Youth and Teen Class Highlights                

Listed below are not separate classes. Each class, regardless the age, has incorporated into it the following. We want our students to have a well rounded exposure to all aspects of the performing arts.

Foundations of Performance

Stage Movement and Blocking
Projecting Voice
Speaking Clearly and Effectively
Theatre Games and Improv
Developing Believable Characters
Using Props and Costumes
Exploring Comedy & Drama
Scripted & Devised Theatre
Partnering and Group Dynamics

Musical Theatre

Use of The Young Actor's Approach to Musical Theatre (no one is forced to sing)  
Choreography
Movement
Exploring Various Musical Styles
and Genres
Using Personality to Sell a Song
Learn How Music Enhances Dialogue
Putting vocal, acting, and movement                  skills together                       

Life Skills

Meet a Wide Range of People
Make Friends
Support Others
Learn to Compromise 
Work Cooperatively 
Listen
Take Ownership and Lead 
Public Speaking 
Creative Thinking
Confidence Builders 
Appreciation of the Arts

Technical Theatre

Set Decoration and Design 
Lighting and Sound
Directing
Costuming 
Prop Building
Makeup
Special Effects 

    On Stage Every Class

Scenes from Scripts 
Devised Scenes 
Improv
Monologues 
Classics & Fairy Tales 
Ten-Minute Theatre 
One-Acts                    
Original Playwriting  
Video/Commercials
Mock Interviews
Costume Design Week
Stage Combat
Auditioning Techniques

   Performance Opportunities

In-House One Act Nights 
Staged Readings 
Coffee-House Nights 
Karaoke Family Nights  
Jukebox Cabaret 
Annual HATT’S OFF Presentation 
Opportunity to Audition
for The HATTBox Players

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