A new government initiative called the Arts Corps has sent Lee Soroko to Cape Girardeau to lead an acting workshop in the use of theatrical masks.

The workshop will be presented Aug. 2-12, and is open to both teenagers and adults, and to both beginning and advanced acting students.

The teenage class (ages 13-17) will be from 1-3 p.m. Monday through Thursday. The adult class will meet from 7-9 p.m. Each is limited to 16 people.

Soroko's stay in Cape Girardeau has been funded by the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Assembly of Local Arts Agencies.

He holds a bachelor's degree in theater and English literature from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and a master's degree in acting from the University of Texas-Austin.

Students are asked to wear black seat pants, black socks and a plain black T-shirt, and to bring a notebook and pen. The cost is $25 per student.

July 30 is the deadline for registration. Phone the Southeast Missouri Council on the Arts at 334-9233 for more information.