Grow as an Artist. Discover Your Voice.
Whether your child is stepping onto the stage for the very first time or continuing to develop their theatrical skills, Wheelock Family Theatre’s Saturday classes provide joyful, process-based learning experiences that nurture creativity, confidence, collaboration, and self-expression.
Offered each Fall and Winter/Spring, our multi-week sessions invite students to explore acting, musical theatre, creative drama, and theatrical design in a welcoming environment led by professional teaching artists.
Why Saturday Classes?
Theatre Skills. Life Skills.
At Wheelock Family Theatre, we believe theatre education is about more than preparing for a performance. Our classes encourage young people to imagine boldly, communicate confidently, solve problems creatively, and build meaningful relationships through artistic collaboration.
Every class is intentionally designed around our process-based approach, where exploration, curiosity, and personal growth are celebrated just as much as the final presentation. Students are encouraged to return year after year, deepening their skills while discovering new ways to tell stories and express themselves.
Fall Session | Saturday September, 19 – November 21, 2026
Our Fall Session introduces students to a new season of creativity through ten weeks of engaging theatre classes designed for every age and experience level.
Perfect for:
- New students
- Returning families
- Building foundational skills
- Beginning the school year creatively
Fall 2026 Saturday classes will be announced by July 31 and available for registration on Monday, August 3.
Winter/Spring Session | Saturday, February 27 – May 8, 2027
Continue the journey with nine additional weeks of theatre exploration. Returning students build on their skills while new participants are always welcome to join the ensemble.
Perfect for:
- Continuing artistic growth
- Trying a new discipline
- Preparing for summer program
Winter/Spring 2027 classes will be announced in early November 2026.
Story Explorers: The Very Hungry Caterpillar
This class is now sold out.
Story Explorers embark on a new adventure each week! Through creative movement, imagination, and hands-on art activities, students jump into the world of each story and set sail on this interactive theatre experience specially designed for our youngest students. This session explores stories by beloved author Eric Carle, such as The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Brown Bear, Brown Bear, The Tiny Seed, and more!
Stories on Stage: The Magic Treehouse
Inspired by the time-traveling, place-hopping adventures in the Magic Treehouse series, students will develop characters through improvisation, movement, and vocal exercises. As they travel to different settings through movement, tableau, and story drama, they will bring these adventurous stories to life. Pirates, Pyramids, Prehistoric Times? Who knows where or when this class will take you!
Sing & Dance a Story: Frozen!
Do you want to build a snowman? Come on out and play– and sing, and dance with us!
A taste of musical theatre for young movers and shakers! Students will sing and dance to favorite tunes from the musical Frozen, as they learn to “tell the story” of the song. Through music and movement exercises, theatre games, and improvisation, students will dance, sing, and act in musical numbers they help create!
Actor’s Toolbox: Scenes!
Our Actors’ Toolbox series provides opportunities for students to engage in the creative process and experience growth as actors, individually and in ensemble. In Actor’s Toolbox: Scenes! students will learn how to unpack the “given circumstances” of a scene and work collaboratively with a scene partner to convey the heart of a piece. Participants will develop and refine the fundamentals of performance (body, voice, mind, and imagination) by exploring technique, ensemble building, movement, and voice, while working to turn the text on the page into fully developed scenes.
Musical Theatre Revue: Back to School Broadway
This class builds on the foundational skills of musical theatre as students apply those skills to the process of developing a musical revue of scenes and songs. Drawing from well-known musicals set in schools, participants will create characters and expand theatrical storytelling techniques as they sing, dance, and act. Through solo, small-group, and ensemble work, students will learn how to transition from scene to song, creating a believable shift that allows the audience to follow a character’s journey.
Actor’s Toolbox: Scenes!
Our Actors’ Toolbox series provides opportunities for students to engage in the creative process and experience growth as actors, individually and in ensemble. In Actor’s Toolbox: Scenes! students will learn how to unpack the “given circumstances” of a scene and work collaboratively with a scene partner to convey the heart of a piece. Participants will develop and refine the fundamentals of performance (body, voice, mind, and imagination) by exploring technique, ensemble building, movement, and voice, while working to turn the text on the page into fully developed scenes.
Musical Theatre Revue: Back to School Broadway
This class builds on the foundational skills of musical theatre as students apply those skills to the process of developing a musical revue of scenes and songs. Drawing from well-known musicals set in schools, participants will create characters and expand theatrical storytelling techniques as they sing, dance, and act. Through solo, small-group, and ensemble work, students will learn how to transition from scene to song, creating a believable shift that allows the audience to follow a character’s journey.
Actor’s Studio: Mastering the Monologue
Mastering the monologue is one of the essential skills of the actor. How does one “take the stage” and tell the character’s story in those dramatic moments when the actor is alone with the audience? Building on foundational acting techniques, students will explore the nuances of both comedic and dramatic monologues.
