
About the Grades 9-12 Programs
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Experienced artists will strengthen their actor’s tools, broaden their repertoire, and explore new ways of storytelling through different genres and performance opportunities. Our Teen Ensemble & Design Tech Intensive are designed to challenge and stretch our most experienced artists.
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
The Actor's Studio
Taught by: Greg Allen
Multi-Week Performance & Design Classes
Our multi-week performance-based programs are perfect for the young theatre artist looking to create characters and bring to life imagined worlds with a final show as the end result. Building on our processed oriented programs, these classes challenge students to continue to sharpen their actors’ & theatre design tools, while working as an ensemble to create a production for friends and families.
Teen Performance Ensemble

WFT’s Performance Ensemble program, for students in grades 8-12, is the opportunity for teen actors to deepen their skills as theatrical storytellers. Over a 10-week period students will further develop their actor’s tools while rehearsing for a culminating production in late May/early June, 2022 Click here to learn more about the programing and upcoming auditions.
Tuition $750 (Full-scholarships & tuition assistance available. Click here to submit a request.)
Theatre Design & Tech Intensive

This 3-week intensive is the opportunity for teen designers and technicians to deepen their skills as theatrical storytellers. In a fast paced and fun environment students will further develop their tools as designers while serving as collaborators and technicians on the design of the Teen Performance Ensemble’s culminating musical set to take place on June 3 & 4, 2022.
Professional designers will mentor students in understanding the nuances and technicalities of the various design and technical areas of theatre production.
The first week of the program students will participate in hands-on workshops in the areas of scenic, lighting, costume, and sound design as well as production/stage management. In weeks two & three students will self-select one to two areas of design/tech to focus on, working in tandem with the designers and mentors to fully execute the final production.
Tuition: $450 (Full-scholarships & tuition assistance available. Click here to submit a request.)
Semi-Private Coaching

Are you looking to take your acting to the next level? In our semi-private coaching, students will work in small groups of 2 to 3 students with professional acting coaches to develop their skills and learn to maximize their instruments of body and voice. Spots are limited and are first-come first-serve.
- Tuition: $400
- Students will be paired with a teacher and in small groups based on their age and previous experience.
- Ages 9 to 13 coach,
- Ages 13 to 18 coach
- All lessons last an hour and will take place on Zoom.
- Lessons are scheduled based on the teacher and students availability.
Stay tuned for additional information on how to sign-up/register soon!
February Vacation Programs
Our February Vacation week programs all invite students to adapt and create original stories.
10-Minute Play Festival
All students participating in in-person programming must show proof of vaccination. Click here to review our current policies related to Covid-19.
April Vacation Programs
April vacation is all about Musical Theatre! Classes will be tied to the main stage production of The Wizard of Oz. All classes will attend a matinee performance of our production of The Wizard of Oz during the week.
Summer Vacation Programs
Musical Theatre Showcase: Journey's Untold

Find our own voice through song. Through collaboration and small ensemble work, we will discover lesser-known composers/musical theatre shows, as a way to spark our artistic voice and tell our own untold stories. Together we will develop a musical theatre song cycle woven together with monologues and storytelling that tells a unique and compelling story. Previous musical theatre experience recommended.
We will culminate the two weeks with an original musical theatre showcase on Friday, July 8 at 7pm.
Taught by: Joy Clark, Jon Goldberg
Theatre Design Intensive, Session 1

Taught by: Amanda Fallon
Shakespeare on the Green: A Midsummer Night's Dream

The program culminates in a Friday evening performance the final week.
Taught by: Dev Luthra, Jen Alison Lewis
Shakespeare on the Green: Romeo & Juliet

The program culminates in a Friday evening performance the final week.
Taught by: Kayleen Honan, Arlen Hancock
Theatre Design Intensive, Session 2

Taught by: Amanda Fallon
Advanced Performance Intensive

Taught by: Fran Weinberg, Esme Allen
Under the Big Top: A High Flying Circus

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 as we celebrate the end of another fun-filled summer at Wheelock Family Theatre!