Serving our Community Through Arts and Culture
Theater is a creative outlet — and a challenging one at that.
Kids need a way to be able to express themselves and their thoughts and views on the world. What better way than through theatre? It challenges them to open their minds, explore different worlds through scripts and scores and characters, and to be able to tell a story in a variety of ways — through words, song, mime, … the list goes on and on.
Encore features a four week comprehensive program for ages 14-18, designed to help youth learn the art and craft of theatre in a challenging and collaborative atmosphere. Students will participate in core classes such as acting, music, costuming, scenic painting, dance and makeup. At the end of 4 weeks, students present performances of a popular family musical. Register by May 14th! Payment plans are available. Contact Kelly at kposenauer@academycenter.org for more information. *Tuition includes 2 complimentary tickets per student ABOUT THE SHOW: Ti Moune, a peasant girl, rescues a wealthy boy from the other side of the island, Daniel, with whom she falls in love. Unbeknownst to Ti Moune, the pompous gods who preside over the island make a bet with one another over which is stronger, love or death, the stakes being Ti Moune's life. When she pursues Daniel, who has returned to his people, Ti Moune is shunned because of her lowly status. Her determination and capacity to love, though, is not enough to win Daniel's heart, and Ti Moune pays the ultimate price; but the gods turn Ti Moune into a tree that grows so strong and so tall, it breaks the wall that separates the societies and ultimately unites them.
Encore Jr. is a two-week theater program for middle schoolers! At the end of 2 weeks, students present performances of a popular family musical. Everyone who participates in the camp will have a role but there will be auditions will be held for specific parts. Auditions: TBD ABOUT THE SHOW: The jack-of-all trades, Bert, introduces us to England in 1910 and the troubled Banks family. Young Jane and Michael have sent many a nanny packing before Mary Poppins arrives on their doorstep. Using a combination of magic and common sense, she must teach the family members how to value each other again. Mary Poppins takes the children on many magical and memorable adventures, but Jane and Michael aren't the only ones upon whom she has a profound effect. Even grown-ups can learn a lesson or two from the nanny who advises that "Anything can happen if you let it." Payment plans are available. Contact Kelly at kposenauer@academycenter.org for more information. *Tuition includes 2 complimentary tickets per student
Academy Children's Theatre is a two-week long children's theatre camp that begins with an open group audition and culminates in two public performances. Students ages 6 – 9 are cast in a popular family musical that you will love! Everyone who participates in the camp will have a role but there will be auditions will be held for specific parts. Payment plans are available. Contact Kelly at kposenauer@academycenter.org for more information. *Tuition includes 2 complimentary tickets per student
Academy Children's Theatre is a two-week long children's theatre camp that begins with an open group audition and culminates in two public performances. Students ages 9 - 12 are cast in a popular family musical that you will love! Everyone who participates in the camp will have a role but there will be auditions will be held for specific parts. ABOUT THE SHOW: In this specially created G2K version, all the beloved songs and familiar characters are present and accounted for. However, the entire script has been condensed to better suit young attention spans, and the plot has been slightly altered so as to highlight some important lessons that exist in this timeless tale. The timeless enchantment of a magical fairy tale is reborn with the Rodgers & Hammerstein hallmarks of originality, charm and elegance. Originally presented on television in 1957 starring Julie Andrews, Rodgers & Hammerstein's CINDERELLA was the most widely viewed program in the history of the medium. Its recreation in 1965 starring Lesley Ann Warren was no less successful in transporting a new generation to the miraculous kingdom of dreams-come-true, and so was a second remake in 1997, which starred Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as her Fairy Godmother. As adapted for the stage, with great warmth and more than a touch of hilarity, the hearts of children and adults alike still soar when the slipper fits. G2K...CINDERELLA is presented through special arrangement with R & H Theatricals: www.rnh.com Payment plans are available. Contact Kelly at kposenauer@academycenter.org for more information. *Tuition includes 2 complimentary tickets per student
Students will go from auditions to performance in just five days with Compass Creative Dramatics, a Chicago-based touring theatre who will be hosting a week-long theatre residency at the Academy. Students in grades 1 – 12 will stretch their creativity and bravery muscles through daily rehearsals for Peter Pan. Students also perform alongside two professional actors during the week and will participate in acting classes from those directors in the afternoon! No acting experience necessary – just come ready to be silly and have fun! ABOUT THE SHOW: When the curious Darling children befriend a mysterious boy from a distant planet called Neverland, they never dream that they'll soon be fighting alongside him, battling injustices and turning the delicate balance of this faraway world on its head. Payment plans are available. Contact Kelly at kposenauer@academycenter.org for more information. *Tuition includes 2 complimentary tickets per student
