Grades 5-12 Sessions

Students wanting to learn performance fundamentals (or expand upon their existing knowledge) will explore core elements of actor training, rotating through the various subjects each day: musical theater, voice & movement, and acting/scene study. 

These sessions are for students entering Grades 5-12 in Fall 2023, offered in two-week and three-week sessions for new and returning students, and four-week sessions for returning students. Classes are 8:45AM - 4:15PM. There is no class on July 4. Students are grouped according to grade level.

Explore Grades 5-12 Curriculum:

Beginning of Day: Each Academy day begins with a gathering to prepare, share goals, and encourage each other to do our best. Students will proceed to rotate through the following curriculum:

• Acting Theory: Explore characters, relationships, action and text while developing overall acting skills and confidence.
  
  
• Improvisation: Develop expressiveness, spontaneity, and train your brain to think quickly and with reason through improvisational character and scene work.
  
  
• Musical Theater: Increase your versatility and work on new vocal and dance techniques while exploring the art of telling a story through words, music, and movement.
  
  
• Shakespeare: Examine dynamic language, characters, and plots in scenes and monologues from one of the most influential playwrights in history.
  
  
• Voice, Speech and Movement: The use of speaking techniques increases relaxation, resonance, articulation and projection. By using movement techniques – including mime, dance, circus and combat—students will enhance balance, agility, stage presence, awareness and focus.
  
  
• Playwriting and Design: Students will gain hands-on knowledge of what goes into being a professional designer. Students will also learn the early process of expressing theme, character, and plot through dramatic writing.

End of Day:  Each Academy Day concludes with a gathering to reflect and acknowledge the effort of fellow students.