Fifth-grader Jayla Turchin, 11, acts out a word in reverse charades with fifth-graders (from left) Ajla Idrizovic, 10, and Natalle Kanjou, 11, as well as third-grader Vanesa Hoxha, 9, during a theater games class at the Lincolnwood Public Library on Monday. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

Chelly Brodsky McKanna (center) of Chicago plays Bippety Bippety Bop with third- through fifth-graders from Lincolnwood during a theater games class at the Lincolnwood Public Library on Monday. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

Fifth-graders Natalle Kanjou (left), 11, and Leila Hoxha, 11, act out a word to try to get their teammate to guess the word during reverse charades in a theater games class at the Lincolnwood Public Library on Monday. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

Debbi Brodsky of Lincolnwood teaches a theater games class after school on Mondays at the Lincolnwood Public Library. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

Debbi Brodsky (center) of Lincolnwood teaches a theater games class for third- through fifth- graders from Lincolnwood afterschool on Mondays at the Lincolnwood Public Library on Mar. 18, 2013. Students in the photo include (from left) Jayla Turchin, 11, Vanesa Hoxha, 9, Leila Hoxha, 11, Joseph Elkhatib, 10, and Arman Dervisevic, 10. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

Lizzy Brodsky of Lincolnwood teaches a theater games class with her sister and mom next to third-grader Leila Pekovic, 8, at the Lincolnwood Public Library on Monday. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

Fourth-grader Gabby Rogan, 10, tries to guess the word "small" during a game of reverse charades with fifth-grader Shawn Loucopoulos (left), 10, at the Lincolnwood Public Library on Monday. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

Fourth-graders Joseph Elkhatib, 10, and Gabby Rogan, 10, work together to immitate an octupus with third grader Zoe Lorange (right), 8, during reverse charades in a theater game class at the Lincolnwood Public Library on Monday. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times M

Fifth-graders Natalle Kanjou (left), 11, and Leila Hoxha, 11, act out a word to try to get their teammate to guess the word during reverse charades in a theater games class at the Lincolnwood Public Library on Monday. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media