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Tuesday September 15, 2026
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM	Depot Theater Grades 1-4: Lil'y Red Rides In The Hood - Depot Theater Grades 1-4: Lil'y Red Rides In The Hood Lil'y Red Rides In The HoodDates: Tuesdays 3:30-4:30, 9/8-11/24 and Thurs 11/19 3:30-5Performances: Performances: Thursday 11/19 & Tuesday 11/24Location: The Philipstown Depot TheaterAge: 1-4 GradeInstructor: Kalista ParrishCost: $395Class size: 12-20A twist on the classic tale, Little Red Riding Hood.As Lil’y Red rides through her neighborhood, bringing chicken soup to her sick Granny, she discovers that the town is all a buzz about a new family moving in- The Wolves! Everyone from Goldilocks and Baby Bear, Hansel and Gretel, Bo Peep, the little pigs, even Old farmer MacDonald share their feelings about the new people moving to town.With lots of lively characters and costumes, this play is fun and entertaining, while also touching on some real life issues with a whimsical modern twist, of course!Kalista Sale Parrish started working professionally as an actor at a very early age and has spent a lifetime in theater, television, and film. After an apprenticeship at Irondale Ensemble Project she studied theater at NYU’s Experimental Theatre Wing and screenwriting at The New School.  She currently directs, writes, teaches and performs throughout the Hudson Valley. She lives in Cold Spring, NY, with her musician husband and dog, Buddy, who is lousy at coming up with good endings for her scripts.

Wednesday September 16, 2026
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM	Depot Theater Grades 5-8: Young Playwrights Workshop - Depot Theater Grades 5-8: Young Playwrights Workshop Young Playwrights WorkshopDates: Wednesdays 3:30-5pm 9/9-11/18. Plus Saturday 11/21 10-12, Monday 11/23 & 11/30 3:30-5, Wednesday 12/2 3:30-5:30pmStaged Readings: Fri 12/4 at 5pm & Sat 12/5 at 2pmLocation: The Philipstown Depot TheaterAge:  Grades 5-8Instructor: Kira OnoderaCost: $405Class size: Max of 12Unleash your inner storyteller and bring your ideas to life! In this collaborative workshop, middle school writers will explore the essential building blocks of a play, from crafting characters and settings to writing authentic dialogue.Through a fun mix of creative writing sessions and improv exercises, students will learn how to navigate conflict, challenge stereotypes, and write with curiosity about characters both like and unlike themselves.Halfway through, each writer will develop an outline for their very own one-act play.The second half of the course is a true writer's room. Students will flesh out their scripts, collaborate in small groups (with options to co-write!), and hear their words come to life as peers read their scenes aloud. Constructive feedback is a skill we will also work on while keeping our ideas fresh and our spirits high. This series will culminate in two staged readings open to family and friends. Kira Onodera has been acting since the age of 10, her first professional theater role was Peasblossom in San Francisco Shakespeare Festival’s “A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream” and again with the company at age 16 in “As You Like It”. She was also a regular at the Asian American Theater Company for most of her childhood before moving to New York to attend SUNY Purchase's Acting Conservatory. Kira wrote and performed her one-woman show “The Crease Question” in NYC as part of the Starbucks Salon, Estrogenius Festival and a short run at Three Legged Dog. Her short film “Crosswalk” (writer and director) won Best Experimental Short at the Oakland Film Festival in 2023. Onodera has also worked as a teaching artist with The 52nd Street Project and Living Voices Theater Company. She loves sharing her love of theater with children of all ages.

