FALL 2015 CLASS DESCRIPTIONS
Private Lessons
(in your home or at our Johns Creek location)
- Voice
- Acting
- Dance
- Piano
In home private lessons offered Monday, Wednesdays, and Fridays: daytime, afternoon, and evenings slots available. Johns Creek studio lessons offered Tuesdays 3:30-5:30 pm. Private lessons are $35 for 30 minutes or $60 for 60 minutes. Select a 4, 8, or 12 week block depending on your goals. If coming to your home, OTP travel charges may apply depending on the instructor chosen and the distance they have to drive.
To reserve a private lessons block submit a registration form with your day/time requests and we will contact you with instructor options. Call (770) 864-3316 for more information.
Playwriting (Correspondence Class)
(elementary/ middle school/ high school)
We'll show you how to create a plot, characters, and a setting and put it all together as a short play. We'll teach you about different types of characters, elements of drama including conflict, exposition, story arcs, and resolution, and we'll help you put it all together so by the end of the semester you'll have written a complete short play!
Correspondence classes are $195 and start the week of September 14. To register for a class submit a registration form and payment. Call (770) 864-3316 for more information.
Monologue Coaching (correspondence class)
(elementary/middle school/ high school)
Bring a character to life! Our instructors will lead you in warmups, acting exercises, and the class will read through a play. You'll learn how to create your own monologues, as well as rehearsing monologues from classic and contemporary plays. Learn how to make strong acting choices, use your voice and body to convey emotion, and create 3-dimensional characters. You'll receive personalized feedback on each monologue you film and submit to the instructor. Monologue students will be invited to perform at the Fall Showcase at the end of the semester.
Correspondence classes are $195 and start the week of September 14. To register for a class submit a registration form and payment. Call (770) 864-3316 for more information.
Creative Dramatics: Once Upon a Time (preschool/early elementary)
Calling all little performers who love to be in the spotlight! We will sing, dance, and act in class each week! We'll use our imaginations to make up stories, learn how to express our feelings and create characters, and we'll rehearse material from classic fairy tales. Fun theater games, music, puppetry, crafts, and other creative activities will help students grow artistically while working as a team and having fun. Students will also have the opportunity to perform with their class at the Forefront Arts Fall Showcase at the end of the semester.
Class pricing is listed on the Fall Pricing webpage. To register for a class submit a registration form and payment. Call (770) 864-3316 for more information.
CLASS TIMES:
TUESDAYS
3:45-4:30 pm -- JOHNS CREEK (ages 4-6)
3:45-4:30 pm -- CHAMBLEE (ages 4-6)
THURSDAYS
12:15-1:00 pm -- ATLANTA/BROOKHAVEN (St James UMC) (ages 3-5)
12:30-1:15 pm -- ATLANTA/BUCKHEAD (Second-Ponce FLC) (ages 3-5)
1-1:45 pm -- ATLANTA/BUCKHEAD (Northside UMC) (ages 3-5)
SUNDAYS
2-2:45 pm -- ATLANTA/BUCKHEAD (Northside UMC) (ages 4-6)
If you want to take this class on a different day, contact us about organizing a Private Class for your child and her friends! We can create a custom class for 5+ children and come to your home, preschool, or other private location! Contact us for details.
Beginner Musical Theatre: Once Upon a Time (elementary)
Students will learn warm-ups, play theatre games, receive training in acting technique, vocal skills, choreography, and theatre etiquette & terminology while rehearsing selections from fairytale musicals such as “Into the Woods”, “Cinderella”, “Once Upon a Mattress”, and “Beauty and the Beast”. Fun theatre games and exercises will be used to promote physical and spatial awareness, teamwork, and confidence. Students will also have the opportunity to perform with their class at the Forefront Arts Fall Showcase at the end of the semester, as well as at a local festival this fall.
Class pricing is listed on the Fall Pricing webpage. To register for a class submit a registration form and payment. Call (770) 864-3316 for more information.
CLASS TIMES:
MONDAYS
3:00-4:00 pm -- ATLANTA (Deerwood Academy students only)
TUESDAYS
3:15-4:15 pm -- ATLANTA/BUCKHEAD (Bolton Academy students only)
4:30-5:30 pm -- JOHNS CREEK
4:30-5:30 pm -- CHAMBLEE
WEDNESDAYS
3:00-4:00 pm -- ATLANTA/GRANT PARK (Parkside Elementary students only)
THURSDAYS
3:45-4:45 pm -- NORCROSS
4:30-5:30 pm -- ATLANTA/BUCKHEAD
4:30-5:30 pm -- ATLANTA/BROOKHAVEN
SATURDAYS
2:00-3:00 pm -- DECATUR (Beginner/Intermediate Level)
SUNDAYS
2:45-3:30 pm -- ATLANTA/BUCKHEAD
If you want to take this class on a different day, contact us about organizing a Private Class for your child and her friends! We can create a custom class for 5+ children and come to your home, school, or other private location! Contact us for details.
Acting 1: Fairy Tales from Around the World (elementary/middle school)
Students will work on acting skills including physicality, emotional presentation, projection and enunciation, and character development. Monologues, scenes, and short plays of international fairy tales will be chosen for students to work on throughout the semester. Mock auditions will be held and specific feedback will be given to help each student progress in their acting technique and ability. Students will have the opportunity to perform their acting pieces with their class at the Forefront Arts Fall Showcase at the end of the semester, as well as at a local festival this fall.
