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Adult Improv

Starts: July 28th, 2020

Meets via Zoom: Tuesdays 7pm-8pm

Instructor: Dylan Twiner

Tuition: $150.00

Ages: 18 and up

Class runs for 6 weeks, ending on September 1, 2020.

Join Dylan Twiner (founding member of Muh Grog Zoo improv) in this virtual improv workshop. We will still get to do the fun games and activities (just less involving movement). As always we will focus on Yes and....! If you are an actor who has ever gotten stuck on stage, having a line dropped or an enterance missed, improv skills will help you think on your feet and work through a situation.

Classes will be held via Zoom.

Intermediate Tap Class

Ages: All Ages!

Starts: July 2, 2020-August 6, 2020 

Tuition: $100.00 per person

Email for drop in rate

Instructor: Melanie Gladstone

Meets: Thursdays at 5:30pm*Or when it works for you!

Tap Shoes not Required!

Join our wonderful tap instructor Melanie Gladstone for an all ages intermediate tap class, students should have at little over a year of tap experience. This class will  jump right into more complex rhythmic footwork with combinations and 'brain teasers' for you to practice at home. 

You will receive a Zoom invite the Wednesday prior to the first class. After the class is complete a link to the video of class will go out to everyone.

*Melanie will host the class Thursdays at 5:30pm, however if you are still at work (physically or digitally) at this time and will miss the lesson, you will be sent a link to watch the hour long session at anytime that works for you. There will be a Goggle Drive available to leave a video of your work for Melanie to review and leave feedback.

Beginner Tap Class

Ages: All Ages!

Starts: June 30th, 2020-August 4th, 2020

Tuition: $100.00 per person

Email for drop in rate

Instructor: Melanie Gladstone

Meets: Tuesdays at 5:30pm-6:30pm, Or when it works for you!*

Tap Shoes Not Required

Join our wonderful tap instructor Melanie Gladstone in a class for students of all ages. This class is for students just starting or who have just under a year of tap experience, or if you haven't taken tap in a long time. This class will review the basic sounds of tap, discuss historical context, and also provide beginning level combinations of steps to improve confidence and sound quality of your taps.  

A Zoom link will be emailed out to everyone the Monday prior to class starting, we will use the same link for all classes. After the class is complete a link to the video of class will go out to everyone.

*Melanie will host the class Tuesdays at 5:30pm, however if you are still at work (physically or digitally) at this time and will miss the lesson, you will be sent a link to watch the hour long session at anytime that works for you. There will be a Goggle Drive available to leave a video of your work for Melanie to review and leave feedback.

Script Writing

July 13-17, 2020

Instructor: Dylan Twiner

Meets: Monday-Friday 11:10am-12:10pm

Tuition: $100.00

Grades: 1st-8th (in Fall 2020)

Storytelling as been around before we even had words!...probably. Come join us as we practice the skills of narration and how to effectively tell a story. We'll focus on the written word for this class but still spend time discussing delivery and staging. You're writing skills will grow happily ever after with this class.

Classes will be instructed via Zoom.

Complaint Department and Lemonade

July 13-17, 2020

Performance: July 17th at 7pm

Instructor: Courtney Rainer

Meets: Monday-Friday 1pm-2pm

Tuition: $100.00

Grades: 6th-graduated 12th

The virtual complaint department takes on some hysterical grievances — everything from Oreo icing to kleptomania and from songs stuck in the head to the price of cheese and on and on and on.  It seems people will whine about anything!  Could there be a glimmer of hope for anyone in charge of a complaint department? 

We will use Zoom to hold classes, and perform a memorized staged reading of this wonderful play for families to enjoy via YouTube link.

All Ages Disney Dance Class

July 13th-17th, 2020

Instructor: Melanie Gladstone

Meets: Monday-Friday 3:20pm-4:20pm

Tuition: $100.00

All Ages Class

Join Melanie for this journey into Lion King! Since we can't do our summer camp show this year we wanted to still bring you a little piece of it! We will learn choreography to at least one song from Lion King. This will be a different song from the first Lion King Dance Class. This class is open to all ages, so if you are a kid or just young at heart and wanting to dance a little this summer, come join us!

Classes will be held via Zoom meetings.

Club TLT presents: A Study in Shakespeare

July 13th-July 17th, 2020

Instructor: Cassie Jo Fastabend

Meets: Monday-Friday 4:30pm-5:30pm

Tuition: $100.00

Grades: 9th-Graduated 12th

Join Cassie in this in-depth exploration into the challenging language of Shakespeare. Students will learn how to analyze the text to become more confident Shakespearean Actors!

Class will be instructed via Zoom.

SUPER HAPPY AWESOME NEWS!

