from 5:00 to 6:30 pm, January 7 through February 25. The session ends with a performance for families, where students share the scenes and songs they've worked on.
No prior experience is needed, and returning performers will find plenty to stretch them.