Whether you are new to acting and want to try it out, or have been acting for ages and want to hone particular skills, this is the class for you!  Students will work on some of the most fun areas of acting:  developing a character, working in a scene, monologues, improvisation, accents and much more.   All class games and activities will help each student increase their confidence and personal presentation in front of a group.  The class will culminate in one evening performance on Friday May 11th for family and friends with the option to perform in Class ACT’s annual Music Revue.

Musical theatre is more than just singing and dancing, it’s about performing!  You don’t have to be a good singer or dancer to enjoy this class- you just have to be ready for some fun! Students will get practical experience in singing and choreography through solo/duet and group work. The class will culminate in a performance for friends and parents on the last day of class.  The class will culminate in one evening performance on Friday May 11th  for family and friends with the option to perform in Class ACT’s annual Music Revue.

Do you sometimes wonder if your child is a wild animal?  Well, here is their chance to get all that wildness out!  It’s time to pick the King of the Wild and all of the wild animals are trying to prove why they should be chosen! The class instructor will work with each student to help them create their own unique wild animal character.  Students will be a part of a narrated play complete with costumes and makeup.  This play will be performed in ACT’s Second Stage on the last day of class.   Each day of class, students will also have the chance to play fun theatre games that will help develop their acting skills and their ability to work with others.

Strap on your imagination and get ready to explore fun new worlds and characters.  Every day, students will take part in a variety of creative dramatic games designed to use their imagination, improve their self- confidence, and provide social interaction within an organized class setting.  Students will create crazy characters, sing and dance in this jam packed hour of fun.

Taylor has received a mysterious letter in the mail and is sure it’s the invitation to the most famous magical boarding school in England.  But, what will happen when upon arrival it’s not a school of witchcraft and wizardry, but a school for ninjas!  Surrounded by a cowboy chef who will only serve beans, a wise mascot ninja cat and a whole bunch of spying, sneaking, surprise-attacking students, Taylor helps a group of outcast underdogs find their place at The School for Ninjas! This class starts with the experience of auditioning and continues with the creation of a character, memorization of lines and a full performance with costumes and makeup.  All students will receive a major role in this show that is performed for the public.  Performances will be Saturday July 16 at 2 pm and Sunday July 17 at 7 pm on ACT's Second Stage.

What does a burned out TV Producer do when they just can’t stand to work for crazy Hollywood divas anymore?  Create a reality show full of actual crazy people.  Hunter Jacobs thinks it’s a great idea to put a group of eccentric people in a house and film them living together for a month.  That is until it turns out that one of them is perfectly sane and bent on revenge.  This comic murder mystery is full of unique and fun characters, and the audience gets to predict who the murderer really is.  This class starts with the experience of auditioning and continues with the creation of a character, memorization of lines and a full performance with costumes and makeup.  All students will receive a major role in this show that is performed for the public.  Performances will be Saturday July 30 at 2 pm and Sunday July 29 at 7:00 pm on ACT's Second Stage.

Taylor has received a mysterious letter in the mail and is sure it’s the invitation to the most famous magical boarding school in England.  But, what will happen when upon arrival it’s not a school of witchcraft and wizardry, but a school for ninjas!  Surrounded by a cowboy chef who will only serve beans, a wise mascot ninja cat and a whole bunch of spying, sneaking, surprise-attacking students, Taylor helps a group of outcast underdogs find their place at The School for Ninjas! This class starts with the experience of auditioning and continues with the creation of a character, memorization of lines and a full performance with costumes and makeup.  All students will receive a major role in this show that is performed for the public.  Performances will be Friday July 15th and Saturday July 16th at 7:30 pm on ACT's Second Stage.

Enter the exciting world of the circus!  The class instructor will work with each student to help them create their own unique circus character and circus act.  Students will then be a part of a narrated circus performance complete with costumes and makeup.  This play will be performed in ACT’s Second Stage on the last day of class.   Each day of class, students will also have the chance to play fun theatre games that will help develop their acting skills and their ability to work with others.

Do you feel that you never perform at an audition as well as you could?  Would you like to have a better chance at getting the part you’d like in a play?  Or get better grades on presentations?  This class will teach you the small skills and tricks that will help you present yourself as the best possible performer.  Class activities and games will help you practice many performance skills including:  monologues, cold reading, physical and vocal characterization and improvisation.  All of these activities will help each student increase their confidence and personal presentation in front of a group.  The last class will culminate in a performance for friends and family of an audition piece that can be used in the future.

What’s a triple threat?  An actor who can also sing and dance.  In this class, students will get to explore all three areas of the theatrical arts to decide if they like one, two or all three areas.  Each class session, students will get to explore acting, singing and dancing through games, exercises and practical experience.  Even if a student has taken this class previously, they will be challenged to further explore each area.  The class will culminate in a performance for friends and parents on the last day of class.