July 20th-31st, 2020

Performance: July 31st, 2020 at 7pm

Instructor: Alisyn Christensen

Meets: Monday-Friday 10am-11am and 2:10pm-3:10pm

Tuition: $300.00

Grades: 1st-8th

Two siblings launch rival good news networks and find themselves competing for the title of happiest news show. Soon, their correspondents are in a whirlwind of ecstatic musical reporting – from joyful weather forecasts, to cheerful cooking segments and blissful political updates! But, when vulnerability starts peeking through the euphoric facade, they’re left wondering: is there room for raw honesty on a super happy broadcast? 

We will use Zoom to hold classes, and perform a memorized staged reading of this wonderful play for families to enjoy via YouTube link.

British Dialect Workshop

July 20th-24th, 2020

Instructor: Deanna Martinez

Meets: Monday-Friday 11:10am-12:10pm

Tuition: $100.00

Grades: 1st-8th (Fall 2020)

Ever wanted to talk just like Michael and Jane Darling? Join us for this Dialect workshop to either improve on or learn how to speak with a British accent!

Classes will be held via Zoom.

Much Ado

July 20th-24th, 2020

Performance: July 24th at 7pm

Instructor: Courtney Rainer

Meets: Monday-Friday 1pm-2pm

Tuition: $100.00

Grades: 6th-Graduated 12th

Ever wanted to be in a Shakespeare play? Now's your chance! Join us for this abridged 40 minute version of Much Ado.

We will use Zoom to hold classes, and perform a memorized staged reading of this wonderful play for families to enjoy via YouTube link.

ALL AGES DISNEY DANCE CLASS

July 20th-24th, 2020

Instructor: Rico Lastrapes

Meets: Monday-Friday 3:20pm-4:20pm

Tuition: $100.00

All Ages Class

Join Rico for this journey into The Little Mermaid! Since we can't do our summer camp show this year we wanted to still bring you a little piece of it! We will learn choreography to at least one song from The Little Mermaid. This class is open to all ages, so if you are a kid or just young at heart and wanting to dance a little this summer, come join us!

Classes will be instructed via Zoom

Club TLT Presents:

Virtual Plays

July 20th-24th, 2020

Performace: July 24th at 7pm

Instructor: Cassie Jo Fastabend

Meets: Monday-Friday 4:30pm-5:30pm

Tuition: $100.00

Grades: 9th-Graduated 12th

This fun collection of scenes takes us away from the mundane into the extraordinary! Watch the epic battle for coffee, meet a Rocketman and see what happens in a spy organization. These plays were designed to be performed in a Virtual world!

We will use Zoom to hold classes, and perform a memorized staged reading of this wonderful play for families to enjoy via YouTube link.

Improv CLASS

July 27th-31st, 2020

Instructor: Dylan Twiner

Meets: Monday-Friday 11:10am-12:10pm

Tuition: $100.00

Grades: 1st-8th (in Fall 2020)

We will learn the basics to Improv. This course will help all students build the "think on your feet" skills that so many actors and actress rely on in live theatre. Ever had someone go up on a line on stage and had to think your way out of it! This will help! The theme of this class is Yes and...!

Class will be instructed via Zoom.

Middle School Scene Workshop

July 27th-31st, 2020

Performance: July 31st at 7pm

Instructor: Deanna Martinez

Meets: Monday-Friday 1pm-2pm

Tuition: $100.00

Grades: 6th-8th (Fall 2020)

Join us for a scene workshop class, where students will work on one or more scenes and learn how to navigate the pages. Students will focus on understanding character, breaking down what is happening in the scene, figuring out character goals and more. All of these tools help make our young actors stronger and ready for the main stage!

We will use Zoom to hold classes, and perform a memorized staged reading of this wonderful play for families to enjoy via YouTube link.

ALL AGES DISNEY DANCE CLASS

July 27-31, 2020

Instructor: Cassie Jo Fastabend

Meets: Monday-Friday 3:20pm-4:20pm

Tuition: $100.00

All Ages Class

Join Cassie for this journey into Freaky Friday! Since we can't do our summer camp show this year we wanted to still bring you a little piece of it! We will learn choreography to at least one song from Freaky Friday. This class is open to all ages, since this is a show about changing places after all! Come let your inner teen, or figure out how to be a grown up!

Classes will be held via Zoom meetings.

Club TLT presents: British Dialect Workshop!

For Teens and Adults!

July 27th-31st, 2020

Instructor: Cassie Jo Fastabend

Meets: Monday-Friday 4:30pm-5:30pm

Tuition: $100.00

Ages: 14 and up!

Want to sound like your favorite Harry Potter character, (unfortunately Hagrid does not talk in Common British) then join Cassie for this wonderful class on how to create your British dialect.

Classes will be instructed via Zoom.

Alice In Wonderland

August 3rd-7th, 2020

Performance: Aug 7th at 7pm

Instructor: Alisyn Christensen

Meets: Monday-Friday 10am-11am and 2:10pm-3:10pm

Tuition: $150.00

Grades: 1st-8th (Fall 2020)

Follow Alice down the Rabbit hole in this abridged version of Alice in Wonderland! We'll travel through Wonderland and stumble upon all sorts of unique and strange persons!

