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Charleston Stage has one of the oldest and largest arts education programs for young people in the region. Led by Marybeth Clark, Associate Artistic Director and Director of Education, Charleston Stage TheatreSchool classes are taught by four full-time professional actors who make up Charleston Stage’s Professional Resident Acting Company. These professional actor/educators introduce young people to the exciting world of the theatre. Students explore the craft of acting and learn the discipline of performing, as they develop their own unique creative voices. The goal of Charleston Stage’s acting classes is to provide young people with performance and creative thinking skills that will serve them in whatever profession they one day choose. Students develop poise, movement, speaking, and acting skills as they explore improvisation, theatre games, character development and the many skills of professional actors.
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NEW VOICE CLASSESMake a Glee-ful noise voice class (Grades 3-12)The class that Charleston Stage kids have been asking for! Based on the style of musical theater/popular music heard on the acclaimed TV show, Glee, students will learn healthy singing technique, choral singing skills, and dance/movement through show-stopping music numbers! Taught by Resident Music Director Amanda Wansa, our Resident Actors and choreographer Lindsey Lamb, your kids will surely be singing Glee-fully through the Spring! Last class will include Final Presentation!
Tuition $175 due in full at registration. ABSOLUTELY NO REFUNDS.
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NEW JUNE SUMMER CLASSESMake Your Own Pop Musical - Enrollment will be online by Feb. 5Students will learn to sing popular songs and use them to create their own mini-musical. Maybe "Don't Stop Believing" (from the popular TV series GLEE) becomes a song at a sports team try-out or one of the Beatles classics makes a really bad day at school suddenly better. Students will work on singing, movement, and acting skills with some work on basic prop, set and costume coordination. Songs will be selected based on the students age and preference. In class performance on the last day of class.
Summer I (Grades 2-5) June 7-11 Monday-Friday 9am-noon
Tuition $250 due in full at registration. ABSOLUTELY NO REFUNDS.
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HIGH SCHOOL MASTER CLASSTaught by Producing Artistic Director Julian Wiles, Associate Artistic Director Marybeth Clark and Director of Music Education Amanda Wansa, with assistance from members of Charleston Stage’s Professional RESIDENT Acting Company (Grades 9-12) For highly motivated high school students who have an advanced interest in exploring the craft of acting, Dynamic training and feedback by Charleston Stage master directors, teachers and actors.
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MUSIC THEATRE WORKSHOPFor beginning and advanced Students (Grades 2-12)Acting and vocal training from Charleston Stage Professional Resident Actors. Students perform songs and dances from popular Broadway shows. Workshops conclude with a Saturday classroom performance.
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PERFORMANCE TROUPES For advanced students (Grades 4-8)
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SATURDAY DANCE CLASS: Broadway MovesFor beginning and advanced students (Grades K5-8)Taught by Lindsey Lamb, choreographer for Charleston Stage’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, A Christmas Carol and Evita. This class is a great introduction to Broadway style dance steps. Learn the music and the moves to shows currently running on Broadway and musical theatre classics. This is a great class for beginners, but advanced students will have the opportunity to try harder moves to fit their level. Final class includes a short in class performance.
Next BROADWAY MOVES Dance Class - Enrollment will be online by Feb. 5
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SUMMERSTAGE 2010 IS FULL
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WEEKLY ACTING CLASSESFor beginning and advanced students (Grades K-12)Discover how to create a character, the elements of plot, and the use of movement, speech, the imagination to share a story with an audience. Class concludes with a mini in-class performance.
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