CHILDREN'S ACTING CLASSES

FALL Session: September 16 - November 22, 2008

Registration for new students begins July 28, 2008

TUITION: $255 per 10 week session. $225 discounted price for sibling.

Welcome to SCR's Youth and Teen Acting Classes for Southern California kids of all ages and every level of training since 1974. SCR's summer acting camp, Summer Theatre Workshop, begins July 28, 2008.

• Fun and formative acting classes for young people.
• Ongoing training throughout the school year in fall, winter and spring sessions.
• Available to kids of every grade - third through twelfth.
• And every level of experience – beginners to serious acting students.
• Taught by faculty of theatre professionals.

As the narrator (Julia Ostmann, in rear) tells their story, Hermes (Jordan Bellow, left) separates Eurydice (Kendall Horn) from Orpheus (Mikey DeBenedetto) who remembers reaching for her again and again in SCR's Teen Players production of Metamorphoses.

Classes meet weekly in SCR's safe, air-conditioned Folino Theatre Center complex.

The four-year YOUTH PROGRAM introduces students to the world of theatre through creative dramatics and acting experiences, with emphasis on development of self-esteem, self-confidence and personal expression.

The TEEN PROGRAM is a three-to-five year program for middle and high school students, who are continuing their training (or discovering a love of theatre for the first time). Emphasis is on personal and creative expression through exploration of the dramatic arts.

END-OF-YEAR PERFORMANCES - Fall and winter sessions conclude with in-class demonstrations for parents. At the end of the spring session parents and friends are invited to Performance Projects on SCR's Segerstrom, Argyros and Nicholas stages.

For more information or to enroll, please call at 714-708-5577.

YOUTH PROGRAM CLASS DESCRIPTIONS

YEAR I - EXPLORATION
First year students begin to explore the world of storytelling, movement, vocalization and character development with an emphasis on ensemble work. Choose from class times below.

YEAR II - DEVELOPMENT
Second year students refine individual skills and move on to improvisation, enhanced character work and beginning dramatic play development. Prerequisite: Year I. Choose from class times below.

YEAR III – ADVANCED TRAINING
Body and voice are the actor’s tools. In the third year, students use these tools to further develop their technique through mask work, movement, voice and improvisation. Prerequisite: Year II.

TEEN PROGRAM CLASS DESCRIPTIONS

YEAR I – TOOLS OF ACTING
In their first year, students explore movement, vocalization, character development and ensemble building. Through workshop exercises, students begin to develop acting skills needed to create truthful characters. Choose from class times below.

YEAR II – TRUTH IN ACTING - All classes meet Sept. 20 - Nov. 22, 2008
Second year students deepen their skills and delve more thoroughly into character development and script analysis, with emphasis on creating acting objectives and sharing scenes through character relationships. Prerequisite: Year I. Choose from class times below.

YEAR III – ADVANCED TRAINING- All classes meet Sept. 20 - Nov. 22, 2008
Teens who have previously completed 2 years or more in the Teen Theatre Program may select below.

Teen Improvisation    Saturdays 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Theatre games and character work for those who participate in competitive improvisation. Work will be done in short and long form. Study will continue to emphasize truth in acting.

Musical Theatre    Saturdays 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
This exciting class explores preparing the actor for musical theatre audition and performances. Primary focus is on what it means to act a song and sing a scene, with an emphasis on music and text interpretation, healthy use of voice, selection of material and audition techniques. Each student will participate in an ensemble, as well as solo material.

Teen Ensemble    Saturdays 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
As serious students advance, they continue to explore and enrich acquired skills, including physical and vocal work, characterization, emotional truth and availability, active pursuit of an objective and ensemble storytelling. This important class for honing skills and taking greater risks culminates in a spring performance project.

TEEN PLAYERS and JUNIOR PLAYERS — After two years in the program, students are eligible to audition for the PLAYERS performance ensembles, which present yearly public performances.

Junior Players - Serious students may audition for the advanced ensemble group which performs a fully produced play in the Nicholas Studio during the spring session. Additional rehearsal time may be required. Classes meet twice weekly. This is a year-long commitment.
TUESDAYS 4-6 pm and SATURDAYS 9-11 am

Teen Players - The most advanced theatre training for serious and committed students culminates in a fully produced play, performed in the Nicholas Studio at the end of the spring session. Additional rehearsal time may be required. Classes meet twice weekly. This is a year-long commitment.
WEDNESDAYS 4-6 pm and SATURDAYS 1-4 pm

For more information, please call at 714-708-5577 or e-mail us education@scr.org

Registration for new students begins July 28, 2008

2008-2009 SCHEDULE

TUITION: $255 per 10 week session. $225 discounted price for sibling.

EDUCATION STAFF

Hisa Takakuwa, Conservatory Director
Holly Van Holt, Conservatory Manager
Janis Morrissette, Conservatory Associate
Lisa Ackerman, Conservatory Assistant
Nicole Gross, Conservatory Assistant