Capital Stage Youth Theatre

Summer Acting Classes For Teens
(Ages 12- 18)

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Capital Stage’s Youth Theatre is a program designed for middle school and high school students, who are continuing their training or discovering a love of theatre for the first time. Students enrolled in the Summer Performance Classes will learn to use voice, mind, and body to connect with a live audience. From audition techniques to character development, to live performance, skills learned in these classes will help students grow - both as artists and as people! Students may enroll in one or both sessions.

Session I: “Act Up!”
June 16 – July 2; M/W 1pm-4pm
Tuition: $250
This class meets for three hours, two days a week for three weeks. Together with professional theatre artist, Jonathan Williams, teens will learn proper audition etiquette, character development, scene study, and rehearsing as an ensemble. They will spend most of the class time on stage, learning by doing!
(Min class size: 8. Max. class size: 20)
Week One: How to Audition Week Two: Creating a Character Week Three: Scene Work

Session II: “Perform!”
July 21 - August 9; M/W 1pm-5pm and Saturday, Aug 9 11am-4pm (with a performance at 5pm)
Tuition: $325
This class meets for four hours, two days a week for three weeks, plus one additional 5-hour day to prepare for the final class performance. Under the direction of professional director and actor, Jonathan Williams, students will rehearse and prepare for a performance of Bang Bang You're Dead by William Mastrosimone (see attached). Students will be assigned roles and will spend class time discussing and analyzing the script, rehearsing the play, and preparing for a public performance on Saturday, August 9 at 5pm. (Each student will receive 4 tickets to the performance as part of their class tuition. Additional tickets may be purchased for $10 on a first come, first served basis)
(Min class size: 11. Max class size: 16)

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Jonathan Williams, Instructor/Director is a graduate of the California Institute for the Arts. He has worked professionally in theatre for the past 20 years as an actor, director, and technician. He is a
co-founder and associate artist with Capital Stage Company. He is a theatre arts teacher for Natomas Charter School’s Performing and Fine Arts Academy and is a member of Actors’ Equity Association.

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Classes will take place in the Delta King Theatre aboard the Riverboat Delta King in Old Sacramento
1000 Front Street, Sacramento, CA 95814

For more information call (916) 995-5464 or email youththeatre@capstage.org.

Capital Stage Company is a nonprofit, professional theatre founded in 2005.
1000 Front Street, Sacramento, CA 95814, capstage.org