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After School Programming<\/span><\/h1>

Our After School Programming is designed to give students the opportunity to continue growing as performers, storytellers, and artists in a creative, engaging, and educational environment. Whether students are brand new to theater or already pursuing advanced training, these programs are built to support artistic growth at every level through hands-on learning, collaboration, and performance-based instruction.<\/span><\/p>

Offerings will range from production-connected specialty courses and focused skill training to semester-long theater and musical theater classes designed to help students build strong foundations while continuing to develop confidence, technique, and creativity. Every course is designed with age-appropriate instruction in mind, allowing students to learn in environments that challenge and inspire them while still meeting them where they are developmentally and artistically.<\/span><\/p>

Paired Production Classes<\/b><\/h2>

Our Paired Production Classes are unique short-term training opportunities designed to work alongside current theater productions, giving students the chance to deepen their understanding of the material they are actively performing while building skills that extend far beyond a single show.<\/span><\/p>

These specialty courses will typically run the length of the production rehearsal schedule and are designed to enhance both performance quality and performer confidence. Classes will usually take place during the hour immediately before regularly scheduled rehearsals, allowing students to transition directly from focused training into practical application within the production process.<\/span><\/p>

Each class is carefully tailored to complement the style, themes, movement, music, or storytelling elements of a specific show. Examples may include a Zombie Movement Workshop paired with <\/span>The Addams Family Kids<\/span><\/i>, a Fosse Dance Technique Class designed to support performers in <\/span>Chicago: Teen Edition<\/span><\/i>, a Puppetry Intensive alongside <\/span>How to Train Your Dragon Jr.<\/span><\/i>, or a Harmonies & Dissonances Vocal Coaching course created to strengthen ensemble vocals for productions like <\/span>Dear Evan Hansen<\/span><\/i>.<\/span><\/p>

These classes are designed to create a richer rehearsal experience by allowing students to immerse themselves more fully in the artistic style of a production while gaining specialized skills that continue benefiting them long after the final curtain call. Once the production concludes, the paired class will conclude as well, making each course a unique and immersive extension of the show experience itself.<\/span><\/p>

Specialty Training Classes<\/b><\/h2>

Our Specialty Training Classes are focused 8\u201312 week courses designed to help students strengthen specific theater and musical theater skill sets through targeted, hands-on instruction. These classes allow performers to dive deeper into specialized areas of performance and production while continuing to build confidence, versatility, and stage readiness.<\/span><\/p>

Course offerings may include Audition Preparation & Self-Tape Filming Classes where students learn how to prepare audition cuts, slate professionally, analyze sides, and create polished self-tapes for auditions and submissions. Dialects & Accent Training courses will help performers explore vocal placement, speech patterns, and character authenticity while learning how accents contribute to storytelling and character development on stage.<\/span><\/p>

Additional offerings may include Stage Combat & Fight Choreography classes where students safely learn the fundamentals of theatrical combat, movement illusion, and performance safety while building trust and physical storytelling skills. Improvisation classes will encourage quick thinking, ensemble connection, spontaneity, and confidence through theater games and scene-building exercises, while programs such as Glee Club will focus on vocal blending, harmonies, musical interpretation, performance energy, and collaborative ensemble singing.<\/span><\/p>

Additional specialty courses may rotate throughout the year based on student interest, production pairings, instructor specialties, and seasonal programming opportunities. Every course will be age and grade specific, ensuring students receive instruction that is both appropriately challenging and developmentally supportive.<\/span><\/p>

Semester Long Theater Classes<\/b><\/h2>

Our semester-long theater and musical theater classes are designed to provide consistent, progressive training that helps students build strong performance foundations while continuing to advance their skills year after year. These regularly scheduled classes allow students to grow within a structured learning environment that balances creativity, discipline, technique, and collaboration.<\/span><\/p>

For younger performers, courses such as <\/span>Foundations of Acting<\/span><\/i> for Kindergarten through 3rd Grade focus on introducing students to the building blocks of theater in a fun, supportive, and highly interactive environment. Students will explore stage movement, theater terminology, character play, projection, emotional expression, stage directions, ensemble work, and foundational performance etiquette while learning how to communicate confidently both on and off the stage.<\/span><\/p>

As students continue growing artistically, intermediate programs such as our <\/span>Emerging Artists<\/span><\/i> classes for 4th through 6th Grade begin introducing more advanced theatrical concepts including character motivation, truthful reactions, storytelling through voice and movement, scene work, musical interpretation, emotional connection, and stronger ensemble performance skills. Students are encouraged to move beyond simply memorizing lines and choreography and begin understanding the deeper storytelling elements that create compelling performances.<\/span><\/p>

Advanced and upper-level classes will continue building upon these foundations with increasingly complex acting techniques, vocal performance training, dance styles, audition preparation, script analysis, and performance development designed to prepare students for productions, conservatory opportunities, and future theatrical training. Throughout every level, our goal remains the same: creating a supportive environment where students feel encouraged to take creative risks, grow in confidence, and develop both the artistry and discipline that great theater requires.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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