Olmsted Performing Arts is now enrolling for the spring semester running February 8th through June 11th! With a wide variety of classes offered for students ages 4-18, our amazing staff offers quality training in a fun environment. Check out our website olmstedperformingarts.com and take a look at our class offerings below! We can help find the right fit for your young star! Broadway Bootcamp-This class will study various broadway musicals, focusing on different styles and techniques. At the beginning of each chapter the class will simulate the broadway audition experience and learn vocals, choreography and scenes from each selected musical. This class is for the aspiring triple threat! Intro to Stage (Ages 4-6)This class, devoted to our youngest actors, encourages children to explore their creativity through make-believe play. Children will use their imagination to gain confidence in improvisation, character development, and stage presence. Learning through theatre games and acting exercises, as well as performing a small script, is a wonderful way to introduce young children to the world of acting. Musical Theatre Youth/Teen-Students will learn how to combine acting with vocal ability and basic stage movements. Good character physicality while singing will be developed. Focus will be on acting and singing, as the group learns a fun, ensemble number. Theatre A-P (Audition to Performance!)-This step by step approach will take the students through all components of being an actor. This class covers everything from how to audition, create a character, and even costuming! Improv-Learn the art of Improv! Students will create compelling characters and interesting storylines through the use of improvisational exercises. Through collaboratively working with scene partners the students will explore their creativity and feel comfortable making big and interesting choices when they create characters for performance! Playwriting-In this course you learn how to transform your ideas, thoughts, dreams, and feelings into a theatrical event: a 10-minute play that will take the audience on a journey. Working with writing prompts and multiple creative writing exercises, you will create compelling characters in conflict and share your writing in a supportive workshop setting. Contact Lauren.Berry@olmstedperformingarts.com with any questions, we are happy to help find the perfect class for your young star! *-- * Lauren Berry Director of Theatre Education Olmsted Performing Arts Lauren.Berry@olmstedperformingarts.com