Youth & Education Theatre Activities

Dates: June 8-12

Times: 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Suggested Ages: 7-14

Camp Description: SEACT Summer Camps are back! Each week, our campers will debut a brand new play written specifically for them by SEACT's very own Brianna Lewis! The plays this summer are zany, hilarious, and written to give everyone a chance to shine! Titles include: King Arthur & The Adventures of the Round Table, Funny Business: A Detective Holmes Circus Mystery, Dwarves in the Suburbs, and Hero Academy. We encourage students who are interested in performing and technical theatre to enroll! Over the summer, our young stars will learn the fundamentals of theatre performance, build up their confidence, and make memories that will last a lifetime! Each camp will culminate in an informal presentation for family and friends.

Play Description: After a young boy pulls a magical sword from a stone, his life changes in ways he never imagined. Come along with us as we follow the journey of Arthur, Merlin, and their fellow knights, lords, and ladies!

Instructor: Brianna Lewis

Cost: $150

Location: Cultural Arts Center (909 S. Saint Andrews St., Dothan, AL 36301)

Deadline to register: Wednesday, June 3

There is a 16 student enrollment cap. We encourage you to enroll early as our camps typically sell out.

Need-based tuition assistance is available. Tuition assistance applications are available here and must be completed BEFORE registering for a class. Please allow 3-5 business days for processing. You will receive an e-mailed promo code to register if your application is approved.

This class is audition-based. Please wait to register until after auditions, which will take place on May 17th at 2:00 PM.  

Register to Audition Here

Age Range: 16+ (for Teens and Adults)

Intensive Description: Join us for Dothan's first Shakespeare in the Park experience! Over the course of three weeks, actors will hone important skills, including: text analysis, voice and speech, physical characterization, and acting. To conclude the intensive, the cast will present a celebratory one-act version of Shakespeare's As You Like It with folk music-infused festivities at Dothan's Porter Park, free for the community! 

Play Description: In Shakespeare's As You Like It, Orlando loves Rosalind, but before he can do anything about it, he must run away from his villainous brother. Rosalind loves Orlando, but before she can do anything about it, she must abandon court and wear a disguise. Both end up in the Forest of Arden, where there is definitely love in the air. But will it find Orlando and Rosalind?

Director: Billy Hutto

Rehearsal Dates: June 8-23 

Rehearsal Times: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 5:30-8:30 PM

Performances: June 25-26, 7:00 PM

Performance Location: Porter Park, Downtown Dothan

Rehearsal Location: Bus Station Rehearsal Hall (285 S Foster St, Dothan, AL 36301)

Cost: $100

Deadline: Wednesday, June 3

This intensive is designed to be low-cost, so tuition assistance is not available. 

Dates: June 15-19

Times: 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Suggested Ages: 7-14

Camp Description: SEACT Summer Camps are back! Each week, our campers will debut a brand new play written specifically for them by SEACT's very own Brianna Lewis! The plays this summer are zany, hilarious, and written to give everyone a chance to shine! Titles include: King Arthur & The Adventures of the Round Table, Funny Business: A Detective Holmes Circus Mystery, Dwarves in the Suburbs, and Hero Academy. We encourage students who are interested in performing and technical theatre to enroll! Over the summer, our young stars will learn the fundamentals of theatre performance, build up their confidence, and make memories that will last a lifetime! Each camp will culminate in an informal presentation for family and friends.

Play Description: There's a new detective in town... Help solve the mystery of the disappearing Ring Leader and meet the traveling circus performers to figure out whodunnit!

Instructor: Brianna Lewis

Cost: $150

Location: Cultural Arts Center (909 S. Saint Andrews St., Dothan, AL 36301)

Deadline to register: Wednesday, June 10

There is a 16 student enrollment cap. We encourage you to enroll early as our camps typically sell out.

Need-based tuition assistance is available. Tuition assistance applications are available here and must be completed BEFORE registering for a class. Please allow 3-5 business days for processing. You will receive an e-mailed promo code to register if your application is approved.

Dates: June 22-26

Times: 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Suggested Ages: 7-14

Camp Description: SEACT Summer Camps are back! Each week, our campers will debut a brand new play written specifically for them by SEACT's very own Brianna Lewis! The plays this summer are zany, hilarious, and written to give everyone a chance to shine! Titles include: King Arthur & The Adventures of the Round Table, Funny Business: A Detective Holmes Circus Mystery, Dwarves in the Suburbs, and Hero Academy. We encourage students who are interested in performing and technical theatre to enroll! Over the summer, our young stars will learn the fundamentals of theatre performance, build up their confidence, and make memories that will last a lifetime! Each camp will culminate in an informal presentation for family and friends.

