With a focus on fundamentals, our Spring Training classes will train our Junior Stars to act, sing, and dance. Our goal is to make each student a better all-around performer and to instill in them the confidence and discipline needed to take center stage!
With a focus on fundamentals and ensemble-building, students will embark on a month-long rehearsal process that will include acting, voice, and movement training intended to expand their individual skill sets. In addition to helping each student become a better performer, the Young Artists Ensemble will emphasize the importance of responsibility, selflessness, and cooperation in a theatrical performance. The Young Artists Ensemble will culminate with public performances at the West End Theater.
For: Performers in Grades 4 – 8.
Rehearsals:
Mondays & Wednesdays from 4:30 – 6:30pm
March 25th – May 1st (No rehearsal the week of 4/16)
Rehearsals will be held in the West End Theater at 217 Genesee Street.
Performances:
West End Theater on May 3rd and 4th!
Space is limited!
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Real skills for real careers—in every “stage” of life.
Entertainment is an economic engine for New York State — Broadway and off-Broadway can’t be outsourced!
According to ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY, New York City venues alone spent $2.2 billion producing live theatre in 2010–2011. That included income for thousands of actors, dancers, singers, technicians, writers, directors, choreographers, designers, and many other employees. Like you, we want to see those jobs go to graduates of New York State school districts!
Even beyond stage and screen careers, performance skills are integral to success in the workplace. Understanding goals and motivation, effective verbal and physical communication, creativity, timing, and confidence, connecting with an audience — all of these “soft skills” are important in getting jobs and promotions.
For over 40 years, through the K-12 Sequential Dramatics Program, students in New York State have seen professional actors using—and teaching—techniques like these, and have made strides toward gaining mastery for themselves.
Now the Merry-Go-Round Youth Theatre is proud to take another big step forward in cultivating the next generation of theatre artists and appreciators by offering Musical Theatre Training! Each Spring, Summer, and Fall, we offer unique hands on training opportunities for students from age 6-18. From singing and acting fundamentals to advanced techniques, our classes offer something for every young actor.
