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For those seriously considering a future in the arts, Pre-Professional Training courses are offered for intermediate and advanced students in Grades 4 – 12. Students will be challenged to expand their skill set in a disciplined and technique-driven atmosphere. Students are expected to demonstrate a high level of commitment and independence and are held to a high standard for focus, work ethic, attendance, and punctuality.

Pre-Professional classes are either a nine-week class or a four-week intensive. Students are allowed no more than one absence in a nine-week class and are allowed zero absences in a four-week intensive. All Pre-Professional offerings will have required homework between classes, such as reading articles and scripts, memorizing lines or lyrics, doing independent research, or reviewing choreography. Students who fail to meet the expectations for attendance and homework will be dismissed from class without refund.

Fall Session: September 23 – November 23
Winter Session: January 21 – March 23
Spring Session: April 6 – May 16

Acting 2 (Grades 4 – 5, Grades 6 – 8, and Grades 9 – 12)

Build on the skills you learned in Acting 1 by applying vocabulary and technique to scripted material. Delve deep into next-level acting skills as you analyze text for objectives, stakes, obstacles, tactics, and playable actions.
Prerequisite: at least two sessions of Acting 1 (or by audition)
Tuition: $220

Grades 4 – 5 Offerings:

• Fall Class (September 24 – November 19): Tuesdays 5 – 6:30pm
• Fall Intensive (September 28 – October 19): Saturdays 1 – 4pm
• Winter Class (January 21 – March 17): Tuesdays 5 – 6:30pm
• Winter Intensive (January 25 – February 15): Saturdays 1 – 4pm
• Spring Intensive (April 11 – May 2): Saturdays 1 – 4pm

• Fall Class (September 24 – November 19): Tuesdays 6:30 – 8pm
• Fall Intensive (November 2 – 23): Saturdays 1 – 4pm
• Winter Class (January 21 – March 17): Tuesdays 6:30 – 8pm
• Winter Intensive (February 29 – March 21): Saturdays 1 – 4pm
• Spring Intensive (April 11 – May 2): Saturdays 1 – 4pm

• Fall Intensive (November 2 – 23): Saturdays 1 – 4pm
• Winter Intensive (February 29 – March 21): Saturdays 1 – 4pm
• Spring Intensive (April 7 – 28): Tuesdays 5 – 8pm

Acting 3: The Classics (Grades 6 – 8 and Grades 9 – 12)

Build on the skills you learned in Acting 2 as you apply high-level acting technique to classical scripts. Each session will delve into a different classical style (such as Greek tragedy or Commedia dell’Arte) or playwright (such as William Shakespeare, Anton Chekhov, or Henrik Ibsen). Gain the specificity and authenticity required to successfully bring classical texts and characters to life.
Prerequisite: at least two sessions of Acting 2 (or by audition)
Tuition: $220

Grades 6 – 8 Offerings:

• Fall Intensive (September 28 – October 19): Saturdays 1 – 4pm
• Winter Intensive (January 25 – February 15): Saturdays 1 – 4pm
• Spring Intensive (April 7 – 28): Tuesdays 5 – 8pm

• Fall Class (September 23 – November 18): Mondays 5:30 – 7pm
• Winter Class (January 27 – March 23): Mondays 5:30 – 7pm
• Spring Intensive (April 6 – 27): Mondays 5 – 8pm

Musical Theatre (Grades 4 – 5, Grades 6 – 8, and Grades 9 – 12)

• Fall Intensive (November 2 – 23): Saturdays 1 – 4pm
• Winter Intensive (February 29 – March 21): Saturdays 1 – 4pm

• Fall Intensive (September 28 – October 19): Saturdays 1 – 4pm
• Winter Intensive (January 25 – February 15): Saturdays 1 – 4pm

• Spring Intensive (April 11 – May 2): Saturdays 1 – 4pm

Mainstage Musical Theatre Boot Camp (Grades 4 – 12)

