This double whammy class focuses equal parts on voice and dance in the context of contemporary musical theatre. As much as we all love Mamma Mia, it’s not an appropriate choice for one of our mainstage musicals. So, we thought it would be a great idea to theme our Song & Dance class to it! We may stage scenes with dialogue, assign solos, and of course, sing and dance as a group. This class can serve as a great place to start for the musical theatre curious, a nice supplement for a seasoned performer’s weekly rotation, or a fun place for a Mamma Mia fan to nerd out and have fun. We will choose a Mamma Mia medley to polish and perform for our Spring Showcase. Can’t make the performance? No problem. We still want you to sing and dance with us!
**Mamma Mia contains mature content. While our class content will be squeaky clean, please be advised that students may encounter mature themes if they research the show on their own.**
Tuition: $400.00, or $100/month for four months
Join us for a NOLA Youth Theatre first…a cabaret JUST for teen performers! Cabaret contains all of the elements we love about musical theatre: singing, acting, and dancing, but places them in a more intimate setting with opportunities for performing as yourself rather than a character. Cabaret can also provide the opportunity to try improvisation, stand-up comedy, scripted comedy, and more! The goal of this class is to provide our teens with an age-appropriate theatre community, while giving them the opportunity to perform repertoire that is personally meaningful to them. Every cabaret performer will have solo performance time, as well as participate in group numbers. With the help of NOYT staff, our teen performers will be involved in every step of the creative process: conception, writing, staging, choreographing, and performing their show. At the end of the semester, they will perform their show for family and friends in an intimate cabaret theatre.
Tuition: $450.00, or $112.50/month for four months
This class will focus solely on acting for the stage, no singing or dancing at all. This semester, we will focus on Shakespearean scenes – ranging from tragedy to comedy to combat! All language will be accessible to the age group. This class is also offered right before rehearsals for our fall musical, so it’s a great chance to double up! Our actors are invited to perform their Shakespearean scenes in our Spring Showcase at the end of the semester. Can’t make the performance? No problem. We still want you to act with us!
Tuition: $400, or $100/month for four months
Think of Sketch Comedy as Improv with a script. Following the traditions of Saturday Night Live, Mad TV, and the Second City, students will learn how to write and perform in their own sketches! The beauty of sketch comedy is that it can include any element of theatre. Do we have a stellar singer in the group? Let’s add a musical number! Do we have someone interested in magic? Add a magician character to the sketch! Circus performers? Hang them from the ceiling on aerial silks! Just kidding about that last one…unless someone knows how to do that? Rather than participate in our Spring Showcase, our sketch performers will present their own sketch show at the end of the semester! Can’t make the performance? No problem, you’ll still get all the value of learning how to sketch just by showing up week to week.
Tuition: $450.00, or $112.50/month for four months
This class is all improv, all the time! Students will learn a variety of techniques and principles unique to improv, and each class is sure to end in hilarity. Rather than participate in our Spring Showcase, our improvisers will present their own improv at the end of the semester! Can’t make the performance? No problem! You will still get lots of value just from showing up to improvise with us every Saturday.
Tuition: $400, or $100/month for four months
This is what it’s all about: musicals! Come participate in a fully staged musical just for Broadway Bound kids. Each weekly “class” is a rehearsal, and we will perform our show at the end of the semester. Attendance is very important, since everyone has an important role to play in making our show great.
**PLEASE NOTE** We will ask our actors to attend 2 longer Saturday rehearsals. These dates will be sent out in early January.
Tuition: $450.00, or $112.50/month for four months
