Drama

Musical Theatre and Acting Classes.

Musical Theatre | Ages 5 – 7 | One Hour

Introduction To Musical Theatre class is a primer for students between the ages of 5 and 7, giving them the opportunity to experience the thrill of the stage and the spotlight! Each week, students will learn techniques for singing, acting and dancing from our professionally trained and experienced instructors. At the culmination of each term, students will perform in a showcase combined with the 8-13 Musical Theatre Journey class. In addition, we are planning a trip to see a professionally staged musical in the community and are very excited to provide this opportunity for our students!

Saturday 1:30pm – 2:30pm                                                          REGISTER NOW

Musical Theatre | Ages 8 – 11 | 1.5 Hours

This class is designed both for those students who have had experience performing as well as those who are new to the stage! Students in this class will receive singing, acting and dancing classes on a rotating basis from week to week. At the end of each term, students will perform in a showcase which integrates both the Musical Theatre Journey and Introduction to Musical Theatre classes. Students will also have the opportunity this year to see a professionally staged musical to gain an even better understanding of the thrill of live theatre!

No experience necessary.

Saturday 2:30pm – 4:00pm                                                          REGISTER NOW

Musical Theatre | Ages 12+ | 1.5 Hours

This class is designed for students with previous experience, who have displayed a more serious interest in performing. An audition will be required for entrance to this class. Students will receive extensive singing, acting and dancing training on a rotating basis from week to week, including vocal masterclass, improvisation and scene study, theatre history, jazz, tap and more! This class will prepare presentations for music festivals, giving them the opportunity to be adjudicated by music and theatre professionals, as well as perform at the end of each term in their own show. This class will also have the opportunity to see a professionally staged musical and learn more about what goes into a successful show both on and off stage.

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Acting

Our Acting Program is all about building self-confidence, improving, demonstratable skills, knowledge growth in all genres and personal goal achievement. Below is a sample class outline. The students in this program will participate in our Santa Claus Parade if they choose, have a parent week performance in January and a Presentation Recital in June.

This is excellent support for those prepping for school play auditions, specialty high schools, and public speaking (life skills)!

2022-2023 Lesson Plan

What we will be focusing on for the first couple of weeks of classes:

Improv/Drama games at the start: This will help the children to express their energy and thoughts at the start of the class. Just like a warm in dance, with acting and improv as well it is nice to feel more in your body and get the brain warmed up.

Acting in the Theatre 101: We will be teaching the basics of being on stage and acting in theatre. We will go over how to present yourself in front of an audience, how to not show your back and also how to use the voice properly focusing on diction and projection. We will bring in a new fun tongue twister every week to go over and focus on getting it done perfectly.

Basic Structure of a Scene: We will go over the basics of how a scene is structured, with improv there are many rules to follow to keep the scene going and with the use of games and scene work it is a fun way to teach how a scene builds and where it can go.

These are the key points we will be looking at. Once these basics are completed we will then go a little more in depth with reactions and the use of tactics. We will also to teach how to be comedic in a scene. We want to make sure that the kids have a fun space where they all feel safe to be silly when they need to! Acting is all about having fun and learning the right way to play on stage. With these key points it will help all the kids be able to look at scene break it down and be able to have fun on stage.

Thursday 7:30pm to 8:30pm                                                         REGISTER NOW

Saturday 4:00pm to 5:00pm                                                         REGISTER NOW