This fast-paced, multidisciplinary training program focuses on the in-depth musical theatre performance skills required for student actors performing at CTC. With an emphasis on learning, retaining, and performing choreography and song, this course models the rigor, dedication, and etiquette expected in professional rehearsal spaces. The age range of this course is intentionally reflective of the typical casting for professional productions at CTC, so students will be able to practice collaborating in an ensemble with a wide age range. Students are expected to have a foundation in basic ballet and jazz vocabulary and technique. It is pre-requisite that students have a mastery of pitch, breath support, and diction. Students will be held to a high standard for focus, stamina, and work ethic. Enrollment in this boot camp does not guarantee casting in a CTC professional production.

Class Days and Times: Tuesdays 5 – 7:30pm
Class ID: 242
Spring Tuition: $340 (Spring Only)

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Audition Workshops

Theatre Arts Training offers audition workshops to allow students to audition more confidently. Students work with a music director, a choreographer, and an acting coach to tackle the key components of selling an audition. When student actor audition opportunities arise at CTC, all Theatre Arts Training students of the appropriate age will receive an email announcing the auditions along with an exclusive invitation to an audition workshop. Attending an audition workshop does not secure an audition slot, nor does it guarantee being cast.

Private Coaching

Junior Company Show

Sideways Stories from Wayside School
By Louis Sachar, Adapted by John Olive
For Grades 6 – 8
Winter Session (by audition only)

Welcome to Wayside School—home to a cast of zany characters like hypnotic pigtails, a talking pile of rain coats (who turns out to be a dead rat), and a teacher who turns her students into apples.

Auditions: Wednesday, November 6, and Tuesday, November 12, from 4:30 – 6:30pm
To schedule an audition, visit childrenstheatre.org/TATauditions

Rehearsals: Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 4:30 – 7:30pm beginning January 21, 2020

Tech/Dress: March 16 – 18, 4:30 – 9pm

Performances:
March 19 at 7pm
March 20 at 7pm
March 21 at 7pm
March 22 at 2pm

Class ID: JC6
Tuition: $550 (financial aid available)

Schedule an Audition

Senior Company Show

Fairy Tales: An LGBTQ-usical
For Grades 9 – 12
Fall Session (by audition only)

Ever wished that the damsels in distress could ride off into the sunset together? Or that Prince Charming preferred a ball gown to his suit of armor? This original musical reinvents three classic fairytales to reflect LGBTQ themes and stories on stage. We especially encourage queer-identified actors to audition, and we welcome allies to audition as well.

This project is a collaboration between CTC and Minnesota Association for Children’s Mental Health (MACMH), made possible by a Minnesota State Arts Board Partners in Arts Participation grant. Through this partnership, students will explore the intersections of LGBTQ-identity and mental health to create theatre that builds understanding and empathy. This production will culminate in performances that tour the Twin Cities, as well as performances on CTC’s Cohen Stage. Students will receive a $100 stipend from MACMH for their participation in the tour.

Auditions: Wednesday, September 11, and Tuesday, September 17, from 4:30 – 6:30pm.
To schedule an audition visit: childrenstheatre.org/TATauditions

Rehearsals: Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 5 – 8pm, September 24 – November 1

Tour Performances: Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 5 – 8pm, November 5 – 15

CTC Tech/Dress: November 18 – 20, 4:30 – 9pm

CTC Performances:
November 21 at 7pm
November 22 at 7pm
November 23 at 7pm
November 24 at 2pm

Class ID: SC9
Tuition: $550 (financial aid available)

Schedule an Audition

Want to be part of the writing team for Fairy Tales: An LGBTQ-usical? Script and score will be written collaboratively with student playwrights in July/August at MACMH. Student playwrights will receive a $150 stipend and are welcome, but not required, to audition for the show. Sign up at macmh.org.

Institute

For Grade 9
Full-year program (by audition only)

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