Children’s Theatre Company (CTC) is excited to announce a new slate of Theatre Arts Training academic classes are now on sale. The school year will include a mix of studio classes for all ages, abilities, and interests, a new Theatre Arts Training Academy for advanced students, Institute for pre-professional students, Release Day Camps, and a Student Seminar Series. Parents can sign their children up for fall, winter, and spring offerings now.
Studio classes will be available for ages 2 through 18 and offer a wide range of interests and skills in theatre, storytelling, and technical theatre. New this year is Theatre Arts Training Academy, a deeper training program for students who are interested in advancing their skills. Each Academy has a specialty that includes Acting, Voice, and Tech and Design. CTC’s Institute program is an advanced pre-professional training program for young artists grades 6-12 who are seriously considering a future in the arts. Students will be challenged to expand their skill set in a disciplined and technique driven atmosphere through a variety of classes, like voice and vocal work, viewpoints, Shakespeare, musical theatre dance, and more. The Institute year ends in a showcase performance for family and the CTC casting director. Institute is an auditions-based selection occurring on September 5.
Theatre Arts Training is also offering single and short sessions offerings. The Student Seminar Series includes single classes for students to understand what an actor’s career looks like and best practices for auditioning. Release Day Camps are camps that occur when school is out of session and caregivers are looking for full day options for their children.
Those interested can learn more and register at childrenstheatre.org/education or by calling 612.874.0400. Need-based scholarships are available through the ACT Pass program until all funds are allocated. Apply online at childrenstheatre.org/actpass or call our Ticket Office at 612.874.0400. Those registering more than one student or a student for more than one class can save 10% off tuition. Some restrictions apply.
Overview
Studio
Studio classes for Age 2-5 and Grades K-1 emphasize creative discovery through art and imagination! Students explore story, expression, and play through a multi-lens approach that includes visual art, movement, books, and song.
Studio classes for Grades 2-12 tackle fundamental skills for the stage in a fun and supportive environment! Offerings include acting, playwriting, improv, musical theatre, and more.
Theatre Arts Training Academy
Theatre Arts Training Academy is for students who have shown a desire to advance their skills and knowledge in performance, design, and production. TAT Academy extends the training experience with classes meeting twice a week for ten weeks. Students receive concentrated training with industry professionals advancing their skills in multiple areas of theatre making.
Institute
CTC’s Institute program is an audition-based, pre-professional training program for young artists in grades 6-12 who are interested in advancing their training and may be considering a career in the arts. Highlights include intensive acting and musical theatre training with industry professionals, an annual spring showcase, mentorship by CTC artists, and college audition prep. Classes include voice and vocal work, viewpoints, Shakespeare, musical theatre dance, and more. The year ends in a showcase performance for family and the CTC casting director.
Offerings
Studio Classes for Ages 2-5 and Grades K-1
Music in Motion (Ages 2-3)
Storytime Jam (Ages 2-3)
Creative Movement (Ages 4-5)
Adventurers in The Art of Storytelling (Ages 4-5)
Discovery Theatre (Grades K – 1)
Dance Disney (Grades K-1)
Sing Disney (Grades K-1)
Studio Classes for Grades 2-3
Beginning Musical Theatre Dance (Grades 2-3)
Fundamentals of Acting (Grades 2-3)
Fundamentals of Acting II (Grades 2-3)
Sing Out (Grades 2-3)
Studio Classes for Grades 4-5
Acting (Grades 4-5)
Broadway Voice Jr. (Grades 4-5)
Radio Drama (Grades 4-8)
Acting II (Grades 4-5)
Studio Classes for Grades 6-12
Acting for the Camera (Grades 7-12)
Acting 2 – Audition Techniques (Grades 7-12)
Acting (Grades 6-8)
Broadway Voice (Grades 6-8)
Acting II (Grades 6-8)
TAT
Acting Academy
Theatre Arts Training Academy is a training program for students who are interested in advancing their skills. TAT Acting Academy classes meet twice a week for ten weeks. Acting students will receive focused training with industry professionals to advance their skills in acting, character development, script analysis, and voice.
TAT
Voice Academy
Voice Academy is for those who are interested in intensive vocal training. Students meet twice a week for one group lesson and one small group coaching session. Students will build a foundation of technique to gain control over their singing voice and learn to care for their voice.
Additional Academy Benefits
Final Sharing: Students will have a final sharing at the conclusion of each 10-week session. This is an opportunity for Academy students to showcase their hard work and receive positive feedback on what to work on for the upcoming sessions.
Audition Coaching: If a student is planning to audition for an upcoming show at school or CTC, our teaching staff are available to help prepare any student to have their best audition.
Student Seminar Series: The CTC education department will host a student seminar series during the school year. These seminars are designed to give students an opportunity to learn from industry professionals and experts in the field. Academy students will have the opportunity to attend these workshops at no cost.
TAT
Tech and Design Academy
Design Academy │Grades 8-12 │Tuition $450.00 per session*
Design Academy is for students grades 8-12 who are interested in learning more about the amazing world of theatrical design and production. Each academy session is 10 weeks with a distinctive design or production focus each session. Students will explore various aspects of design, learn to shape space with light and set, bring characters to life with costumes and make-up, and dive into the leadership skills of stage-management.
Academy Benefits
Students will receive backstage, shop, and studio tours, special workshops with CTC production teams, and sit in on rehearsal of CTC’s production of An American Tail the Musical.
*Supply fee included in tuition
Pre-Professional Training Program
Institute
CTC’s Institute program is an advanced pre-professional training program for young artists grades 6-12 who are seriously considering a future in the arts. Students will be challenged to expand their skill set in a disciplined and technique driven atmosphere through a variety of classes, like voice and vocal work, viewpoints, Shakespeare, musical theatre dance, and more. The year ends in a showcase performance for family and the CTC casting director.
Student Seminar Series
The Actors Life: “Making It?”
Auditioning for CTC: Putting Your Best Foot Forward
College Auditions: What to Expect and How to Prepare
Under the Big Top
Stories on Stage
Pajama Party
Disney Mash Up
Actor’s Workshop
Children’s Theatre Company (CTC) is the nation’s largest and most acclaimed theatre for young people and serves a multigenerational audience. It creates theatre experiences that educate, challenge, and inspire for more than 250,000 people annually. CTC is the only theatre focused on young audiences to win the coveted Tony Award® for regional theatre and is the only theatre in Minnesota to receive three Tony® nominations (for its production of A Year with Frog and Toad). CTC is committed to creating world-class productions at the highest level and to developing new works, more than 200 to date, dramatically changing the canon of work for young audiences.
CTC is the most significant provider of accessible theatre education opportunities in the region. Every year, thousands of children experience theatre for the first time at CTC. Our student matinees and education programs demonstrably benefit the community, from the intergenerational conversations sparked by our world premieres, to the sequential skill-building that happens in our Theatre Arts Training, to the pre-K focus of our Early Childhood Initiative. ACT One is CTC’s comprehensive platform for access, diversity, and inclusion in our audiences, programs, staff, and board that strives to ensure the theatre is a home for all people, all families, reflective of our community. childrenstheatre.org
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