HATHAWAY BROWN THEATRE INSTITUTE

 SUMMER 2015  

PROFESSIONAL THEATRE TRAINING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

Hathaway Brown Theatre Institute (HBTI), a co-ed, conservatory-based summer theatre training program for young performers in Northeast Ohio, announces its third season of programs and productions for Summer- 2015.

HBTI, a part of the Performing Arts Department at Hathaway Brown School in Shaker Heights, offers young people a challenging curriculum of drama, dance and/or voice, as well as the opportunity to participate in fully staged productions.

HBTI boasts instructors who are some of the top professional actors, directors, choreographers, designers and academics in the area, and who have a long list of successful former students who have gone on to Broadway, film and television as well as many university theater programs.  The program utilizes similar training techniques to those employed by the nation's most preeminent drama schools, such as Julliard, NYU and the Actor's Studio.

HBTI offers programs on two levels:  Prime (Grades 1 – 4) and Performing Arts Training (Grades 5 – college).  Classes are available in two 3-week sessions and one 2-week session, beginning June 15, July 6 and July 27, respectively.

While the training at HBTI is geared toward the young performer interested in a professional theatre career, all students gain confidence, discipline and social skills that help give them an edge in this highly competitive world, no matter what their eventual field of pursuit.  The students also find the process immensely fun, exciting and rewarding. 

Over the past two summers, more than 300 students have studied acting, musical theatre and dance at HBTI.  This summer  new advanced acting workshops (high school and college) have been added to challenge the more experienced students.