Beit Midrash Hagigah

2^nd-5^th Grades

Hagigah: Beth Am's Children's Theater Beit Midrash Program

No Experience is Necessary to Have a Great Time in Our Program!

Is your child a natural born actor? Does your 2^nd-5^th grader love to move? Consider signing him or her up for Hagigah instead of Shabbaton or Sunday Program!  Through the production of a fall play and a spring musical, participants learn about our education theme for the year, Tzedek, tzedek tirdof.

Hagigah ("Celebration") is Beth Am’s Children’s Theatre Program; it is an alternative to Shabbaton or Sunday Program. The program will meet on Wednesdays from 4-6 p.m. Participants in grades 3-5 also attend mid-week class on Thursdays from 4-6 p.m. for Hebrew studies. Hagigah includes a worship service attendance requirement.  

NOTE: Hagigah will be offered only if there is sufficient enrollment.  

If you have any questions please call the Education Office at 650/493-4665. 

Hagigah Teachers

A former child actor, Lauren  Berman began writing and performing in stage productions at age 4 and had her first play professionally produced at age 7. Lauren has acted in over 50 stage productions and has done some minor film and television work. Lauren caught the teaching bug while earning her BA degree when she began working with community based kids theater programs.  Lauren has taught acting and improvisation to kids ages 8-18 in both repertory and after-school programs. Currently, Lauren teaches acting classes at T’enna preschool where her two children are students.

 

One of Stacy Sanders favorite performing moments was singing the role of adult Cosette with Les Mis Broadway stars Norman Large and Cindy Benson in a televised review performance in Los Angeles. Around the Bay Area, Stacy has been seen singing and dancing in the spotlight on the stages of Broadway By The Bay, Lamplighters, Woodminster, Diablo Light Opera Company, Contra Costa Musical Theater, Crossroads Theater, and more. A trained triple threat, Stacy holds three minors in Vocal Performance, Theater, and Dance from Pomona College along with her B.S. in Mathematics from Harvey Mudd College and an M.S. in Engineering from Stanford University. Stacy has been teaching and developing theater performance, math, and science curriculum to children of all needs and ages for over ten years in both classroom and private settings and loves bringing the joy of these subjects to her students.