Youth Courses & Programs
The Theatre Lab offers the area’s most comprehensive theatre arts curriculum for adults, teens, and youth, most taught by the area’s finest theatre professionals. With both in-person and online classes in acting for the stage and screen, musical theatre, voiceovers, playwriting, directing, and drama criticism, you can shape a unique training program that is right for you.
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Wednesdays, February 8, 15, March 1, 8, 15, March 22
(No Class Feb 22)
4 PM-5:30 PM
Calling all budding actors, directors, and playwrights: this is your chance to do it all! In this class, students will use their creativity and work together to devise a short play based on their own ideas. Once the short play is created, students will rehearse their play for their final sharing on the last day of class.
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Wednesdays, February 8, 15, March 1, 8, 15, March 22
(No Class Feb 22)
4 PM-5:30 PM
Do you have a young actor who also loves to sing? This class will help students create the connection between acting and singing and expose them to the unique world of musical theatre. Students will learn a multifaceted way to approach a song and make it come alive as an actor. (Note: Students will use background tracks for accompaniment).
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Saturdays, February 4, 11, 18, 25, March 4, March 11
2-3:30 PM
Auditioning is stressful for almost any actor, but the more you practice auditioning, the easier it gets! This class will help students learn how to find a monologue to audition with, how to prepare for an audition, and how to put their best foot forward in the audition room. Students will receive assistance selecting a monologue, and have the opportunity to practice their monologue in front of their peers and receive instructor feedback. This class is a great way for both the experienced actor and newbie actor gain confidence in their audition skills.
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Saturdays, February 4, 11, 18, 25, March 4, March 11
10 AM-11:30 AM
This class will help actors of all experience levels learn how to work with a partner to tackle a scene from a play. Students will learn the basics of scene analysis including how to identify conflict, objective, given circumstances, and establish relationships. Students will apply what they have learned to scenes assigned by the instructor. Students will work closely with their scene partner and receive feedback from the instructor. They will work towards having a fully memorized scene by the final class.
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Tuesdays and Thursdays 7-10pm
Saturdays 10am-1pm, no class Apr 8 (Easter)
Dress Reh Tues Apr 25, 6-11pm
Final Dress Wed Apr 26, 6-11pm
Performs Apr 27, 28, 29, 30
This double-session course will give students the experience of preparing a complex role from the beginning of a rehearsal process through the moment of performance. Working with a professional director (Theatre Lab favorite Randy Baker), students will explore all the elements of acting in a full production, including text analysis, dramaturgy, character development, blocking, giving focus, taking direction, connecting to other actors, and dealing with the audience. This offering of the course culminates in four public performances of Arcadia, often considered Tom Stoppard's masterpiece. (His Leopoldstadt is currently a mega-hit on Broadway.) Arcadia is a funny, moving, complex play with meaty roles for actors of all types at all experience levels. Auditions will be low-key – no monologue required. At over 100 hours of training, with structured rehearsals and live performance, this is one of our most cost-effective courses.
Begins February 28
Tuesdays 7-10, Thursdays 7-9 and Saturdays 1:30-4:30pm, no class 4/8
Tech Sat May 13, 10am-4pm
Dress Tues May 16, 6-11pm
Final Dress Wednesday, May 17, 6-11pm
Performs May 18, 19, 20, 21
Auditions will be held in early 2023. Please fill out this form to apply.
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(No Class Feb 22)
4 PM-5:30 PM
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Student Level
Children(Grades 3-5) Playmakers! Devised Theatre for Kids
Instructor
Caroline Lucas
Day
Wednesdays
Dates
Feb 8 - Mar 22
Time
4 PM-5:30 PM
Wednesdays, February 8, 15, March 1, 8, 15, March 22 (No Class Feb 22) 4 PM-5:30 PM Calling all budding actors, directors, and playwrights: this is your chance to...
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Winter
LOCATION
In Person
COST
$280
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Student Level
Children(Grades 6-8) Acting a Song
Instructor
Nathan Whitmer
Day
Wednesdays
Dates
Feb 8 - Mar 22
Time
4 PM-5:30 PM
Wednesdays, February 8, 15, March 1, 8, 15, March 22 (No Class Feb 22) 4 PM-5:30 PM Do you have a young actor who also loves to sing? This class will help stude...
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Winter
LOCATION
In Person
COST
$300
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Student Level
Teens(Grades 7-12) Auditioning for Teens
Instructor
Tiz Rome
Day
Saturdays
Dates
Feb 4 - Mar 11
Time
2-3:30 PM
Saturdays, February 4, 11, 18, 25, March 4, March 11 2-3:30 PM Auditioning is stressful for almost any actor, but the more you practice auditioning, the easier it g...
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Winter
LOCATION
In Person
COST
$280
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Student Level
Teens(Grades 7-12) Scene Study for Teens
Instructor
Nathan Whitmer
Day
Saturdays
Dates
Feb 4 - Mar 11
Time
10 AM-11:30 AM
Saturdays, February 4, 11, 18, 25, March 4, March 11 10 AM-11:30 AM This class will help actors of all experience levels learn how to work with a partner to tackle ...
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Winter
LOCATION
In Person
COST
$280
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Student Level
Adults (18+)Acting a Song
Instructor
Evan Casey
Day
Wednesdays
Dates
Apr 19 - May 24
Time
7 - 10 PM
Techniques for interpreting lyrics, connecting to the character you're singing to, committing to the circumstances, making strong movement choices, and using your voi...
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Late Spring
LOCATION
In Person
COST
$370
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Student Level
Adults (18+)Auditioning
Instructor
Michael Russotto
Day
Tuesdays
Dates
Feb 21 - Mar 28
Time
7 - 10 PM
This course is designed to improve student performance in all the major aspects of auditioning for the theatre: monologues, cold readings, and "in the room" demeanor...
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Early Spring
LOCATION
Online
COST
$310
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Student Level
Adults (18+)Beginning Scene Study
Instructor
Nathan Whitmer
Day
Mondays
Dates
Feb 20 - Mar 27
Time
7 - 10 PM
An intensive introduction to scripted work through preparation and performance of scenes and monologues. Emphasis on learning effective rehearsal techniques and expan...
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Early Spring
LOCATION
In Person
COST
$370
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Student Level
Adults (18+)Beginning Scene Study
Instructor
Bryanda Minix
Day
Tuesdays
Dates
Apr 18 - May 23
Time
7 - 10 PM
An intensive introduction to scripted work through preparation and performance of scenes and monologues. Emphasis on learning effective rehearsal techniques and expan...
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Late Spring
LOCATION
In Person
COST
$370
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Student Level
Adults (18+)Creating a Musical Role: As You Like It
Instructor
Deb Gottesman
Day
Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays
Dates
Feb 2 - Apr 30
Time
See schedule
This double-session course takes students through the entire process of rehearsing and performing a major musical and culminates in a full production int he Undercrof...
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Winter
LOCATION
In Person
COST
$790
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Student Level
Adults (18+)Creating a Role: Arcadia
Instructor
Randy Baker
Day
Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays
Dates
Feb 28 - May 21
Time
See schedule.
This double-session course will give students the experience of preparing a complex role from the beginning of a rehearsal process through the moment of performance. ...
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Early Spring
LOCATION
In Person
COST
$750