Get ready to explore new worlds, beyond our own! Our Actor’s Toolbox series engages students in the creative process and supports their growth as actors, individually and in an ensemble. In Scene Study, New Worlds, students will learn how to unpack the “given circumstances” of a scene, and deepen their understanding of how to use CROW (character, relationship, objective, & whereabouts) to create realistic characters in vivid, and other worldly settings. Each week students will work collaboratively to explore original as well as scripted work that stretches their skills as actors. A final demonstration for family and friends will take place on the last day of class. We recommend students take this class if they’ve taken Actor’s Toolbox: Fundamentals of Acting or have previous experience

Creating the world of the play is more than meets the eye. In Theatre Design: Scenic Design & Painting students will deepen their understanding of how to approach the scenic design process while practicing important technical skills required of the best designers in Boston & beyond! Each week students will be introduced to key concepts of design, with a focus on practical application, utilizing stories, plays & musicals as the subjects of their exploration. A final demonstration for family and friends will take place on the last day of class.

Inspired by the most dastardly (and delightful) Musical Theatre villains, students will have great fun bringing those characters to life who are “rotten to the core.” In Musical Theatre Revue students will deepen their skills as performers as they work collaboratively to develop a musical revue of scenes and songs. Each week students will use solo, small-group, and ensemble work, to learn how to create characters and expand their theatrical storytelling techniques. A final demonstration for family and friends will take place on the last day of class. We recommend this class for students who have taken Fundamentals of Musical Theatre or with previous musical theatre experience.

Before that first rehearsal every actor needs to audition. In Auditioning for Stage & Screen, students go through the audition process from monologue selection and development, to cold readings and understanding what happens in an audition, to creating self-tapes. Each week, students will build on their foundational acting techniques, and explore the nuanced worlds of auditioning for theatre and film, with an emphasis on developing practical skills they can implement at their next audition. Students will also leave the program with a self-tape monologue. A final demonstration for family and friends will take place on the last day of class. We recommend this class for students who have taken The Actors’ Toolbox or Actors’ Studio classes or have previous experience.

An action-packed week diving into the world of musical theatre by creating a short original musical. Students will learn about the art of adaptation as they transform the classic novel into a piece of musical theatre. With an emphasis on developing strong ensemble skills, this class engages all three of the student’s musical theatre skills: acting, singing, and dancing! A final demonstration for family and friends will take place on the final day of the program.
Students will attend a 1pm matinee performance of our mainstage production of Mr. Popper’s Penguins.

An action-packed week diving into the world of musical theatre by creating a short original musical. What if Shakespeare wrote musicals? Students will explore this question as they transform a Shakespearian classic into a piece of musical theatre. With an emphasis on developing strong ensemble skills, this class engages all three of the student’s musical theatre skills: acting, singing, and dancing! A final demonstration for family and friends will take place on the final day of the program.

Science Fiction and Fantasy stories take us out of the real world and into the world of our imaginations– places where the impossible is possible. Over the course of the week, students will work as playwrights, actors, and designers to create engaging scenes of distant galaxies and other worlds inspired by favorite science fiction/ fantasy stories. Students will learn first-hand what it takes to bring a story from page to stage. A final demonstration for family and friends will take place on the last day of class. Students will attend a 1pm matinee performance of our main stage production of A Wrinkle in Time.

Dystopian novels take us out of reality while, at the same time, invite readers to connect the imagined world to their own lives. Over the course of the week, students will work as playwrights, actors, and designers to create the (dystopian) world of a play. Students will be tasked with revealing the real humanity of characters who find themselves in unreal situations. Students will learn first-hand what it takes to bring a story from page to stage. A final demonstration for family and friends will take place on the last day of class.

Students will attend a 1pm matinee performance of our main stage production of A Wrinkle in Time.