Registration Now Open For Playhouse Theatre Academy Programs

Playhouse Theatre Academy is a theatre school created by Playhouse on Park offering recreational classes and pre-professional training for both children & adults. All programs, classes and workshops will now be held at The 224 EcoSpace which is conveniently located for anyone in Greater Hartford area or beyond.

Registration is now open for the Young Actors Training Program, where students learn the vocabulary, skills, and joy of performing in a nurturing community. Our professional faculty is committed to awakening each student's artistry with care and empathy, providing hands on intensive workshops in acting, musical theatre, improvisation, and more! Each class has three units - fall, winter, and spring.

Creative Kids (grades K-2) is an introduction to theater through creative play. Each session will have a theme. Exercises and games will focus on acting, storytelling, puppetry, music, and movement. A story will often be incorporated. In fact, most of the time the kiddos become the playwrights themselves! By the end of the class, students will be able to use their bodies and voices to start to create characters. Creative Kids begins on September 24.

Puttin' on a Show (grades 1-3) explores the process of putting together a script and a performance utilizing the fundamentals that our students have previously gained from the CREATIVE KIDS class. Children will continue to study theatre through creative play. Puttin' on a Show begins on September 24.

Young Actors (grades 3-5) allows upper elementary students their own space to explore acting in Improvisation, Scenes, and New Plays. Starting with ensemble building activities, students will work to improve their performance technique as a group, in partners and individually. Young Actors begins on September 26.

Actor Performance Training Program (grades 6-8) is for students who are interested in improving their acting and performance technique. Students will first study improvisation and ensemble building, then will move on to an in-depth study of creating a character using techniques for voice and body. Actor Performance Training Program begins September 27.

Additionally, registration is now open for the following five-week workshops:

Beginning on October 17, Musical Theatre (grades 3-8) develops strong performance skills. This can be taken on its own or combined with one of our core classes. Each student will be featured in a final performance as a singer, actor, and dancer. Comedy/Improv (grades 3-8) develops improvisation skills, where students are given vague scenarios to complete utilizing only their creative skills and knowledge of improvisation. Students will learn how to be able to say "YES" in any improvisational situation. Comedy/Improv begins on January 30, 2019.

Please join us for an open house at 224 Farmington Avenue in Hartford on September 15th from 1-3pm! Come tour our new space, meet and talk to our Director of Education, and participate in some FREE family-friendly theater activities!

There is a once a year $15 registration fee for each student of the Playhouse Theatre Academy. There is a 10% sibling discount. Register for all three units now, and receive a 10% discount. For details regarding class times, instructors, and fees, please visit www.playhouseonpark.org. More classes are being held regularly.

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