Teen Summer Acting Programs (ages 14-17)

 Three-Week Summer Musical Theatre Intensive 

Schedule:
Monday-Friday
2pm-5pm EST

Our 3-Week Musical Theatre Intensive explores:

Introductions, Ensemble Building, Improv, Script Analysis, Scene Work:
In the first week, students will learn ensemble building activities and basic improv principles. They will begin to work on script analysis and learn how to approach a script. They will be assigned scenes and songs selected for them and begin to work on them in pairs.

Introduction to working with Music Director, Scene Study, Solo Songs:
In the second week, students will meet individually with a music director/professional accompanist to review songs. They will have scene study and music rehearsals. They will also bring in a solo song to work on with the instructor.

Continue Solo Songs, Mock Audition Prep, Open Sharing:
In the third week, students will work with the accompanist to develop a 16-bar audition song cut and have the opportunity to do a mock audition. The intensive culminates in a sharing for friends and family.

Material: One musical theater scene and song will be selected by the instructor and one solo song will be selected by the student. Please note, this camp will be offered online using the Zoom application. All students are encouraged to use an external speaker (can be a phone) to play music tracks separately from the device on which they are using Zoom.

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 work and give objective feedback based on what changed/what was different after an adjustment is given. Honing observation skills in this way is crucial to the learning process and understanding of The Barrow Group approach.

Three-Week On-Camera Immersion Intensive 

Schedule:
Monday-Friday
10am-1pm EST

Our 3-Week On-Camera Immersion Intensive explores:

Filmmaking

• film/tv terminology, crew positions, camera shots
• Students will write, direct, film, and act in their own original shorts
  • writing – will write and develop  original content
  • directing – will learn directing fundamentals
  • acting – ensemble building, improvisation, and scene study
• work with industry guests to bridge the gap between classroom and professional working environment

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 work and give objective feedback based on what changed/what was different after an adjustment is given. Honing observation skills in this way is crucial to the learning process and understanding of The Barrow Group approach.

One-Week Improv and Sketch Comedy Intensive

Schedule:
Monday-Friday 
10am-1pm EST

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

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 work and give objective feedback based on what changed/what was different after an adjustment is given. Honing observation skills in this way is crucial to the learning process and understanding of The Barrow Group approach.

One-Week Film/TV Acting Intensive

Schedule:
Monday-Friday
2pm-5pm EST

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

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.