SUMMER ACADEMY
Got an appetite for acting?
Craving some creativity?
Thirsty for the theatrical?
We are the place for you!
Our programming is designed to nurture the talent and creativity in young people, while giving them a chance to create theatre from beginning to end. We don’t just put them on a stage, we give them the stage as a palette for their creativity.
For more information or questions about Summer Academy, email Chuck Tuttle at Chuck@theatrecentre.com.
A link to the student information, and the student handbook will be sent by email two weeks before the beginning of each class.
You will need to provide a lunch for all extended, and full day students.
Rising 1st through 3rd Grades
Extended Day 9:00AM-3:00PM
Stories to Stage
Theatre is storytelling through action and words. Every story is an adventure, every adventure has a story. Our Stories to Stage classes allow children to act out adventures in a structured and nurturing environment, while learning the basics of acting.
One-week sessions $275 per week
Magic Wings - June 2-6
Dragons and fairies and flying machines. What adventures may come when you have magic wings!
You have to look closely, but there’s a whole world below the grass.
A Bug's World - June 9-13
Tricksters - June 16-20
Stories about characters who outsmart everyone…even themselves.
The Royal Court - June 23-27
Kings, queens, knights, and princesses inhabit the Royal Court, as does adventure.
Mixed Up Fairytales - July 7-11
What happens when your favorite fairytale characters find themselves in the same Story? Fun!
Exotic Animals - July 14-18
Explore the world of strange creatures of the imagination, and tell their stories.
Farm Fables - July 21-25
Farmers, cows, pigs, and chickens! There are a lot of stories down on the farm. Come help us make a few.
Rising 4th through 6th Grades
9:00AM-4:00PM
Acting The Adventure
One week, June 2 - 6 $300
Experience theatre through the catalyst of a choose-your-own-adventure book, and dive into the thrills and drama that you make happen.
Improvisation
One week, June 9 - 13 $300
Learn techniques of how to work with other improvisers to spontaneously create stories on stage that entertain an audience.
The Plays the Thing
Two Weeks, June 16-27 $480
Work with others to choose themes, improvise ideas, and develop a play from concept to performance. The class culminates in a presentation of the finished work.
Musical Theatre Academy
Rising 4th-12th Grades
9:00AM-4:00PM
Four Week Musical Theatre Academy
July 7-August 1 $675
Be part of producing three original musicals, fully supported with scenery, costumes and lighting. With music by Michael Huseman, and book by Chuck Tuttle, you will help workshop, rehearse, and perform a musical on the second, third, and fourth fridays.
Performances of Fridays, July 18, 27, & August 1, at 10:30AM and 5:00PM
(Admission to performance is $5. Each student will receive four complimentary tickets to each production)
Rising 7th through 12th Grades
9:00AM-4:00PM
Thespians and Thieves
One week, June 2-6 $300
Be caught up in a world of intrigue, plots, lore, rouges and thieves. This class will develop your acting and improvisation skills by using the model of a table top role playing game to immerse you in a world of adventure.
Movie Making
One week, June 9-13 $300
Independant film maker Eric Lorinc will guide you through the techniques you need to create your own indie film.
Comedy
Two weeks, June 16-27 $480
If you want to make ‘em laugh, this is the class for you. This class is the first step towards mastering the skills of making funny happen on stage, through the development of comic sketches, to performing them in front of an audience.
Rising 9th-12th Grades
9:00AM-4:00PM
Technical Theatre
Four Weeks, July 7-August 1 $675
Would you like to be involved in the making of a play, but don't want to be on stage? Consider trying this class that explores the many jobs and skills used behind the scene. This workshop runs in conjunction with the Musical Theatre Academy, so there are practical applications for everything covered.
Dance
Academy
2024
Dance
One Week (half day sessions), June 23-27 $150
Choreographer Lindsay Fussell will teach jazz, tap, and theatre dance. For older students, she'll throw income hip-hop, salsa, and swing!
After Care
We have limited after care for students in the extended or full day programs.
Option One
Extended Day After Care
3:00PM-5:30PM
$40 per week
Option Two
Full Day After Care
4:00PM-5:30PM
$25 per week
Refund Policy
80% refund available if requested at least two weeks before class begins.
No refunds will be issued within the two-week window before the start of class.