MUSICAL THEATRE SHOWCASE

Saturdays 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Performance Class. The Showcase Class is a great way to get started here at WPA. You can take this class by itself or at a discounted price when paired with other classes. First Semester will be spent creating a Musical Revue of our favorite numbers, solos and duets. Second and Fourth Semesters will culminate in a full scale Student Company Show, and Third Semester will be a student workshop of a new work! THIS is where you gain valuable experience onstage and as a performer. THIS is where you polish your skills and learn new things! If you don't know where to start MTS is the class!

ADVANCED ACTING

Mondays 6:00 - 7:30pm

In this class taught by Tony Marino, students engage in special projects and explore the concepts of Meisner, Adler and other Acting Schools. We focus on the reality of doing, text analysis and character development. Students receive master classes from local professionals in improvisation, basic voice and speech techniques, and film acting. Seniors who are pursuing this collegiately or professionally work on the skills and repertoire necessary to do so. Classes are safe zones where all opinions are listened to and the student's mental health is of the utmost importance. The class will also produce 1 play and a night of original one acts during the year.

DANCE FOR ACTORS

Mondays 7:30 - 8:30pm

Find Your Feet! For the singer, actor…and “I’m not a dancer” dancer. If you’ve ever said “I can’t dance,” “I have two left feet,” or strategically positioned yourself in the back row when choreography starts—this class was made for you.

Renata designed this class especially for performers whose strongest skills may be acting and singing, but who want to become more confident movers. You do not have to walk through the door already knowing how to dance. That’s why you’re taking the class!

Dance training develops much more than dance technique. Students will work on coordination, balance, rhythm, spatial awareness, body control, flexibility, musicality, memory and the ability to pick up choreography more quickly—skills that benefit performers both onstage and off.

And yes, sometimes we’ll turn the wrong direction. Forget a step. Trip over our own feet. Look around and wonder how everyone else suddenly knows what they're doing.
That’s part of learning.

With decades of experience as a dancer, choreographer and instructor, Renata believes movement skills can be taught, practiced and improved. Progress looks different for every student, and this class provides a supportive place to take risks without worrying about being the “best dancer in the room.”

Students will explore choreography and performance styles used throughout the commercial entertainment industry, including Broadway, television, film, music videos, theme parks, cruise lines, concerts, tours and more. Special attention will be given to the skill every musical theatre performer eventually needs: acting while dancing instead of simply trying to remember the steps!

For the student who already loves to dance, this class will strengthen performance skills. For the student who thinks they can’t dance, this class may change their mind. And for every actor and singer who has ever dreaded hearing the words “Okay, everyone up—we're going to learn the dance combination…”. This one's for you.

Come find your rhythm, build your confidence and discover what your body can learn. You don't have to be a dancer to start. You have to start to become one.