Company Class
Sign Up for your Company Class Audition
Company Classes will work with a professional director for four weeks to broaden performance skills, deepen knowledge of theater, and produce a show. Classes are held 8:15AM - 4:20PM at the Milwaukee Youth Arts Center, with public performances on the Friday and Saturday at the end of the session. Company Class is for students entering grades 9-12 in Fall 2024, and is by audition only. Note: Students must have previously participated in any Theater Academy class (Summer or School Year) to audition for Company Class.
Company Class Student Expectations:
- Serve as a role model of teamwork and positive energy for all other students.
- Support and encourage each other to do your best.
- Take on the additional challenge of both class work and rehearsal.
- Carry the Company Class legacy of leadership, energy, discipline, focus, and joy.
Sign Up for an Audition:
- All auditions are held at the Milwaukee Youth Arts Center on:
- Wednesday, February 28 from 4:30-6:30 PM in Rehearsal Hall B (located in the lower level)
- Saturday, March 2 from 2PM-4PM in Rehearsal Hall A (located in the lower level)
- Wednesday, March 6 from 4:30-6:30PM in Copland Hall (main level)
- Saturday, March 9 from 10AM-12PM in Copland Hall (main level)
- Saturday, March 16 from 2PM-4PM in Copland Hall (main level)
- Sign up for your Audition date and time on our SignUp Genius Page
- Please let us know if you would like us to hold a spot in a different class, should you not be accepted.
- If accepted, the Early Bird Tuition rate for Company Classes is valid through April 20
Audition Requirements:
- A memorized monologue of 1-2 minutes in length, classical or contemporary, based on which class is your first choice.
- If you want to be considered for a musical, you will also need to prepare 32 bars of a musical theater song, which you will sing a cappella, unless it is noted than an accompanist will be provided on the audition sign-up page.
For more information, please contact the Theater Academy at academy@firststage.org.
Musical Theater Company Class
June 17 - July 12*
Musical Theater Company Class will perform THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD.
Public performances are on July 12, 13 and/or 14.
*No class on June 19, in honor of Juneteenth Day, or on July 4.
Contemporary Company Class
July 22 - August 16
Contemporary Company Class will perform SHE KILLS MONSTERS.
Public performances are on August 15, 16 and/or 17.
Classical Company Class
July 22 - August 16
Classical Company Class will perform THE COMEDY OF ERRORS.
Public performances are on August 15, 16 and/or 17