Tuesday September 22, 2026
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM	Depot Theater Grades 1-4: Lil'y Red Rides In The Hood - Depot Theater Grades 1-4: Lil'y Red Rides In The Hood Lil'y Red Rides In The HoodDates: Tuesdays 3:30-4:30, 9/8-11/24 and Thurs 11/19 3:30-5Performances: Performances: Thursday 11/19 & Tuesday 11/24Location: The Philipstown Depot TheaterAge: 1-4 GradeInstructor: Kalista ParrishCost: $395Class size: 12-20A twist on the classic tale, Little Red Riding Hood.As Lil’y Red rides through her neighborhood, bringing chicken soup to her sick Granny, she discovers that the town is all a buzz about a new family moving in- The Wolves! Everyone from Goldilocks and Baby Bear, Hansel and Gretel, Bo Peep, the little pigs, even Old farmer MacDonald share their feelings about the new people moving to town.With lots of lively characters and costumes, this play is fun and entertaining, while also touching on some real life issues with a whimsical modern twist, of course!Kalista Sale Parrish started working professionally as an actor at a very early age and has spent a lifetime in theater, television, and film. After an apprenticeship at Irondale Ensemble Project she studied theater at NYU’s Experimental Theatre Wing and screenwriting at The New School.  She currently directs, writes, teaches and performs throughout the Hudson Valley. She lives in Cold Spring, NY, with her musician husband and dog, Buddy, who is lousy at coming up with good endings for her scripts.

Wednesday September 23, 2026
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM	Depot Theater Grades 5-8: Young Playwrights Workshop - Depot Theater Grades 5-8: Young Playwrights Workshop Young Playwrights WorkshopDates: Wednesdays 3:30-5pm 9/9-11/18. Plus Saturday 11/21 10-12, Monday 11/23 & 11/30 3:30-5, Wednesday 12/2 3:30-5:30pmStaged Readings: Fri 12/4 at 5pm & Sat 12/5 at 2pmLocation: The Philipstown Depot TheaterAge:  Grades 5-8Instructor: Kira OnoderaCost: $405Class size: Max of 12Unleash your inner storyteller and bring your ideas to life! In this collaborative workshop, middle school writers will explore the essential building blocks of a play, from crafting characters and settings to writing authentic dialogue.Through a fun mix of creative writing sessions and improv exercises, students will learn how to navigate conflict, challenge stereotypes, and write with curiosity about characters both like and unlike themselves.Halfway through, each writer will develop an outline for their very own one-act play.The second half of the course is a true writer's room. Students will flesh out their scripts, collaborate in small groups (with options to co-write!), and hear their words come to life as peers read their scenes aloud. Constructive feedback is a skill we will also work on while keeping our ideas fresh and our spirits high. This series will culminate in two staged readings open to family and friends. Kira Onodera has been acting since the age of 10, her first professional theater role was Peasblossom in San Francisco Shakespeare Festival’s “A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream” and again with the company at age 16 in “As You Like It”. She was also a regular at the Asian American Theater Company for most of her childhood before moving to New York to attend SUNY Purchase's Acting Conservatory. Kira wrote and performed her one-woman show “The Crease Question” in NYC as part of the Starbucks Salon, Estrogenius Festival and a short run at Three Legged Dog. Her short film “Crosswalk” (writer and director) won Best Experimental Short at the Oakland Film Festival in 2023. Onodera has also worked as a teaching artist with The 52nd Street Project and Living Voices Theater Company. She loves sharing her love of theater with children of all ages.

