
About the Grades 6 to 8 Programs
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Developing artists will build upon foundational actor’s tools and explore storytelling through different genres: ensemble acting, musical theatre, and more! With a rich variety of course offerings students can deepen their skills while stretching themselves to try new artistic approaches, developing their own unique voice and style.
If you have questions about whether a program is the right match for your child or if your child needs accommodations to access any of our programming, please reach out to Jeri Hammond, Director of Education, at jerih@bu.edu



Weekend Classes
8-week sessions on Saturday & Sundays starting January 28 & 29 running through April 2nd. There are no classes on the weekends of 2/18, 2/19 & 2/25, 2/26 due to February school vacation week.
Actor's Toolbox: SCENE STUDY
8-week sessions on Saturday & Sundays starting January 28 & 29 running through April 2nd. There are no classes on the weekends of 2/18, 2/19 & 2/25, 2/26 due to February school vacation week.
Taught by: Danny Bolton
Taught by: Dev Luthra
Musical Theatre Revue: Scenes into Song
Taught by: Zoe Nadal, Alisa Cassola
Taught by: Zachary D McConnell
Lights, Camera, Action: Acting for the Camera
Taught by: Stephanie Charlton
Taught by: Stephanie Charlton
The Actors' Studio: Art of the Audition (Now Grades 8 - 12)
Taught by: Alex Leondedis
Taught by: Greg Allen
February Vacation Programs
Monday to Friday, February 20 – 24. February vacation is all about Musical Theatre! Students will attend our mainstage production of Make Way for Ducklings. Before-care (8 am to 9 am) and aftercare (3:30 pm to 5:00pm) are available for all programs for an additional fee.
Jukebox Musicals of the 50's, 60's, & 70's (Grades 4 to 6)
Taught by: Zachary D McConnell, Stefani Wood
Jukebox Musicals of the 80's, 90's ,10's & Today (Grades 7 to 12)
Taught by: Brad Reinking, Stefani Wood
April Vacation Programs
Monday to Friday, April 17 – 21. Our April Vacation week programs all invite students to adapt and perform original stories. Students will see our mainstage production of Bud, Not Buddy. Before-care (8 am to 9 am) and aftercare (3:30 pm to 5:00pm) are available for all programs for an additional fee.
Playwriting to Performance: Graphic Novels & Comic Books (Grades 4 to 6)
Playwriting to Performance: Memoir & First Person Literature (Grades 7 to 12)
Performance & Design Classes
Check back on 12/1 for more information on winter/spring 2023 design and performance programs for middle and high school students.
Summer Vacation Programs
Summer 2023 classes will be online and available for registration starting January 2, 2023.
Summer Vacation Programs
Please note, all grades refer to placement in the fall of 2023
Before care (8am to 9am) and after care (3:30pm to 5:00pm) will be available for all of our vacation programs for an additional fee. You’ll have the option to purchase by day or for the entire week.
Under the Big Top
Families are invited to join us under the big top at 2:00 p.m. on the last afternoon for a sharing of the week’s learning.
Puppet Academy: Dream it. Make it. Share it.

Families are invited to join at 2:00 p.m. on the last afternoon for a sharing of the week’s learning.
Musical Theatre Production: Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka Jr.
About the Show: Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka JR. follows enigmatic candy manufacturer Willy Wonka as he stages a contest by hiding golden tickets in five of his scrumptious candy bars. Whomever comes up with these tickets will win a free tour of the Wonka factory, as well as a lifetime supply of candy. Four of the five winning children are insufferable brats, but the fifth is a likeable young lad named Charlie Bucket, who takes the tour in the company of his equally amiable grandfather. The children must learn to follow Mr. Wonka's rules in the factory — or suffer the consequences. (from MTIshows.com)
Theatre Design Intensive I
Shakespeare on the Green: As You Like It
About the show: Shakespeare's classic comedy of romance and mistaken identity. Frederick has usurped the dukedom from his older brother. Their daughters, Rosalind and Celia, are best friends, and when one is banished from court, they both flee to the Forest of Arden, disguising themselves as country folk. But they're not the only ones fleeing to the forest! Soon this refuge becomes a haven for the lessons of love, complicated by disguise and circumstance -- but ending happily despite everything.
Making a Scene: Devising, Directing & Acting



