Teen Summer Acting Programs (ages 14-17)

 Three-Week Summer Musical Theatre Intensive 

Our 3-Week Musical Theatre Intensive explores:

Acting:

• ensemble building
• improv
• scene study
• rehearsal and performance tools
• introduction to theatre production
• culminates in a showing for friends and family to attend

Musical Theatre:

• script analysis, how to break down the lyrics of a song and find the story
• solos/duets/ensemble numbers; one song is selected by the instructor and one by the student
• working with a professional accompanist
• audition prep and perfecting your 16 bar cut

As well as specialty classes which may include:

• voice work
• alexander technique
• film/tv on-camera acting
• writing
• Shakespeare
• stage combat

Schedule:
Monday thru Friday, 10am-5pm each day

10am-1pm – Specialty classes
1pm-2pm – lunch
2pm-5pm – scene study, musical theatre, and introduction to The Barrow Group tools

This class teaches our specific approach to storytelling, and introduces students to the same tools that our adult professional actors work with. In our teen classes, students are asked to observe fellow classmates and give objective feedback based on what changed/what was different is crucial to the learning process and understanding of The Barrow Group approach.

Three-Week On-Camera Immersion Intensive 

Our 3-Week On-Camera Immersion Intensive explores:

Filmmaking

• film/tv terminology, crew positions, camera shots
• writing – will work with a professional writer to develop original content
• directing – will work with a TBG director to learn directing fundamentals
• Students will write, direct, film, and act in their own original shorts
• work with industry guests to bridge the gap between classroom and professional working environment
• culminates in sharing of work for friends and family

Acting:

• ensemble building
• improv
• scene study –  work with the Barrow Group acting tools
• monologues

As well as specialty classes which may include:

• voice work
• alexander technique
• Shakespeare
• dialects
• combat for stage/screen

Schedule:
Monday thru Friday, 10am-5pm each day

10am-1pm – Acting and specialty acting classes
1pm-2pm – lunch
2pm-5pm – writing, directing, filmmaking

This class teaches our specific approach to storytelling, and introduces students to the same tools that our adult professional actors work with. In our teen classes, students are asked to observe fellow classmates and give objective feedback based on what changed/what was different is crucial to the learning process and understanding of The Barrow Group approach. In our teen classes, students are asked to observe fellow classmates and give objective feedback based on what changed/what was different is crucial to the learning process and understanding of The Barrow Group approach.

One-Week Improv and Sketch Comedy Intensive

Our 1-Week Improv and Sketch Comedy Intensive explores

• ensemble building
• the foundations of improvisation thru games and exercises
• writing, analyzing, and performing in sketches
• emphasis on spontaneous, creative, and out of the box thinking to build theatre/acting skill, confidence, and play
• rehearsal and performance tools
• culminates in a showing for friends and family to attend

Schedule:
Monday thru Friday, 10am-5pm each day. Lunch break from 1pm-2pm.

This class teaches our specific approach to storytelling, and introduces students to the same tools that our adult professional actors work with. In our teen classes, students are asked to observe fellow classmates and give objective feedback based on what changed/what was different is crucial to the learning process and understanding of The Barrow Group approach.

One-Week Film/TV Acting Intensive

Our 1-Week Film/TV Acting Intensive explores

• ensemble building
• script analysis
• film/filmaking terminology
• The Barrow Group acting tools via monologues and scene work
• cold reads and audition technique

Schedule:
Monday thru Friday, 10am-5pm each day. Lunch break from 1pm-2pm.

This class teaches our specific approach to storytelling, and introduces students to the same tools that our adult professional actors work with. In our teen classes, students are asked to observe fellow classmates and give objective feedback based on what changed/what was different is crucial to the learning process and understanding of The Barrow Group approach.