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Academy Youth Theatre : A Year With Frog & Toad

Time: July 28, 2025 @ 9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Number of Classes/Day: Monday - Friday
End Date: Aug 2
Register By: May 31
Ages: Rising 3rd - Completed 5th grade
Venue: Historic Academy Theatre
Cost: $300
Instructor: Kamy Satterfield

$25 off if you register before January 1, 2025!  $25. will automatically be applied to check out but can not be combined with any other discounts.

This theater program is for ages rising 3rd – 5th grade (no exceptions).  Everyone who registers will have a role but there will be auditions for specific parts.   

About the Show :

Adapted from the three-time-Tony-nominated Broadway hit comes A Year with Frog and Toad KIDS. Based on Arnold Lobel’s well-loved books, the jazzy, upbeat score bubbles with melody. Part vaudeville, part make-believe, and all charm, A Year with Frog and Toad KIDS tells the story of a friendship that endures throughout the seasons.

This whimsical show follows two great friends – the cheerful, popular Frog, and the rather grumpy Toad – through four fun-filled seasons. Waking from hibernation, Frog and Toad plant gardens, swim, rake leaves, go sledding and learn life lessons along the way. Throughout the year, two best friends celebrate and rejoice in the differences that make them unique and special.

A Year with Frog and Toad KIDS is a great first choice for young performers, with plenty of ensemble roles, accessible music and minimal sets and costumes.

Auditions : TBD

Rehearsal : Monday – Friday, July 28 – Aug 2 9:30 – 4:00**Subject to change based on rehearsal schedule

Shows : Saturday Aug 3 at 11am & 2pm

Interested in a payment plan option please email kjohnson@academycenter.org. We can do this an and still apply the $50 discount.


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Each student registered will receive a total of 4 free comp tickets (subject to availability).  Please see the box office to reserve your tickets.


The following Virginia Standards of Learning (SOLs) are implemented in our Academy Youth Theatre programming! These standards highlight the creative process, actor preparation, and evaluation of theatrical performances. These tools are essential for producing a well-rounded and successful Youth Theatre production!

Elementary School Level
Grade 3

• 3.1: Construct and improvise individual and group performances in response to prompts.
• 3.12: Alter vocal choices and body position to express character traits.
• 3.14: Identify a rehearsal process to prepare for a performance.

Grade 4

• 4.12: Examine the impact of physical and vocal choices used to convey character traits and emotions.
• 4.14: Practice a rehearsal process to perform for a selected audience.

Grade 5

• 5.12: Use the body and voice to communicate a variety of character traits and emotions in theatre activities.
• 5.14: Rehearse and perform short scenes that include a beginning, middle, and end.

Middle School Level
Grade 6

• 6.12: Demonstrate how meaning is expressed both physically and verbally in theatre.
• 6.14: Demonstrate theatre as dramatized storytelling by preparing and presenting short scenes.

Grade 7

• 7.3: Analyze, interpret, and evaluate theatre using appropriate vocabulary.
• 7.14: Research, analyze, rehearse, and present a scripted character in a memorized scene or monologue.

Grade 8

• 8.13: Use character analysis techniques to research, develop, and present a scripted character.
• 8.14: Demonstrate the mental and physical discipline necessary for creating and maintaining an imagined reality during performance.

High School Level
Theatre Arts I:

• TI.2: Apply a creative process for theatre, including developing ideas individually and collaboratively.
• TI.3: Analyze, interpret, and evaluate theatre, including defining theatre and supporting that definition.
• TI.13: Demonstrate techniques for actor preparation, including script analysis and audition techniques.

Theatre Arts II:

• TII.12: Refine physical and vocal techniques for theatre performance, including movement, staging, and vocal projection.
• TII.14: Apply principles of directing, including script analysis, casting, and staging.

Theatre Arts III:

• TIII.3: Analyze, interpret, and evaluate theatre, critiquing acting styles and theatrical designs.
• TIII.12: Integrate acting skills and techniques involving voice and movement.

Theatre Arts IV:

• TIV.3: Analyze, interpret, and evaluate theatre, focusing on personal projects and published criticisms.
• TIV.12: Refine acting skills involving voice and movement to depict multidimensional characters.

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