Music Box Theatre: An Introduction to Musical Theatre, Grades K to 2
*This class is SOLD OUT. There is still space available in our Budding Actor's Workshop for Grades K to 2 on Saturday, or you may contact brian@curtaincallinc.com to be put on a wait list should space open up before our start.
1/16 (canceled due to weather), 1/23, 1/30, 2/6, 2/13 (class canceled due to weather), 2/27, 3/5, 3/12, 3/19, 3/26
*No class 2/20 for Winter Break
**All make-up dates have been used.
A favorite of students grades K to 2 for many years, our Music Box Theatre class is expanding this year, with a pair of teachers working together as director and music director to provide more one-on-one focus and attention to students, create more challenging and creative staging, and add a bit more production value (minor set pieces, props, costumes, and stage lighting), so students have a better sense of what the experience of “putting on a show” may be like. Using song, character expression and choreographed movements and gestures as storytelling tools, students will assemble a mini-musical based upon a story or fable that they will perform for families on the final class. (A new mini-musical is explored each session for recurring students.) Students will be cast in various roles and provided with a script and recorded music tracks. The class will also include special craft projects which will be incorporated into their performance. All students must be available for their performance on the final date, March 12 (make-up dates in case of weather or emergency cancelations March 19 and 26).
**Make-up dates in case of weather or emergency cancelation: 3/23, 4/6
This low-pressure class environment allows students to explore a variety pack of acting tools and techniques for budding young talents including improv, character creation, scripted scenes/sketches and commercials, without the pressure of rehearsing and preparation associated with putting on a show. Build confidence, presentation, social and public speaking skills. Highlights of the students’ work have often been presented in a showcase for an invited audience at the end of the session if the class is comfortable. If students elect not to hold a performance, we will provide parents with video clips of student work from the class session.
Music Box Theatre, Grades K-2