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Curtain Up Classroom

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FALL 2010
CLASSES / WORKSHOPS

Students enrolled in the High School/Jr. High acting classes will have the opportunity to audition for the Adult Ensemble and perform in Curtain Up Classroom’s production of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.

NOTES REGARDING ALL CLASSES

- All classes include an annual nonrefundable $25 registration fee.

- Students must be registered and tuition received before the first class. A $20 late payment fee will be added to any student attending a class without prior payment.

- Students must call if they are to be absent from a class. There are no make-up classes.

- Pre-registration begins September 2 and continues through October 1. Take advantage of early registration and receive a 10% discount.

HIGH-SCHOOL LEVEL

IMPROV AND BEYOND

Description: Creating characters and scenarios using improvisation and introducing voice techniques and body movement. (six-week sesssion)

When: Each Wednesday, October 6 to November 17
(no class the week of Nov. 1)

Time: 4:45 - 5:35 p.m.

Tuition: $90 per session.

JUNIOR-HIGH-SCHOOL LEVEL

GETTING YOUR ACT TOGETHER

Description: Introducing acting fundamentals using theatre games, improvisation and short scene work. (six-week session)

When: Each Wednesday, October 6 to November 17
(no class the week of Nov. 1)

Time: 4:45 - 5:35 p.m.

Tuition: $90 per session.

LITTLE ACTORS (AGES 6 TO 11)

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16

FROM PAGE TO STAGE
(ages 6-8)

Description: Children are engaged in the art of pantomime while acting out classic fairy tales and an original fairy tale of their own.

Time: 10:00 - 10:45 a.m.

Tuition: $35. (limited enrollment)

SKITS AND SKETCHES
(ages 9-11)

Description: Students perform skits and sketches using props and costuming. Students will also have the opportunity to create their own original skits.

Time: 11:00 - 11:45 a.m.

Tuition: $35. (limited enrollment)

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13

PUPPET THEATRE
(ages 6-8)

Description: Children learn to create character voices and perform their own little puppet show.

Time: 10:00 - 10:45 a.m.

Tuition: $35. (limited enrollment)

SHOWTIME
(ages 9-11)

Description: Students learn to use the art of improvisation in creating characters for the stage.

Time: 11:00 - 11:45 a.m.

Tuition: $35. (limited enrollment)

SPECIAL OFFER: Enroll in both Saturday workshops for $50.

ADULT-LEVEL

CREATING A CHARACTER

Description: A "fundamentals of acting" class for both the beginner and advanced student. Improvisation, text analysis and acting techniques are incorporated in this scene-study class. (six-week session)

When: Each Thursday, October 7 to November 18
(no class the week of Nov. 1)

Time: 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.

Tuition: $170.

AUDITION TECHNIQUE

Description: A class for the beginning actor and the working actor. The class includes selecting the appropriate monologue, text analysis, the dialogue-monologue connection, proper eye-placement techniques and a critique of the performance.

When: Saturday, October 16, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Tuition: $90.


	Curtain Up Classroom features private coaching in PUBLIC SPEAKING BUSINESS PRESENTATIONS and AUDITION TECHNIQUE.
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