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Chattanooga Theatre Centre
400 River Street
Chattanooga, TN 37405
423-267-8534
Website: www.TheatreCentre.com
Boys, Girls, or Both: Both
Ages Represented: Rising kindergarten through 12th Grade
Programs Offered: Theatre (Acting, Improv, Comedy) and Dance
The Chattanooga Theatre Centre offers summer academies in an actual theatre. Designed for rising kindergarteners through high school, classes are conducted in one- to three-week units in half- and full-day sessions June 4 - Aug. 3. Instruction in acting, dance, creative play, improvisation, comedy and more are offered for beginners to accomplished artists. Many classes mount productions at the end of the session. After-care is also available. Back this summer: a three-week Performance Training: Musical Theatre Academy for grades 4 - 12. Summer Academies improve confidence, enhance team-building skills and teach cooperation while instilling an appreciation for the arts in participants that can last a lifetime.
Course Descriptions
Rising Kindergarten through 1st grades
One week half Day programs
9AM-Noon
Creative Play
June 4-8; July 30-August 3
$100
Our classes for young children are designed to build on their active imaginations while guiding them towards an understanding of how to portray characters in a story. In class, we play age-appropriate theatre games, use our bodies to create animals and other characters, hear stories and act them out. The week culminates in a short presentation.
Rising 1st through 3rd grades
One Week, extended day programs
9AM-3PM
Stories to Stage
$185
Each week we'll explore different kinds of stories, based on a weekly theme, and make a play out of them. Each week culminates in a short performance.
June 4-8, The Lion's Kingdom
The lions may sleep tonight, but when they wake, there's excitement and adventure awaiting them.
June 11-15, Fairies, Elves & Dwarves
Stories about these legendary creatures are filled with magic and mystery. We'll bring that magic to life!
June 18-22, At the Circus
There are a hundred and one stories about the animals and people of the Big Top.
June 25-29, Island Stories
The people of the islands live between the land and the water. We will tell their stories.
July 9-13, Once Upon a Time
The best stories happen Once Upon a Time.
July 16-20, Train Stories
Engines, cars and caboose! We'll act out stories about adventure and travel on the "Iron Horse."
July 23-27, Under the Moon
Many amazing stories happen with the sun goes down and the moon rises high.
July 30-August 3, Princess Potpourri
When you take the most famous princesses in fairytale land and put them together, the result is a great story.
August 6-10, The Bear Went Over the Mountain
Oh, the bear went over the mountain to see what he could see. What did he see? That's what the story is all about.
Rising 4th through 6th grades
One and two week, full day programs
9AM - 4PM
Acting Fundamentals
One week, June 4-8
$195
This course covers the basics of acting, movement for the stage, vocal expression and mental preparation, to help the young actor develop his talent to the fullest. This workshop is a must for the serious actor.
Character through Improv
One week, June 11-15
$195
Characterization is the foundation of all good acting. This session uses improvisation, physical, mental and emotional, to explore different characters and the process by which characters are created.
Creating Plays
Two weeks, June 18-29
The ultimate outcome of theatre is to create "the story well-told." This two-week workshop takes the participants through the process of developing, rehearsing and performing an original play. The end of this session culminates in a short performance.
Rising 7th through 12th grades
One and two week, full day programs
9AM-4PM
Acting Fundamentals
One week, June 4-8
$195
This course covers the basics of acting, movement for the stage, vocal expression and mental preparation, to help the young actor develop his talent to the fullest. This workshop is a must for the serious actor.
Comedy
Two week, June 11-22
$350
Play theatre games that will hone your skills at being creative on the spot, then use those skills to develop short comic sketches. There will be a presentation of work on the last day of class.
Character through Improv
One week, June 25-29
$195
Characterization is the foundation of all good acting. This session uses improvisation, physical, mental and emotional, to explore different characters and the process by which characters are created.
Rising 4-12th grades
One and three week, full day programs
Performance Training Academy: Musical Theatre
Three weeks, July 9-27
$500
This intensive, three week program gives students training in voice, movement, acting, and musical performance, while guiding them in the creation of an original musical, based on a classic story. If you love the theatre and want to know more about it, this is the one for you. Two performances on the last day of class.
Rising 4-7 grades
One Week programs
Improvisation
July 30-August 3
$195
Using improvisation games, students will learn to be creative on the spot. A good class for anyone wanting to improve their acting abilities or their presentation skills
Theatre Games
August 6-10
$195
Five days of play with a purpose. Theatre games are used to teach the valuable skills of stage work such as team building, communication, focus and creativity.
Rising 8-12 grades
One week programs
Acting Through the Ages
July 30 - August 3
$195
This class is for young people with an interest in further studies in theatre. Students will learn various theatre and acting styles from around the world and through the ages such as Greek tragedy, Commedia del' arte, Kabuki and the 'isms' of theatre.
Classic Cinema
August 6-10
$195
Every great movie director started as a great movie watcher. In order to hone the skills of a visual artist you must have a visual vocabulary from which you can draw new work. Much of our visual vocabulary is found in the cinema of the past hundred years. This class will involve the viewing and discussion of movies from the first fifty years of the film industry.
Dance Academy
One-week, half day sessions
$100
Rising 2-6 grades 9:00 AM-Noon
Rising 7-12 grades 1:00PM-4:00PM
Beginning Dance
June 25-29
Intermediate Dance
July 16-20
Summer Academy at Bright School
Musical Theatre
Rising 4-6 grades
June 4-15
$350
The Chattanooga Theatre Centre and the Chattanooga Girl's Choir team up at Bright School for a two-week musical theatre workshop. Work with a choreographer and musical director to create an original musical.
Creating Plays
Rising 3-5 grades
July 16-20
$350
The ultimate outcome of theatre is to create "the story well-told." This two-week workshop takes the participants through the process of developing, rehearsing and performing an original play. The end of this session culminates in a short performance.