JCCC Performing Arts Education and Starlight Theatre Academy present:

Youth Theatre Classes

Sept. 8 - Dec. 18, 2009
Cost: $275
Ways to Register
All classes are run by professional theatre arts educators
from Kansas City’s Starlight Theatre.

Pre-K

My First Acting Class -- Act It Up
3:30 - 4:20 p.m.
Tuesday
Children jump right into high energy warmups, silly -- and not so silly -- song activities, as well as some imaginative theatre games.

Grades 1 - 3

Acting I -- Adventures in Acting
4:30 - 6 p.m.
Tuesday
Students will give their imagination a real workout, of course, while discovering the basics of how to use their voices and bodies to tell a story.

Grades 4 - 6

Musical Theatre I -- Sing Out
4:30 - 6 p.m.
Tuesday
You’ll learn the “nitty gritty” of controlling your breath and projecting your voice to the back of the room -- yup, the last row!

Acting II -- Journeys in Acting
4:30 - 6 p.m.
Wednesday
Check out various acting techniques and clue in on how to use your body to tell a story onstage.

Grades 7 - 8

Musical Theatre II -- Showstoppers
4:30 - 6 p.m.
Wednesday
Loosen up those vocal chords and sing your way down the Great White Way while celebrating some of Broadway’s most popular musicals -- from the beloved classics to today’s smash hit sensations.

Acting III/Improvisation -- Off the Cuff
4:30 - 6 p.m.
Thursday
Improvise! Sometimes theatre work means making it up as you go, and this class will help you focus, listen, react and work as part of a team while playing a scene.

Exceptional Populations

Special Challenges
4:30 - 6 p.m.
Thursday
This acting class is designed around the interests and development of each student, regardless of their physical or mental abilities.