SPRING 2023 SPECIAL OFFERS, CLASSES, WORKSHOPS & INTENSIVES!
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MULTIPLE CLASS OFFER Sign up for 2 or more classes/workshops & receive a COMPLIMENTARY DULUTH PLAYHOUSE BEANIE! Once registered: come to the box office to get your beanie and let them know you’re getting the multiple class discount! |
Download interactive pdf complete SPRING classes/workshop catalog here
DO download the pdf above – it has all the details you need!
Prices for Youth Classes range from $95 – $140, depending on the class, you will find the details in the course catalog (see download above) and at check out. DON’T FORGET to check out the (one day) WORKSHOPS and INTENSIVES!! <––SO much to enjoy this Spring!
(Link for 2023 Summer Camps)
ACTING GENERAL
The acting curriculum at Duluth Playhouse trains students not only in the skills and techniques specific to performance onstage, but also in broader concepts inherent within acting methodologies such as the structure and importance of storytelling, making the creative process explicit, critical thinking and problem solving, and exercising multiple types of communication.
Students will study and work on different established acting methodologies through text, physical and vocal expression, and improvisation. Emphasis in acting classes will be on the process (technique, experimentation, analysis, play) rather than the product (performance). Each class will culminate in an informal final showing allowing family/friends of students a sneak peek into where the classes are in their process and study. The skills exercised in these acting classes are cumulative (the more classes taken the stronger the skills will be) and can be directly applied when the student is participating in more specifically performance-oriented situations, such as being cast in plays or musicals.
All personality types bring strengths to the acting classroom and have a place to explore and grow within these classes.
| Acting–Level 1, Sec 1 Ages: K-2nd grade Day: Monday Time: 4:30pm-5:30pm Instructor: Cheryl Skafte |
Acting–Level 1, Sec 2 Ages: K-2nd grade Day: Tuesday Time: 4:30pm-5:30pm Instructor: Cheryl Skafte |
Acting–Level 2
Ages: 3rd-5th grade |
Acting–Level 3
Ages: 6th-8th grade |
Acting–Level 4
Ages: 9th-12th grade |
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MUSICAL THEATRE GENERAL
The music theatre curriculum at Duluth Playhouse centers around the idea that although acting, singing, and dance need to be studied as independent disciplines in order to be a well-rounded music theatre performer, it is just as necessary to study the techniques that meld them together into one form. In these classes, students will be building ways to explore narrative and character within text, music/rhythm/sound, and movement/physicality/dance. Although technique specific to acting, singing, and dance will be taught, the emphasis will be on how to connect all three disciplines within the context of the larger story being told.
Because of the nature of song and dance being incorporated into the story, the music theatre curriculum organically trains students along the spectrum from more realistic to more abstract. This process of interpreting an emotion/idea through stylistically changing frameworks exercises a student’s ability to think outside the box, creatively problem solve, and think critically about the efficacy of their choices.
| Music Theatre–Level 2 Ages: 3rd-5th grade Day: Saturday Time: 11:40am-1:10pm Instructor: Courtney Laine Self |
Music Theatre–Level 3 Ages: 6th-8th grade Day: Thursday Time: 4pm-5:30pm Instructor: Alyson Enderle |
Music Theatre–Level 4 Ages: 9th-12th grade Day: Saturday Time: 10am-11:30am Instructor: Courtney Laine Self |
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WORKSHOPS • NEW THIS SPRING! One day • Build your skills
These offerings will always be open to a full range of experience levels–from total beginner to experienced–and will be structured to provide instruction that meets each participant where they are. You can think of these workshops as a way to gain an introduction into new skills in order to gauge future interest. Or–if you already have a working knowledge of the discipline–these workshops are a way to keep exercising those ‘muscles’ and stay connected with the Playhouse family.
| IMPROV Date: Saturday May 13 Time: 2-5pm Ages: 8th-12th grade Instructor: Jonathan Manchester |
Music Theatre Dance Audition Bootcamp Date: Saturday May 20 Time: 2-5pm Ages: 8th-12th grade Instructor: Courtney Laine Self |
Devising Theatre Date: Saturday May 27 Time: 2-5pm Ages: 5th-8th grade Instructor: Rylee Kuberra |
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INTENSIVES: Join us and let’s make theatre together!
Disney’s Newsies Jr. (May 8 – June 25) and THE ADDAMs FAMILY (June 26 – Aug 13)
PLEASE SEE INTERACTIVE PDF for details regarding specific rehearsal dates and times for both intensives.
Our intensives are an exciting combination of education/technique and creating a production. Contrasting our productions during the school year, these intensives harness a greater focus on the holistic view of how we make theatre. Participants will register for the intensive appropriate for their grade similarly to how they do for classes and workshops.
Please note: Many of the roles can be cast with actors of any gender. Specifically in Newsies, the group of newsies will not necessarily be traditionally gender cast.
| Disney’s Newsies Jr.
Ages: Finishing 2nd grade-finishing 7th grade A 60-minute version of the hit Broadway musical, based on the 1992 film. Inspired by the rousing true story of newsboys in turn-of-the-century New York City, DISNEY’S NEWSIES JR features a Tony Award-winning score by Alan Menken and Jack Feldman. |
The Addams Family
Age: Entering 8th grade – 2023 high school graduate A comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family. The kooky, upside-down world of THE ADDAMS FAMILY features an original story and everyone’s favorite notorious characters. |
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Financial Assistance & Scholarships
Need assistance in paying for your child’s classes? Download our Scholarship Application below and submit it:
- By Mail. Send to The Duluth Playhouse, Attention: Youth Theatre Director, 211 E. Superior St., Duluth, MN 55802.
- In-Person. Drop off at the Box Office at the NorShor Theatre at 211 E. Superior St., Duluth, MN 55802.
Download the School of Performing Arts Scholarship Application