Senior Youth Repertory Company

For ages 13-17

For experienced, disciplined students who are seriously interested in the craft of acting. Mandatory commitment is one night per week September to March, and one-three nights per week in April and May. Fall session focuses on acting technique, vocal & physical training and scene study. In the spring, company members rehearse a full-length classical theatre performance
with professional production design and support.

Past productions include Mother Courage by Bertolt Brecht, The Skin of Our Teeth by Thornton Wilder, Stage Door by Edna Ferber and George S. Kaufman, William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, The Tempest, The Comedy of Errors, Macbeth and Twelfth Night, Idiot’s Delight by Robert Sherwood, The Madwoman of Chaillot by Jean Giraudoux, and Harvey by Mary Chase.

2009/10 Production:
You Can't Take It with You, by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart
May 14-23, 2010

Director: Genevieve Aichele
Limited to 20 participants

2009–2010 Dates: Sept 23, 2009 – May 23, 2010
2009–10 tuition: $685

2008/09 rehearsal schedule

Junior Youth Repertory Company

For ages 10-15

The Junior Company is designed for students who do not have the performing experience or time availabity to participate in the Senior Company. Mandatory commitment is one afternoon per week September to December, with some additional rehearsals scheduled January to April. The Junior Company works on acting skills, monologues and scene study in the fall, and presents a full-length production based on classic literature in the spring.

In April, the Junior Company will perform a number of shorter pieces to make up a full length production entitled Buckets of Butterfles: Stories of Hope from the Past & Future.

Past performances have included Revenge of the Space Pandas, by David Mamet, Macbeth's Children by Michael  Bettencourt, Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Ernie's Incredible Illucinations by Alan Ayckbourn, C.S. Lewis’ The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe, Our Town by Thornton Wilder, King Arthur's Court and Challenging Athena: A Tapestry of Greek Myths, both by Genevieve Aichele.

2009/10 Production:
Buckets of Butterfles: Stories of Hope from the Past & Future
April 9–11, 2010

Director: Meghann Beauchamp

2009–10 tuition: $635
Limited to 18 participants
Meets Wednesdays, 5:00–6:45 PM
2009–2010 Dates: September 23, 2009 – April 11, 2010

2008/09 rehearsal schedule

Story Theatre Troupe

For ages 8-14

This new addition to our Youth Repertory Companies is geared towards students interested in making more of a commitment to theatre but who do not yet have the experience for the Junior Repertory Company. Students will learn acting skills, stage presence, and theatre terminology through story theatre, an ensemble performance technique based on children’s literature, traditional tales, and original writing. The Story Theatre Troupe performances will be open to the public on November 21 and 28.

Director: Liz Krane

2009–10 tuition: $275
Limited to 16 participants
Meets Mondays, 5:15–6:45 PM
2009–2010 Dates: September 14, 2009 – November 28, 2009