CHILD & TEEN CLASSES COURSE CATALOG

Life of Pi brings the transformative world of puppetry to life, activating our senses as we witness the magic of this metaphorical world and consider the Essential Question: How does telling stories help us cope and survive? Join us for a workshop inspired by the puppetry in Life of Pi for a close-up view of a rehearsal tiger puppet and to learn about the fundamental building blocks of puppetry — breath, focus, and motion — as you bring your puppet to life.
1 session • $35
Sat • March 29 • 11:15-1:00pm
Available for students in 8th-12th grade

Price: $35

Let’s do this thing! Step into choreography from the smash hit musical, Mean Girls, in this special one-day workshop experience. Tighten your technique and dance with the best of Broadway exploring choreography direct from the show. We’ll let you in on a little secret; because we’re such good friends: GET YOUR SPOT NOW!
1 session • 1 hr class time
Sun • March 2 • 10:30-11:30am
Available for students in 8th-12th grade

Price: $35

In this interactive class you will strengthen your essential acting skills of creativity, collaboration, and active listening while exploring solo and partner work. Additionally, you will grow your acting technique through improvisation, scene analysis, working with objectives and tactics all the while learning key theatre vocabulary. Join the fun and gain understanding of core acting theory found in all of our higher-level courses.
6 sessions • 1.5 hr class time
Sat • Apr 5 – May 10 • 9:30-11am • David Saphier

Price: $195

Join us for the hilarity and fun of improv and sketch comedy. This class puts improvisation center stage! Don’t miss the opportunity to develop characters and comedic situations in scripted vignettes and scenes. Through inhibitions aside, build confidence and explore the fun and spontaneous world of improv. Class sessions will focus on developing, preparing, and rehearsing an improv showcase of scripted and unscripted work while exploring the world of YES!
FAMILIES & FRIENDS: Please join us for a class sharing on May 10.
6 sessions • 3 hr class time
Sat • Apr 5 – May 10 • 1:30-4:30pm • Heather Curran

Price: $385

The skills learned in this interactive workshop will help you create compelling theatrical hand to hand fights that are perfect for enhancing staged violence in Shakespeare and other period plays as well as the number of contemporary plays that explore drama though the lenses of altercations, physicality, and threat. This stage combat workshop is for performers of all experience levels requiring active listening, focus, and a sense of commitment to safety and procedure.
2 sessions • 1.5 hr class time
Sat • May 3 – 10 • 1:30-3pm • Sam Wood

Price: $75

Just as the DCPA Sci-Fi musical Little Shop of Horrors, takes to the main stage, Teen Company will perform fa-boo-lous music and spook-tacular choreography! This musical performance will be inspired by musical numbers and scenes from Broadway hits such as Sweeney Todd, The Phantom of the Opera, Little Shop of Horrors, Wicked, The Addams Family, Beetlejuice, and many more! Everyone will have a featured opportunity with material that challenges yet assures a de-fright-fully final sharing for families and friends.
FAMILIES & FRIENDS: Please join us for a class sharing on May 10.
6 sessions • 3 hr class time
Sat • Apr 5 – May 10 • 1:30-4:30pm • Gavin Juckette & Alex Campbell

Price: $385

Don’t miss this opportunity to dive into Short Form! This class will introduce and reinforce the basics of the popular art form. Designed for all experience levels, you’ll be reminded how fun it is to play, be more spontaneous and take risks on stage. Using short form improv games, activities and scene work, students will create a rich, supportive environment for spontaneity, making strong decisions and increasing confidence. Come experience the excitement of YES!
FAMILIES & FRIENDS: Please join us for a class sharing on May 10.
6 sessions • 1.5 hr class time
Sat • Apr 5 – May 10 • 1:30-3pm • David Saphier

Price: $195

In the Manhattan Class Company Theatre tradition of MisCast, this high-energy and joyful class challenges you to take on a Broadway musical role you have only dreamed of playing. Who is a character from a musical you have secretly wanted a chance to play? For this class, you come prepared with a song from your dream Broadway role and work collaboratively with a DCPA faculty teaching artist. You will explore effective acting and vocal techniques to bring your dream role to life in a joyful, supportive risk-taking environment. Push your acting limits and discover what you are capable of achieving!
4 sessions • 1.5 hr class time
Sat • Apr 5 – 26 • 1:30-3pm • Sam Wood

Price: $135

Want to strengthen your acting skills? Need to energize your creativity and spontaneity? This vigorous and challenging class will increase your toolbox of acting essentials while exploring the renowned acting techniques of Uta Hagen, Micheal Chekhov, Anne Bogart, Tina Landau, Constantine Stanislavski, and Viola Spolin. During each session you will implement practical ways to grow your craft through scene analysis, improvisation, vocal work, and discovering action through objectives and given circumstances. Meet new friends, deepen your understanding of acting technique, and boost your ability to take artistic risks when creating characters and performing scenes!
6 sessions • 1.5 hr class time
Sat • Apr 5 – May 10 • 9:30-11am • Sam Wood

Price: $195