**Make-up dates in case of weather or emergency cancelation: 3/23, 4/6
In this drama class, students will develop their own stage adaptations of stories from different world cultures and history. (A new culture is explored each session for recurring students.) Together, they will learn basic stage skills and direction, explore character development, creative use of movement, develop stage-speaking skills, and build confidence! At the end of this course the students will present this performance for an invited audience (with costumes, props, minor set pieces, and stage lighting). This acting class promises to be fun, exciting and memorable. All students must be available for their performance on the final date, March 16 (make-up dates in case of weather or emergency cancelations March 23 and April 6).
**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.
**Make-up dates in case of weather or emergency cancelation: 3/23, 4/6
Very different than acting on stage, acting for the camera is more intimate and the camera picks up so much more detail than can often translate on stage. This class will explore scene and monologue work for TV and film performance and auditions. Learn how to best present yourself on-camera and explore auditions, commercials, scenes for TV and film using actual, network and professional scripts. You’ll also pick up useful tips on how to book professional work and industry tricks of the trade! Students will have a chance to review their work on screen. Video clips of their work will be made available to parents and students after the end of the session.
Saturdays: *Our time has changed. It is now 12:00pm to 1:00pm.
1/20, 1/27, 2/3, 2/10, 2/24, 3/2, 3/9, 3/16
*No class 2/17 for President's Day Weekend
**Make-up dates in case of weather or emergency cancelation: 3/23, 4/6
Designed for actors who may not necessarily be trained dancers but are looking to improve their dance skills for musical theatre performance and auditions, this class will lay a foundation of technique while providing a fun and exciting classroom environment that will help you develop comfort and confidence.
Registration: $136 for all eight weeks or register as a drop-in at just $20 per class.
**Make-up dates in case of weather or emergency cancelation: 3/25, 4/1
Designed for actors with less than two years tap experience looking to get a “leg up,” our Broadway Tap classes explore a trademark style featured in popular musicals like Anything Goes,42nd Street, Shuffle Along, Book of Mormon, Newsies, Something Rotten and TV shows like So You Think You Can Dance.
Registration: $136 for all eight weeks or register as a drop-in at just $20 per class.
**Make-up dates in case of weather or emergency cancelation: 3/25, 4/1
Designed for actors with more than two years tap experience looking to get a “leg up,” our Broadway Tap classes explore a trademark style featured in popular musicals like Anything Goes,42nd Street, Shuffle Along, Book of Mormon, Newsies, Something Rotten and TV shows like So You Think You Can Dance.
Registration: $136 for all eight weeks or register as a drop-in at just $20 per class.
**Make-up dates in case of weather or emergency cancelation: 3/25, 4/1
Ready to dive into long-form improv? Always wanted to be on an improv team? Or start one of your own? Long-form improv involves creating a continuous improvised piece (or series of pieces) inspired or based off a suggestion or idea. This advanced improv class will go beyond the basics of scene work and give you the tools to create 20 minute improv sets as a group. We’ll utilize structures such as The Harold to create the magic of a long-form improv set that leaves an audience thinking, “I can’t believe they made that up on the spot!” Students will work as a team to listen, build trust, get creative, and most of all - let loose and have fun!
**Make-up dates in case of weather or emergency cancelation: 3/20, 3/27
If you’ve got a talent and a love for making people laugh, this eight-week workshop is for you! Humor speaks to all personalities and is an effective way of channeling creativity to make poignant and relevant commentary. In this class, young actors will tap into their own creative ideas and instincts as they explore improv, sketches, physical comedy, parody and joke-telling! They’ll build confidence and teamwork as they learn to trust in themselves and their fellow actors, and recognize the difference between appropriate and inappropriate humor. (Games and exercises are often varied from session to session for recurring students.) A performance showcase is optional. If the class elects not to hold a performance, we will provide parents with video clips of student work from the class session.
**Make-up dates in case of weather or emergency cancelation: 3/20, 3/27
If you’ve got a talent and a love for making people laugh, this eight-week workshop is for you! Humor speaks to all personalities and is an effective way of channeling creativity to make poignant and relevant commentary. Explore a variety of comedic styles including improv, sketch, physical comedy, parody and stand-up. Sharpen your timing, heighten your creative instincts, develop your own comedic characters and ideas, while you also build trust in your scene partners, learn to listen and “pass the ball,” commit to the given circumstances in a scene, and bring freshness and spontaneity to your acting performance.
*This class is SOLD OUT. If you are a repeating student of this class, you are welcome to join our Long-Form Improv Class. If not, you may contact brian@curtaincallinc.com to be put on a wait list should space open up before our start.
1/17, 1/24, 1/31, 2/7, 2/14, 2/28, 3/6, 3/13 (No class 2/21 for Winter Break; make-up dates in case of weather or emergency cancelation: 3/20, 3/27)
Improv is unscripted, allowing artists to draw from their own instincts, shed their inhibitions, and build confidence and ease onstage. It also allows them to build trust among their fellow performers, commit to the given circumstance of a scene or situation, build upon their ideas, and bring freshness, adaptability and spontaneity in their performance. These skills also apply to social, presentational, interview, and business situations. “Short-form” improv consists of short scenes usually constructed from a predetermined game, structure, or idea and driven by an audience suggestion. In this eight-week class, you’ll develop creative reflexes through a series of theatre games, impromptu scenarios, and character and team-building exercises.
Budding Actors Workshop, Grades K-2