Middle School Actors Workshop, a one-week program, builds students' acting, creative expression, and public speaking skills, helping students perform confidently on stage in a variety of settings. Through daily monologue work, scene work, and a variety of electives, the students will discover how to create rapport with the audience and let their personal charisma shine.
Ensemble Scene Work
Theater at any level is a collaborative process. Working effectively in an ensemble requires that an actor possess both the skills to shine when the spotlight is on them and the ability to support the other members of the group when it’s their turn in the spotlight. Each day, students will practice exercises that help them vocally project, physically tell stories, as well as emotionally and intellectually connect to other characters sharing the stage.
The Middle School Acting Workshop will culminate in a final performance of scenes and monologues, showcasing the students’ talents!
Electives: Elective offerings vary and will depend on the specialty of the faculty. Possible electives include the below.
Improvisation: Act without a script! Learn about spontaneity, sharing control, and status while creating scenes and playing games that focus on your intuition and ability to create situations together.
Reader's Theater: In this fun and popular event, students write and perform a short play (or learn and perform a play for other students). Students create their characters, devise plot twists, write dialogue, and deliver partial practice performances followed by the whole play.
Audition Workshop: Even the most talented actors and speakers might still experience stage fright. Learn helpful tips to overcome the fear of an audience and casting directors!
Mask-Making: Masks add another unique, creative dimension to each character. Students will learn to improve gestures and body language to enhance the characters created in the masks.
Extended Day:
- Monday - Friday from 9am to 9pm