MUSICAL THEATRE
LIVE ON STAGE
CPAC's premier musical theatre triple-threat class, Live on Stage focuses on vocal training, choreography and staging of musical numbers, culminating in an end-of-semester performance. Each semester students are taught musical numbers from Broadway shows or staged to classic pop songs. A typical semester would consist of staging to the music of Stephen Schwartz, writer of Wicked, Pippin, Godspell and Children of Eden, or to music from the 1950's. At the end of each semester, students participate in a fully-staged production on the Casa Mañana stage. As much rehearsal as class, Live on Stage is the ultimate musical theatre performance course.
Live on Stage 1 (Ages 4-6) $400 per semester
Live on Stage 2 (Ages 7-9) $400 per semester
Live on Stage 2 (Ages 10-13) $400 per semester
Live on Stage 2 (Ages 14+) $400 per semester
Live on Stage 2.5 (Ages 8-12) $400 per semester
Live on Stage Weekend Edition (Ages 8-12) $400 per semester
Live on Stage Weekend Edition, Jr. (Ages 4-7) $400 per semester
MUSIC THEATRE DANCE
This course helps students to develop the important techniques needed to succeed as a dancer and performer in musical theatre. Every hopeful musical theatre performer must be able to dance. This class will turn you into a better musical theatre mover. Don't lose the part because you are just an actor/singer. Advanced sections (Ages 12-18) will allow special accelerated instruction for students that have exceptional experience or demonstrated exceptional aptitude.
Music Theatre Dance I (Ages 7-11) $350 per semester
Music Theatre Dance II (Ages 12-14) $350 per semester
STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL CHALLENGES
This course is a musical theatre class designed specifically for students with special needs, geared to the artistic and creative development of the student which culminates in a performance at the end of the year (2 semesters)
Musical Production for Special Challenges (All Ages) $325 per semester
DRAMAPLAY
Dramaplay is CPAC's participation-centered drama program for our youngest students. Dramaplay focuses on story enactments and theatre games and other forms of structured dramatic activities that develop a child's natural inclination for play. Through a variety of activities that range from guided imagination journeys, imitation games, improvisation, masks, puppets, enacting of stories through use of music, poetry, news stories, creative movement, pantomime and eventually simple scripts, children learn about emotions, community, the nature of storytelling and character. This course is a great outlet for a child's imagination and a wonderful chance to gain confidence and to learn to work with others in an environment that stresses experience over performance.
Dramaplay I (Ages 4-5) $300 per semester
Dramaplay II (Ages 6-7) $300 per semester
ACTING
ADVENTURES IN ACTING
Students begin to make the transition from creative play and story-telling to considering the needs of performing for an audience. Improvisation as well as scripted material are used as students explore the necessary dynamics of stage acting. The students will learn to utilize vocal and movement choices towards meeting the demands of scripted character and plot as well as an awareness of how an actor moves on a stage.
Adventures in Acting (Ages 8-9) $350 per semester
ACTING STUDIO
CPAC's Acting Studios are a series of comprehensive acting courses designed to address the needs of students from 10-18 of all experience levels. Vocal and movement development is stressed as well as the fundamental tools of character creation and stage presence. Students will participate in acting exercises and contemporary scene study appropriate to grade levels and experience. Students will be guided to make strong performance choices grounded in a growing understanding of the actors' role in the dramatic process. Professionalism and a growing sense of artistry will be emphasized. Advanced sections (for students 12-18) will allow special accelerated instruction for students that have exceptional experience or demonstrated exceptional aptitude.
Acting Studio I (AGES 10-11) $375 per semester
Acting Studio II (AGES 12-13) $375 per semester
Acting Studio III (AGES 14-16) $375 per semester
Special Topics
Each semester CPAC will offer one or more special topics of interest to student actors. These courses will be quite specific and intensive in their scope and will serve to address special skills or specialized areas of interest.
BEGINNING STAGE COMBAT (Ages 13-18) $350 per semester
This course is an introductory course in choreographed stage combat technique. Stage combat is the art of safely creating the illusion of fighting on the stage. The students will learn basic hand-to-hand maneuvers and sword play for the stage.
Register online at www.casamanana.org/cpac/register.html