Play Description: An enchanted forest, a magical cave, and a...taxi? Snow White's beloved dwarves have found themselves far away from home. What will they do to get back?

Instructor: Brianna Lewis

Cost: $150

Location: Cultural Arts Center (909 S. Saint Andrews St., Dothan, AL 36301)

Deadline to register: Wednesday, June 17 There is a 16 student enrollment cap. We encourage you to enroll early as our camps typically sell out.

Need-based tuition assistance is available. Tuition assistance applications are available here and must be completed BEFORE registering for a class. Please allow 3-5 business days for processing. You will receive an e-mailed promo code to register if your application is approved.

Dates: July 6-10

Times: 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Suggested Ages: 7-14

Camp Description: SEACT Summer Camps are back! Each week, our campers will debut a brand new play written specifically for them by SEACT's very own Brianna Lewis! The plays this summer are zany, hilarious, and written to give everyone a chance to shine! Titles include: King Arthur & The Adventures of the Round Table, Funny Business: A Detective Holmes Circus Mystery, Dwarves in the Suburbs, and Hero Academy. We encourage students who are interested in performing and technical theatre to enroll! Over the summer, our young stars will learn the fundamentals of theatre performance, build up their confidence, and make memories that will last a lifetime! Each camp will culminate in an informal presentation for family and friends.

Play Description: There's a fresh class of heroes on the rise. After a group of villains band together, the students have to use their training to strengthen their powers and save the school--all while still passing their math test.

Instructor: Tyreece Mayo

Cost: $150

Location: Cultural Arts Center (909 S. Saint Andrews St., Dothan, AL 36301)

Deadline to register: Wednesday, July 1

There is a 16 student enrollment cap. We encourage you to enroll early as our camps typically sell out.

Need-based tuition assistance is available. Tuition assistance applications are available here and must be completed BEFORE registering for a class. Please allow 3-5 business days for processing. You will receive an e-mailed promo code to register if your application is approved.

Age Range: 7-16

Intensive Description: It's time to heat things up with SEACT's Summer Theatre Intensive! Over the course of just three weeks, students will rehearse and perform a full production of the beloved musical, Matilda JR. The intensive is open to young theatre artists who want to perform on stage or work behind the scenes. All students will be placed according to their preference. On the first day of the intensive, students will audition or interview. Some will be cast in lead roles and some will receive ensemble roles, but ALL students will be fully engaged in the theatrical process through singing, dancing, and acting. Students who prefer to work behind the scenes will be placed in a technical theatre role. 

Play Description: Matilda has astonishing wit, intelligence... and special powers! She's unloved by her cruel parents but impresses her schoolteacher, the highly loveable Miss Honey. Matilda's school life isn't completely smooth sailing, however – the school's mean headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, hates children and just loves thinking up new punishments for those who don't abide by her rules. But Matilda has courage and cleverness in equal amounts, and could be the school pupils' saving grace!

Director: Brianna Lewis

Dates: July 6-24

Times: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 5:00-8:00 PM; Saturday, 10:00 AM-5:00 PM

Performances: Friday, July 23 at 7:00 PM; Saturday, July 24 at 2:00 PM

Location: Cultural Arts Center (909 S Saint Andrews St., Dothan, AL, 36301)

Cost: $250

Deadline: Wednesday, July 1

Need-based tuition assistance is available. Tuition assistance applications are available here and must be completed BEFORE registering for a class. Please allow 3-5 business days for processing. You will receive an e-mailed promo code to register if your application is approved.

Register for one-on-one acting coaching with SEACT Program Manager and MFA-trained actor Billy Hutto. Billy will shape each hour-long session around your personal goals. Private coaching is open to all ages and can be used for: theatre roles, TV/film roles, show auditions, college auditions, competitions, public speaking engagements, or just-for-fun/educational purposes. After you register, Billy will contact you to get a clearer understanding of your goals and book your first session. The goal of private coaching is to find ease and confidence in your acting while developing a personal process that will serve you in performance contexts and beyond. Billy specializes in the Meisner technique, Shakespearean performance, and Edith Skinner's approach to voice, speech, and dialects.  

Instructor Biography: Billy is SEACT's Program Manager, providing leadership and oversight of youth and education classes for the organization. A theatre actor, director, and educator, he has acted on professional stages including Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Trinity Repertory Company, The Theatre At Monmouth, and Island City Stage. Billy holds a BFA in Drama from New York University, an MFA in Acting from Brown University, and an MSEd in Secondary English Education from Troy University. He also teaches Theatre and Speech courses at Troy University’s Dothan campus.

Cost: $50/hr

Location: Cultural Arts Center, 909 S Saint Andrews St., Dothan, AL 36301