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SUM26 Stagecraft and Stories: Dogman and Catkid

$300
Calendar Aug 10, 2026 at 9 am, runs for 1 week

Grades 2-3, 9:00 AM-4:00 PM, August 10-14
$290 Subscribers/$300 Non-Subscribers

The heroic hound with a real nose for justice and his furry feline sidekick have a mystery to sniff out! Help solve the mystery of the missing starlet while staying one step ahead of Petey, the world’s most evil cat. Share a showcase of favorite scenes with parents on the final day.

Full Course

F26 Creative Characters: FUNdamentals Session A

$244
Calendar Sep 12, 2026 at 9:15 am, runs for 10 weeks

Grades 2-3 • Saturdays, 9:15-10:30 AM • Sept. 12-Nov. 14 • $234 Subscribers/$244 Non-Subscribers

This hybrid of creative drama and performance was created especially for those 2nd and 3rd graders who are ready to begin a more disciplined approach to theatre. While keeping it fun and light, young actors will use scripted and original material to focus on creating a character and collaborating with others in an ensemble. This is a beginning acting class that focuses on vocal projection and fluency, expressiveness and body awareness. Returning students welcome!

Parents can attend an informal showcase on the last day of class.*  

Will run

F26 Creative Characters: FUNdamentals Session B

$244
Calendar Sep 12, 2026 at 10:45 am, runs for 10 weeks

Grades 2-3 • Saturdays, 10:45 AM-12:00 PM • Sept. 12-Nov. 14 • $234 Subscribers/$244 Non-Subscribers

This hybrid of creative drama and performance was created especially for those 2nd and 3rd graders who are ready to begin a more disciplined approach to theatre. While keeping it fun and light, young actors will use scripted and original material to focus on creating a character and collaborating with others in an ensemble. This is a beginning acting class that focuses on vocal projection and fluency, expressiveness and body awareness. Returning students welcome!

Parents can attend an informal showcase on the last day of class.*  

Will run

WB26 Three-Day Play Session 1A (Grades 2-3)

$190
Calendar Dec 21, 2026 at 9 am

WB26 Three-Day Play Session 1A (Grades 2-3)

Grades 2-3 • Dec. 21, 22, 23 • 9:00 AM-4:00 PM • $180 Subscribers/$190 Non-subscribers

Audition for roles on the first day. Then learn blocking, make the backdrops and props, and put it all together. Perform for your family on the final day of class!

WB26 Three-Day Play Session 2A (Grades 2-3)

$190
Calendar Dec 28, 2026 at 9 am

WB26 Three-Day Play Session 1A (Grades 2-3)

Grades 2-3 • Dec. 28, 29, 30 • 9:00 AM-4:00 PM • $180 Subscribers/$190 Non-subscribers

Audition for roles on the first day. Then learn blocking, make the backdrops and props, and put it all together. Perform for your family on the final day of class!

W27 Creative Characters: Act Out! Session A

$239
Calendar Jan 9, 2027 at 9:15 am, runs for 9 weeks

W25 Creative Characters: Act Out Session A

Grades 2-3 • Saturdays, 9:15-10:30 AM, Jan. 9 – Mar. 6, 2027 • $229 Subscribers/$239 Non-subscribers

Students continue to transition to a more disciplined approach to theatre arts. While keeping it developmentally appropriate, young actors will begin to use scripted and original material to focus on creating a character and collaborating with others in an ensemble. This is a beginning acting class that will focus on vocal projection and fluency, expressiveness, and body awareness.

*Parents may attend an informal sharing on the last day of class.

W27 Creative Characters: Act Out! Session B

$239
Calendar Jan 9, 2027 at 10:45 am, runs for 9 weeks

W25 Creative Characters: Act Out Session B

Grades 2-3 • Saturdays, 10:45 AM-12:00 PM, Jan. 9 – Mar. 6, 2027 • $229 Subscribers/$239 Non-subscribers

Students continue to transition to a more disciplined approach to theatre arts. While keeping it developmentally appropriate, young actors will begin to use scripted and original material to focus on creating a character and collaborating with others in an ensemble. This is a beginning acting class that will focus on vocal projection and fluency, expressiveness, and body awareness.

*Parents may attend an informal sharing on the last day of class.

SB27 Making a Play: The Fairytale Detective Agency

$300
Calendar Mar 15, 2027 at 9 am, runs for 1 week

Grades 3-4 • March 15-19, 2027 • 9:00 AM-4:00 PM • $290 Subscribers/$300 Non-subscribers

Bring a colorful cast of fractured fairy tale suspects to life in this wacky fractured fairy tale play. Audition for roles, rehearse and polish your scenes, design and create backdrops and props, all in five days! Perform for family and friends on the final day.





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