Tuesday September 29, 2026
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM	Depot Theater Grades 1-4: Lil'y Red Rides In The Hood - Depot Theater Grades 1-4: Lil'y Red Rides In The Hood Lil'y Red Rides In The HoodDates: Tuesdays 3:30-4:30, 9/8-11/24 and Thurs 11/19 3:30-5Performances: Performances: Thursday 11/19 & Tuesday 11/24Location: The Philipstown Depot TheaterAge: 1-4 GradeInstructor: Kalista ParrishCost: $395Class size: 12-20A twist on the classic tale, Little Red Riding Hood.As Lil’y Red rides through her neighborhood, bringing chicken soup to her sick Granny, she discovers that the town is all a buzz about a new family moving in- The Wolves! Everyone from Goldilocks and Baby Bear, Hansel and Gretel, Bo Peep, the little pigs, even Old farmer MacDonald share their feelings about the new people moving to town.With lots of lively characters and costumes, this play is fun and entertaining, while also touching on some real life issues with a whimsical modern twist, of course!Kalista Sale Parrish started working professionally as an actor at a very early age and has spent a lifetime in theater, television, and film. After an apprenticeship at Irondale Ensemble Project she studied theater at NYU’s Experimental Theatre Wing and screenwriting at The New School.  She currently directs, writes, teaches and performs throughout the Hudson Valley. She lives in Cold Spring, NY, with her musician husband and dog, Buddy, who is lousy at coming up with good endings for her scripts.

Wednesday September 30, 2026
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM	Depot Theater Grades 5-8: Young Playwrights Workshop - Depot Theater Grades 5-8: Young Playwrights Workshop Young Playwrights WorkshopDates: Wednesdays 3:30-5pm 9/9-11/18. Plus Saturday 11/21 10-12, Monday 11/23 & 11/30 3:30-5, Wednesday 12/2 3:30-5:30pmStaged Readings: Fri 12/4 at 5pm & Sat 12/5 at 2pmLocation: The Philipstown Depot TheaterAge:  Grades 5-8Instructor: Kira OnoderaCost: $405Class size: Max of 12Unleash your inner storyteller and bring your ideas to life! In this collaborative workshop, middle school writers will explore the essential building blocks of a play, from crafting characters and settings to writing authentic dialogue.Through a fun mix of creative writing sessions and improv exercises, students will learn how to navigate conflict, challenge stereotypes, and write with curiosity about characters both like and unlike themselves.Halfway through, each writer will develop an outline for their very own one-act play.The second half of the course is a true writer's room. Students will flesh out their scripts, collaborate in small groups (with options to co-write!), and hear their words come to life as peers read their scenes aloud. Constructive feedback is a skill we will also work on while keeping our ideas fresh and our spirits high. This series will culminate in two staged readings open to family and friends. Kira Onodera has been acting since the age of 10, her first professional theater role was Peasblossom in San Francisco Shakespeare Festival’s “A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream” and again with the company at age 16 in “As You Like It”. She was also a regular at the Asian American Theater Company for most of her childhood before moving to New York to attend SUNY Purchase's Acting Conservatory. Kira wrote and performed her one-woman show “The Crease Question” in NYC as part of the Starbucks Salon, Estrogenius Festival and a short run at Three Legged Dog. Her short film “Crosswalk” (writer and director) won Best Experimental Short at the Oakland Film Festival in 2023. Onodera has also worked as a teaching artist with The 52nd Street Project and Living Voices Theater Company. She loves sharing her love of theater with children of all ages.

Tuesday October 6, 2026
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM	Depot Theater Grades 1-4: Lil'y Red Rides In The Hood - Depot Theater Grades 1-4: Lil'y Red Rides In The Hood Lil'y Red Rides In The HoodDates: Tuesdays 3:30-4:30, 9/8-11/24 and Thurs 11/19 3:30-5Performances: Performances: Thursday 11/19 & Tuesday 11/24Location: The Philipstown Depot TheaterAge: 1-4 GradeInstructor: Kalista ParrishCost: $395Class size: 12-20A twist on the classic tale, Little Red Riding Hood.As Lil’y Red rides through her neighborhood, bringing chicken soup to her sick Granny, she discovers that the town is all a buzz about a new family moving in- The Wolves! Everyone from Goldilocks and Baby Bear, Hansel and Gretel, Bo Peep, the little pigs, even Old farmer MacDonald share their feelings about the new people moving to town.With lots of lively characters and costumes, this play is fun and entertaining, while also touching on some real life issues with a whimsical modern twist, of course!Kalista Sale Parrish started working professionally as an actor at a very early age and has spent a lifetime in theater, television, and film. After an apprenticeship at Irondale Ensemble Project she studied theater at NYU’s Experimental Theatre Wing and screenwriting at The New School.  She currently directs, writes, teaches and performs throughout the Hudson Valley. She lives in Cold Spring, NY, with her musician husband and dog, Buddy, who is lousy at coming up with good endings for her scripts.

