Classes

Playmakers (PM):

Playmakers is designed to meet the needs and interests of 6-8-year-olds. Students explore the world of theatre by using contemporary literature, media, or a theme as their source material. The sharing will use basic costumes and scenery in a wonderful presentation at the end of the week. Tuition $225

 Performance Workshop (PW):

Performance Workshops allow participants to improve their acting and performance skills. Students receive classes in acting, voice, and movement. Each child enrolled in the workshop receives a speaking role in the play which rehearses every day, culminating in a fully mounted performance for family and friends on Friday evening. Tuition $240

Students must be the minimum age of a class’s designated age range by the first day of class (i.e. – a young person must turn 8 on or before the first day of a Performance Workshop class for ages 8-14). We do not allow students to age up into any class for any reason.

Fall Break classes at LCT will operate on a staggered start and dismissal schedule. We ask that students arrive no earlier than 15 minutes before their class’s scheduled start time for drop off in the mornings. Families have a 15-minute window to pick up their young person at the end of each day. Should a young person be picked up after the 15-minute window, families will be charged a $15 late fee. There is NO Extended Care during Fall Break Theatre School.

Additionally, if you need to pick up your young person early from class, you must do so no less than 30 minutes prior to their class’s scheduled dismissal.

Families will be asked to fill out an emergency contact form for their student(s) on the first day of class. The form can be found here: Emergency Form. We encourage you to fill out and print this form in advance and bring it with you on the first day of class to expedite the check-in process. If you are unable to do so in advance, copies will be available at the check-in desk on the first day of class. Families with multiple students attending classes can list them all on one form. Families who attended classes during Summer Theatre School 2024 will not need to fill out a new form.

Every class has a mid-morning and afternoon snack break. Every class will also have a thirty-minute lunch break. We ask families to pack items that don’t require refrigeration or microwaving. Please also note that LCT’s Summer Theatre School is a peanut and tree-nut free program. Do NOT pack snacks and lunches containing peanuts/tree nuts as students will NOT be permitted to eat those items while at theatre school. Please help us keep our students with allergies safe.

All students are encouraged to bring a refillable water bottle to class to assist with hydration. Students may bring money for use at the 3rd floor vending machine. We ask that students only bring standard silver change (nickels, dimes, and quarters) and 1-dollar or 5-dollar bills. The vending machine does not accept anything larger than a five and the Education Department will not make change for larger bills.

Students enrolled in LCT’s Fall Break Theatre School program will spend their week engaging in a variety of activities as they work toward their Friday sharings. While most of the schedule each day is devoted to preparing for the performance at the end of the week, we also include a few blocks of time throughout the week that either build specific theatre skills or allow for some much-needed downtime. Below are some of the activities your young person can expect to experience throughout the week:

PlayMakers (Ages 5-7):

• Drama Time: the time when students are engaged in their class’s story where they play the protagonist in an imaginative play experience facilitated by their teaching artists.
• Art Block: usually folded into Drama Time, this time is spent creating props and other items that will enhance the story students are taken through during the week.
• Fundamentals of Drama: a series of lessons introducing and identifying key theatre terms (such as pantomime and stage directions) that students have already been engaging in during their Drama Time blocks.
• Centers: a daily period set aside for students to have free play within pre-determined activities such as reading, LEGOs, and puzzles.
• Chill Time: a daily post-lunch activity where students watch part of an age-appropriate children’s movie. This time allows students a chance to relax after a morning full of adventure during drama time.

Performance Workshops (Ages 8-14):

• Rehearsal: the time when students are engaged in practicing their play including blocking, line memorization, characterization, and more.
• Core Class: a series of lessons introducing and identifying key theatre concepts and skills (such as movement, voice, and intro to acting) that help students as they bring their characters to life onstage.
• Elective: a time set aside to either focus on elements of theatre that aren’t covered in rehearsal and core classes or to contextualize the world of the play. Popular past electives have included technical design, intro to stage combat, and trivia.
• Mid-week Movie: held on Wednesdays each week, students take a break from the busyness of rehearsals and watch an age-appropriate children’s/family movie, usually the film adaptation of the script for their class.

Both classes will have a final performance on the last day of class. Sharings run approximately 25-35 minutes and are free and open to family members and friends. Friday sharing times for Fall Break are:

PM (Ages 5-7): 3:00 PM
PW (Ages 8-14): 4:00 PM