Acting & Musical Theatre
The Acting and Musical Theatre program gives interested students the opportunity to study the practical and theoretical elements of live theatre. The program integrates classwork and practical workshops with an active production schedule that includes two main-stage productions a year and a variety of student projects.
The Acting Department offers several 7 Week Class Series options throughout the year. Check out our Spring 2022 series of ‘The Hobbit’ directed by Robin Frome.
Class Levels
This course is an overview of the American Musical Theater through the study of its’ elements and its’ history as well as hands on experience with 2 musical pieces. This course addresses how to approach the imaginary circumstances of musical acting by working with objectives, obstacles, tactics, relationships, beats and personalization. as well as explores the music, lyrics and libretto of a musical and teaches the student to look at (and listen to) these components of a musical for clues to character development.
Students will perform in our annual Winterfest & SpringFest shows.
This course is an overview of the American Musical Theater through the study of its’ elements and its’ history as well as hands on experience with 2 musical pieces. This course addresses how to approach the imaginary circumstances of musical acting by working with objectives, obstacles, tactics, relationships, beats and personalization. as well as explores the music, lyrics and libretto of a musical and teaches the student to look at (and listen to) these components of a musical for clues to character development.
Students will perform in our annual Winterfest & SpringFest shows.
Wind in the Willows
Directed by Robin Frome
Ages 9-12
Beginning Tuesday, March 28th
(No class on Tuesday, April 11th)
5:00-7:00pm
$350
A performance class culminating in a production of Wind in the Willows on Sunday, May 21st at 3:00pm & 6:00pm
Take a wild ride with Toad, Ratty, Moley, Badger and the rest of the colorful characters in our exciting rendition of Wind in the Willows; a hilarious romp in the British Countryside circa 1908. Actors will audition and take on the major parts of the story in appropriate ‘Mercer’ costuming, against a ‘Scott Wise; original set from that time era. Each actor will be fully trained in the British dialect that will make the written story come to life.
This class explores the principles of the Stankislavski method tailored especially for this age level. Through improvisations, scene and monologue study, audition techniques, voice and diction training, some stage dialect work and performance in one or more one act plays or scenes, students will learn the basics of character development, technical blocking and stage directions and performance values. The class will culminate in a performance of scenes, monologues or a one act and a collection of improvisation games in front of a live audience.
7 Week Adult Acting Class Series with Robin Frome
Ages 17+
Beginning Wednesday, January 11th
7:30-9:00pm
$225
Celebrating the late Neil Simon’s playwright genius with study and performance of scenes and monologues from his hit shows.
Class will culminate in a performance of these works.
Masks Optional. Register Here!
Dress Code
Comfortable but appropriate clothing, nothing that will distract from work at hand, ie: pulling clothing up or down, unable to move fully.