Wednesday October 7, 2026
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM	Depot Theater Grades 5-8: Young Playwrights Workshop - Depot Theater Grades 5-8: Young Playwrights Workshop Young Playwrights WorkshopDates: Wednesdays 3:30-5pm 9/9-11/18. Plus Saturday 11/21 10-12, Monday 11/23 & 11/30 3:30-5, Wednesday 12/2 3:30-5:30pmStaged Readings: Fri 12/4 at 5pm & Sat 12/5 at 2pmLocation: The Philipstown Depot TheaterAge:  Grades 5-8Instructor: Kira OnoderaCost: $405Class size: Max of 12Unleash your inner storyteller and bring your ideas to life! In this collaborative workshop, middle school writers will explore the essential building blocks of a play, from crafting characters and settings to writing authentic dialogue.Through a fun mix of creative writing sessions and improv exercises, students will learn how to navigate conflict, challenge stereotypes, and write with curiosity about characters both like and unlike themselves.Halfway through, each writer will develop an outline for their very own one-act play.The second half of the course is a true writer's room. Students will flesh out their scripts, collaborate in small groups (with options to co-write!), and hear their words come to life as peers read their scenes aloud. Constructive feedback is a skill we will also work on while keeping our ideas fresh and our spirits high. This series will culminate in two staged readings open to family and friends. Kira Onodera has been acting since the age of 10, her first professional theater role was Peasblossom in San Francisco Shakespeare Festival’s “A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream” and again with the company at age 16 in “As You Like It”. She was also a regular at the Asian American Theater Company for most of her childhood before moving to New York to attend SUNY Purchase's Acting Conservatory. Kira wrote and performed her one-woman show “The Crease Question” in NYC as part of the Starbucks Salon, Estrogenius Festival and a short run at Three Legged Dog. Her short film “Crosswalk” (writer and director) won Best Experimental Short at the Oakland Film Festival in 2023. Onodera has also worked as a teaching artist with The 52nd Street Project and Living Voices Theater Company. She loves sharing her love of theater with children of all ages.

Tuesday October 13, 2026
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM	Depot Theater Grades 1-4: Lil'y Red Rides In The Hood - Depot Theater Grades 1-4: Lil'y Red Rides In The Hood Lil'y Red Rides In The HoodDates: Tuesdays 3:30-4:30, 9/8-11/24 and Thurs 11/19 3:30-5Performances: Performances: Thursday 11/19 & Tuesday 11/24Location: The Philipstown Depot TheaterAge: 1-4 GradeInstructor: Kalista ParrishCost: $395Class size: 12-20A twist on the classic tale, Little Red Riding Hood.As Lil’y Red rides through her neighborhood, bringing chicken soup to her sick Granny, she discovers that the town is all a buzz about a new family moving in- The Wolves! Everyone from Goldilocks and Baby Bear, Hansel and Gretel, Bo Peep, the little pigs, even Old farmer MacDonald share their feelings about the new people moving to town.With lots of lively characters and costumes, this play is fun and entertaining, while also touching on some real life issues with a whimsical modern twist, of course!Kalista Sale Parrish started working professionally as an actor at a very early age and has spent a lifetime in theater, television, and film. After an apprenticeship at Irondale Ensemble Project she studied theater at NYU’s Experimental Theatre Wing and screenwriting at The New School.  She currently directs, writes, teaches and performs throughout the Hudson Valley. She lives in Cold Spring, NY, with her musician husband and dog, Buddy, who is lousy at coming up with good endings for her scripts.