Classes introduce students to theatre concepts and skills that will support their work as actors and as people.  Curriculum activities focus on identifying ways that the body, voice and imagination weave together as the tools of the trade.  Trained professionals teach each class, and each quarter culminates in a showcase for family and friends performed on the last day of class.  So jump right in!  Challenge the art within, expand awareness and awaken self-confidence through our fabulous classes. 

 
Jellybean Players (Preschool and Kindergarten, ages 4-5) 
   
Utilizing stories from children’s literature our young students explore the magic of their imagination through theatre games, music and movement activities.  This program is ideal to help children develop confidence, focus and self-assurance as they enhance creativity and problem solving skills.

 

Galleria (8 week sessions - $150):

Tuesday Track              4:00pm-4:45pm

Saturday Track            10:00am-10:45am

 

Young at Art (7 Week sessions - $125):

Mondays   4:00pm-4:45pm

Note: No Young at Art Classes during Quarters 3 and 4

Mondays   5:00pm-6:00pm

Note: No Young at Art Classes during Quarters 3 and 4

 

Stage Struck (3rd through 5th grades)
 
What does it take to be a good actor?  Skills, techniques and an understanding of the actor’s responsibilities are the highlight of this class, with specific, usable activities designed to improve performance quality, collaboration skills, audition comfort and a way to work through improvisation, scene work, monologues and creative drama.

Galleria (8 week sessions - $250):

 

Young at Art (7 Week sessions - $225):

Note: No Young at Art Classes during Quarters 3 and 4

Acting Up (6th through 8th grades)

Activities are designed to increase the range of the young actor vocally, physically and emotionally.  In this time of transition, students receive encouragement and strategies for managing change and conflict that are applicable to real-life situations and to improve their work on stage.  Students will develop a clear understanding of where they are in their creative process, and figure out where they want to be through theatre games, monologues, neutral dialogue and scenes.

Galleria (8 week sessions - $250):

 
Acting 101 (9th Grade through Adult)
 
Have you always wanted to try your hand at acting? Here’s your chance to learn the basic tools of the actor through scene work, character analysis, theatre games, and improvisation exercises. You’ll gain self-confidence, hone your public speaking skills, and deepen your creativity through this 8 week class.

Galleria (8 week sessions - $250):

Improvisation (6th through 12th grades)
 
Who are you?  Where are you?  What are you doing?  What is your relationship with the other characters?  This class asks and answers the important questions of acting as it focuses on developing improvisational skills through both short-form improv games and long-form improv activities.  Prerequisite:  Students must have taken at least one prior acting class.

Galleria (7 week sessions - $225):

Voice for the Actor
 
This class is a must for any serious young performer. Activities develop skills in breath control, articulation, projection and dialects and learning will be applicable to any performance situation.  (We encourage you to combine this with any of the quarterly acting or dance classes.)

Galleria (7 week sessions - $175/$99 as an add on to another full price class or production fee):

Dance for Musical Theatre
 
This class develops dance technique and skills in many areas, including jazz, tap, modern and ballet, to provide the young performer with comfort and experience that will be used in musical theatre performance.  (We encourage you to combine this with the Voice for the Actor class.)

Galleria (7 week sessions - $195/$99 as an add on to another full price class or production fee):

Performance Project (3rd through 8th grades)

This special twelve-class session culminates in public performances of a play during winter and spring breaks*.  Class activities focus on character development and script analysis through a specific piece of dramatic literature.  Every enrolled child will have a part in the show.

Galleria (12 week sessions + Performances- $395):

*Students must be available for all performance dates

Note: THIS CLASS IS NOT BEING OFFERED DURING QUARTERS 3 and 4 of the 2011-2012 school year.

 

Acting Workshops for Grown Ups 

Open to ages 18 and up (post-high school please!), this acting class will explore the fundamentals of performance including basic technique, improvisation, monologues and scenes.  The schedule is specifically designed to work with our rehearsal schedule so parents of our student performers are encouraged to get in on the act! It's also a great way to get your feet wet or brush up your skills in preparation for our summer Family Show when kids and adults perform together.

Call for scheduled workshops.

 

Performance Troupes

FLCT offers both a "Glee" Show Choir and an Improv Troupe as performance workshops. Auditions for the show choir occur each September.  See the Audition Page for upcoming auditions. The troupe performs for outreach events, at the annual Gala, and in their own dedicated concert in January.  Membership in the Improv Troupe is by invitation only from students in the improv class.  Call for more information. 

 

Specialty Workshops

We offer a variety of special workshops throughout the year.  Sign up for our eblasts and check the newswire section of the home page for annoucements.

 

 

 

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