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Classes for 15-year-olds

Most of our classes focus on the process of creating theatre through fun, imaginative, nurturing, creative play and ensemble building. Some of our classes for the seasoned student are geared more toward performance.

Classes and workshops for teenagers aged 15:

Access Theatre Now! (ages flexible) Tuesdays
Performance Skills (ages 14-18) Saturdays
Storytellers To Go! (ages 14-18)

For more information for our season-long education program and the registration form, go to the 2011-2012 Youth Education Program page.

For more information about the youth education program, please contact Kathleen Rudolph on 919-821-4579, x225.

The programs on this page are displayed in order of their start date.

Access Theatre Now!

Ages: Flexible

This class gives students with physical, emotional, learning and developmental disabilities an opportunity to gain self-esteem, improve social and communication skills and explore new modes of self-expression – all in a non-competitive, structured atmosphere. Each session will culminate in an open classroom highlighting the individual talents of all involved. Support staff is welcome. No previous experience necessary. Limit 12 students.

Cost: $90 per session
7 instructional hours

TUESDAYS, 4:30 – 5:30 PM

Session I: September 6 – October 18
Session II: October 25 – December 13 (no class Nov 22)
Session III: January 10 – February 21
Session IV: March 13 – May 1 (no class Apr 3)

Instructor: Susan Meyer

To enroll, please send in the registration form (PDF)

Performance Skills

Ages: 14 – 18

Class focus: Through scripted or improvised material, students pursue a more intensive study of the craft of acting. Each session is designed to target the development of a particular skill. No previous experience necessary. Limit 14 students.

Cost: $140 per session
14 instructional hours

SATURDAYS, 12:30 – 2:30 PM

Session III: Improv Scene Work
January 14 – February 25
Students will learn the basics of improv in a fun, safe and encouraging environment. The class will focus on physicality, agreement, having a strong point of view as well as creating and exploring environments within the scene. Student actors will also develop characters and learn how to express their ideas through them. They will learn how to answer questions that actors must ask themselves when working on any scene: Who? What? Where? and Why?
Instructor: Dan Sipp

Session IV: Just For Laughs
March 17 – May 12 (no class Mar 31 or Apr 7)
Being funny on stage is not as easy as it looks. Some of our most accomplished actors perform in comedy. It takes training to easily entice audience members to lose themselves in laughter. Using contemporary scenes and monologues, students will practice the art of comedic acting as they explore physical comedy, the set up and the payoff, wit, banter and timing.
Instructor: Jesse Gephart

To enroll, please send in the registration form (PDF)

Storytellers To Go!

Ages 14 – 18

Being a part of a traveling ensemble is a great way to grow as an actor. Students in this class rehearse September to January and then gain confidence and experience as they perform January to March for audiences at area libraries. This year's production is A Rollicking Tale Of Blackbeard, Pirate of the Carolina Coast. Past shows have included Wind of a Thousand Tales, Red Vs. The Wolf, UBU: Just Be Yourself and Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp. Entrance into this exciting troupe of actors is by audition only.

The main characters of A Rollicking Tale Of Blackbeard, Pirate of the Carolina Coast are cast as followed. Everyone will also play pirates and other ensemble roles that will be cast in rehearsal.

Blackbeard The Pirate: Reid Sinnott-Nadasky
Shelley: Grace Briskman
Sandy Beach/Lt. François Ernaut /Lt. Robert Maynard: Steven Wang
Capt. Pierre Dossett/Sportscaster: Kevin Schaefer
Major Stede Bonnet/Little Girl: Maddy Kunkel
Chantey Man (lead singer)/Lead Wife/Capt. Benjamin Hornigold: Wesleigh Anne Neville
Israel Hands: Alyssa Hartzheim
Governor Eden: Sarah Appleyard

Cost: $225
26 instructional hours plus 12 tour hours

Students rehearse September to January and perform January and February.
Audition: September 17, 2:30 – 4:30pm
Classes: Saturdays, 2:30 – 4:30pm, September 24 – January 7 (no class Nov 26, Dec 24 or 31)

Preview: January 14
Performances: January 21 – February 25
Shows will be scheduled for 2 or 3 pm.

Instructor: Judy Dove

After auditions and you have been accepted, please send in the registration form (PDF)

For more information about the youth education program, please contact Kathleen Rudolph on 919-821-4579, x225.

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