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.
Winter 7 Week Acting Class Series With Robin Frome
Ages 9-12
Beginning Tuesday, January 17th
5:00-7:00pm
$350
A performance class culminating in a production of Alice in Wonderland on Tuesday, February 28th at 7:30pm.
Join Alice and the Wonderland characters in the adventure that has delighted audiences for centuries. This production will feature the main characters, White Rabbit, Mad Hatter, March Hare, Cheshire Cat, Queen of Hearts, etc for a special winter version of the story. The production will be fully costumed and full setting in our wonderful black box upstairs theater. We will be accenting on ‘steam punk’ aspects in the presentation that is so popular today with newer versions of old tales. Also, various stage dialects and some stage combat will be taught accordingly.
Masks Optional.
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.