Class pricing is listed on the Fall Pricing webpage. To register for a class submit a registration form and payment. Call (770) 864-3316 for more information.
CLASS TIMES:
TUESDAYS:
5:30-6:30 pm -- JOHNS CREEK
5:30-6:30 pm -- CHAMBLEE
WEDNESDAYS:
1:00-2:00 pm -- TUCKER
THURSDAYS
5:30-6:30 pm - ATLANTA/BUCKHEAD
5:30-6:30 pm - ATLANTA/BROOKHAVEN
SUNDAYS
2:30-3:30 pm -- ATLANTA/BUCKHEAD
If you want to take this class on a different day, contact us about organizing a Private Class for your child and her friends! We can create a custom class for 5+ children and come to your home, school, or other private location! Contact us for details.
Acting 2: Fairy Tales from Around the World (middle school/high school)
Students with at least 2 years of acting training/performance experience will build on their previous training in this higher-level course. An emphasis will be placed on
character development, text analysis, physicality, vocal work, and reacting to a scene partner. Monologues, scenes, and short plays of international fairy tales will be chosen for students to work on throughout the semester. Mock auditions will be held and specific feedback will be given to help each student progress in their acting technique and ability. Students will have the opportunity to perform their acting pieces with their class at the Forefront Arts Fall Showcase at the end of the semester, as well as at a local festival this fall.
Prerequisite: At least 3 semesters of acting class, or 2 full productions.
Class pricing is listed on the Fall Pricing webpage. To register for a class submit a registration form and payment. Call (770) 864-3316 for more information.
CLASS TIMES:
TUESDAYS:
5:30-6:30 pm -- JOHNS CREEK
If you want to take this class on a different day, contact us about organizing a Private Class for your child and her friends! We can create a custom class for 5+ children and come to your home, school, or other private location! Contact us for details.
Dance for Musical Theatre
(elementary/middle school/high school)
Students will focus on learning proper dance technique while exploring the various dance styles used in Broadway shows. Class curriculum is based on ballet technique layered with Broadway style jazz and tap movements and includes a proper warm-up, stretches, isolations, across-the-floor progressions, and combinations. Emphasis will also be placed on learning performance skills such as connecting with the audience and telling a story through dance and facial expressions. Students will have the opportunity to perform their acting pieces with their class at the Forefront Arts Fall Showcase at the end of the semester.
Class pricing is listed on the Fall Pricing webpage. To register for a class submit a registration form and payment. Call (770) 864-3316 for more information.
CLASS TIMES:
TUESDAYS:
4:30-5:30 pm -- JOHNS CREEK (6th-12th grade)
SATURDAYS:
9:30-10:30 am -- ATLANTA/BROOKHAVEN (1st-8th grade)
12:30-1:30 pm -- JOHNS CREEK (1st-8th grade)
If you want to take this class on a different day, contact us about organizing a Private Class for your child and her friends! We can create a custom class for 5+ children and come to your home, school, or other private location! Contact us for details.
Vocal Performance
(middle school/high school)
Learn basic techniques of the voice that allow the singer to achieve their fullest potential. This class lays the foundation to healthy use of the voice while singing. Songs sung in this class will be primarily classic and contemporary Broadway styles along with some modern tunes that are appropriate and enjoyable for this age group. Class will include vocal warm-ups, vocal and ear training exercises, sight reading, basic vocal technique, musical terminology, harmonies, dance moves, and group and solo singing. Students will have the opportunity to perform their acting pieces with their class at the Forefront Arts Fall Showcase at the end of the semester, as well as at a local festival this fall.
Class pricing is listed on the Fall Pricing webpage. To register for a class submit a registration form and payment. Call (770) 864-3316 for more information.
CLASS TIMES:
TUESDAYS:
5:30-6:30 pm -- JOHNS CREEK
If you want to take this class on a different day, contact us about organizing a Private Class for your child and her friends! We can create a custom class for 5+ children and come to your home, school, or other private location! Contact us for details.
Actor’s Toolbox Technique Workshops
(elementary/middle school/high school)
Each semester we offer a couple of specialized workshops to expose our students to training in various theatre disciplines. Guest instructors specializing in each area are brought in to give the students a unique opportunity to receive training from a number of theatre professionals.
These workshops help our more serious theatre students build their performance technique, understand more about the theatre art form, and expand their depths as theatre artists. Students interested in studying theatre in college will especially benefit from the in-depth instruction offered by our guest instructors.
These workshops are designed for students involved in our full-scale school-year productions but other students are also welcome to participate in them.
This year Actor’s Toolbox workshops will be scheduled primarily on the weekends (most likely Friday evenings or Saturday afternoons) in app. 3 hour segments 1-2 times each semester to allow our students to enroll in our regular classes and productions, as well as periodically participate in a specialty workshop. Many guest instructors are not able to commit to a 4-6 week time frame because of their other projects so offering the workshops at one time gives us more options of what special training we can bring in for our students!
Dates and guest instructors will be announced closer to each workshop date.