Classes

EYT at WSD

• 3:15-4:15pm
• 3rd - 5th grades
• Only available to students currently enrolled in the Weilenmann School of Discovery
• Egyptian YouTheatre @ Weilenmann School of Discovery! Students will learn the fundamentals of theatre through active and engaging theatre games and activities. From learning how to work as an ensemble to effectively using voice and movement to create characters, participants will have fun while gaining self-confidence and social skills!

Puppet Studio

• 3:45-4:45pm
• 2nd - 5th grades
• Students will enter the whimsical world of puppetry. They will learn to construct and bring to life various types of puppets while learning important acting and storytelling skills.

STEAM

• 5-6pm
• 2nd - 5th grades
• Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math combine in this exciting class. Participants will use the arts and sciences to create an immersive experience through acting, music, movement, crafting, and exploration.

Radio Play

• 5-6:30pm
• 5th - 8th grades
• These students will get the full creative audio experience. Participants will explore all aspects of bringing a radio play to life- character and sound effects creation, voice acting and recording, writing, and dropping the final product on podcast feeds everywhere.

Improv

• 6:45-7:45pm
• 6th - 9th grades
• Whose line is it anyway? Find out in this class led by professional actor/improv masters designed to keep you on your toes while honing your creative and comedic skills. Learn how improv can improve your performance skills by building confidence and having fun!

YTA

• 5-8pm
• Grades 4th & up
• Audition required: Tuesday, August 29th at 3:45pm
• YTA provides training by theatre professionals to our most committed performers. Each week three groups (divided by age & skill level) rotate through an hour each of focused training in Acting, Voice, and Movement. The ten-week session is split into five weeks of Drama based acting, voice, and movement performance, and five weeks of Musical Theatre based acting, singing, and dancing. YTA is the only group of YouTheatre that has a spring showcase performance!

Twinkle Stars

• 3:45-4:45pm
• K - 2nd grades
• This class will train our youngest performers in Acting, Voice, and Movement as they creatively play their way through the elements of Drama, Singing, and Dancing each week.

Tech Crew

• 5-7pm*
• Grades 6th & up
• Students will work with professional theatre makers on prop-building, set, light and audio design; as well as run crew for our Fall Production, Biz Town!
• *Students are required to attend all tech rehearsals and performances of Biz Town.
  • Tech Rehearsals: Thursday, Nov 2 (4:30-7:30pm); Saturday, Nov 4 (10am-2pm); Tuesday, Nov 7 (4:30-7:30pm)
  • Performances: Thursday, Nov 9 (9:30am & 12pm); Friday, Nov 10 (5pm); Saturday, Nov 11 (2pm & 5pm); Sunday, Nov 12 (2pm)
• This class ends a week early. The last class is Tuesday, Nov 14.

Biz Town Rehearsal

• 4:45-7:45pm
• Grades 5th & up
• Audition required: Tuesday, August 29 at 3:45pm
• See the Fall Production tab below for more information!

Theatre Bugs

• 3:45-4:45pm
• K - 2nd grades
• Voice, movement, and creative play all come together! While building literacy, social, and teamwork skills, students will rotate through drama, music & movement, and crafts to keep their bodies and imaginations movin' & groovin'!

Character Lab

• 5-6:10pm
• 3rd - 5th grades
• Dive headfirst into the magic of acting by creating a completely original character! Students will spend the semester developing their own unique character that they will use to explore character analysis, acting, voice, and movement techniques.

Center Stage

• 5-6:10pm
• 6th - 9th grades
• Take your musical theatre skills to the next level by taking center stage! Students will work with a professional choreographer and voice specialist to learn more advanced dancing, acting, and singing techniques.

Stage Write

• 6:20-7:30pm
• 6th - 9th grades
• Students will learn the building blocks of dramatic writing, with a focus on story structure and creating dynamic characters. We will also explore tips and tricks for getting past the inner critic in order to let the creative juices flow. Come with your pencils ready!

Spotlights

• 6:20-7:30pm
• 3rd - 5th grades
• Hone your musical theatre skills by singing and dancing to songs from popular musicals! Throughout the semester, students will learn dance, acting, and singing techniques that will help them build their skills and confidence onstage.

Heroes & Villains

• 4:15-5:15pm
• K - 2nd grades & 3rd - 6th grades (two classes separated by age group)
• Dive into drama with your favorite fictional heroes and villains! This beginner-friendly workshop will explore character creation, movement, story analysis, and improv using classic characters we love, and love to hate!

Stage Makeup

• 5:30-6:30pm
• 3rd - 6th grades
• In this exciting hands-on class, young theatre artists will practice designing and applying stage and character make-up including, animals, aging, highlight & shadow, period, and wounds.

Biz Town Rehearsal

• 4:45-6:45pm
• Grades 5th & up
• Audition required: Tuesday, August 29 at 3:45pm
• See the Fall Production tab below for more information!

Biz Town

Written by Rachel Bublitz

When Miss J assigns an “adult life” simulation project, her class transforms into Biz Town, a modern city with a hospital, bookshop, zoo, exotic pet store—and crime. The bottom line is that the kid with the most heart points gets to pick the toppings for their pizza party, and that’s a prize worth playing dirty to win. One hard-boiled detective tries to uncover the criminals and set the town on a better path only to end up ruffling a few feathers and shaking the town to its very foundation, all in the name of a cheese slice.

*Audition required: Tuesday, August 29 at 3:45pm*

Rehearsals

• Tuesdays 4:45-7:45pm / Sept 12, 19, 26; Oct 3, 10, 24
• Thursday 4:45-6:45pm / Sept 14, 21, 28; Oct 5, 12, 26
• Saturdays 10am-2pm / Sept 16, 23, 30

Tech Rehearsals

• Thursday, Nov 2 / 4:30-7:30pm
• Saturday, Nov 4 / 10am-2pm
• Tuesday, Nov 7 / 4:30-7:30pm

Performances

• Thursday, Nov 9 / 9:30am & 12pm
• Friday, Nov 10 / 5pm
• Saturday, Nov 11 / 2pm & 5pm
• Sunday, Nov 12 / 2pm

Audition for our YouTheatre Academy class and/or the Fall Production, Biz Town!

Auditions will be held Tuesday, August 29th beginning at 3:45pm. The audition will not take the entire listed time. We will be organizing students into time slots and will send out those assignments as soon as possible. Students may leave as soon as their audition is complete. Please let us know in your registration notes if your family has specific timing commitment needs.

• Students auditioning for Biz Town will audition with a monologue only.
• Students auditioning for YTA or both activities will audition with a monologue & a song.
• Materials can be found here.