We will use Zoom to hold classes, and perform a memorized staged reading of this wonderful play for families to enjoy via YouTube link.

ANYONE CAN SING!

August 3rd-7th, 2020

Instructor: Rico Lastrapes

Meets: Monday-Friday 11:10am-12:10pm

Tuition: $100.00

Grades: 1st-graduated 12th

This is the second part of our Singing classes, you do not need to have taken the first part. During the first session we focused on getting comfortable singing, adjusting to being a vocal performer, and learning how to get more comfortable in this setting. In the second part we will build on that, looking at getting more comfortable with your audition pieces, as well as singing on the spot in auditions.

Classes will be instructed via Zoom.

SCRIPT WRITING

August 3rd-7th, 2020

Instructor: Dylan Twiner

Meets: Monday-Friday 1pm-2pm

Tuition: $100.00

Grades: 6th-8th (Fall 2020)

Storytelling as been around before we even had words!...probably. Come join us as we practice the skills of narration and how to effectively tell a story. We'll focus on the written word for this class but still spend time discussing delivery and staging. You're writing skills will grow happily ever after with this class.

Classes will be instructed via Zoom.

ALL AGES DISNEY DANCE CLASS

August 3rd-7th, 2020

Instructor: Melanie Gladstone

Meets: Monday-Friday 3:20pm-4:20pm

Tuition: $100.00

All Ages Class

Join Melanie for this journey into Lion King! Since we can't do our summer camp show this year we wanted to still bring you a little piece of it! We will learn choreography to at least one song from Lion King. This class is open to all ages, so if you are a kid or just young at heart and wanting to dance a little this summer, come join us!

Classes will be held via Zoom meetings.

CLUB TLT PRESENTS: HIGH SCHOOL PLAYWRITING

August 3rd-7th, 2020

Instructor: Cassie Jo Fastabend

Meets: Monday-Friday 4:30pm-5:30pm

Tuition: $100.00

Grades 9th-Graduated 12th

Club TLT's playwriting class will do a deep dive into the components of script, character arch, and dialogue. Students will work together to create scenes, collaborate on each other's work, and co-write a script to perform. A main focus of this class will be to answer the questions: how can we write stories that feel and sound like us? How can we help our audience, actors and directors resonate with our writing? This will be a connected, fun, and engaging way to exercise our creative muscles and work on writing skill, which will ultimately make students more well-rounded theater artists!

Classes will be instructed via Zoom.

Hood-The Sequel

August 10th-14th, 2020

Performance: August 14th at 7pm

Instructor: Alisyn Christensen

Meets: Monday-Friday 10am-11am and 2:10pm-3:10pm

Tuition: $150.00

Grades: 1st-8th (Fall 2020)

Ever wonder what happened to Robin Hood, Maid Marian and Little John after the won their fight against Prince John and the Sheriff of Nottingham? Well join us for this wonderful show, where Robin Hood is now Lord of Locksly, with Lady Marian of Locksly by his side. Prince John is now King John, and a very different man than he once was.

We will use Zoom to hold classes, and perform a memorized staged reading of this wonderful play for families to enjoy via YouTube link.

Intro to Set Design

August 10th-14th, 2020

Instructor: Dylan Twiner

Meets: Monday-Friday 11:10am-12:10pm

Tuition: $100.00

Grades: 1st-Graduated 12th

Have you ever wondered how we create the amazing sets you see on Tacoma Little Theatre's stage and others in our area? Have you ever read a play or a book and seen a vivid set/scene. Dylan will help give you some basic tips on how to make your vision a reality. This course will look at a scene or play and students will work together to create their own sets.

Classes will be instructed via Zoom.

A Murdered Mystery

August 10th-14th, 2020

Performance: August 14th at 7pm

Instructor: Courtney Rainer

Meets: Monday-Friday 1pm-2pm

Tuition: $100.00

Grades: 6th-Graduated 12th

This play-within-a-play opens with the butler, holding a gun, standing over the body of Steve Walters.  The butler, John, assures us that things are not what they seem and that this is not a simple case of “the butler did it.”  John introduces us to the other suspects:  Steve’s business partner, his ex-fiancée, his current fiancée, and her friend.  But that’s when the play falls apart, for the actors are as jealous, petty, and conceited as the characters they play. 

We will use Zoom to hold classes, and perform a memorized staged reading of this wonderful play for families to enjoy via YouTube link.

ALL AGES DISNEY DANCE CLASS

August 10th-14th, 2020

Instructor: Melanie Gladstone

Meets: Monday-Friday 3:20pm-4:20pm

Tuition: $100.00

All Ages Class

Join Melanie for this journey into The Little Mermaid! Since we can't do our summer camp show this year we wanted to still bring you a little piece of it! We will learn choreography to at least one song from The Little Mermaid. This class is open to all ages, so if you are a kid or just young at heart and wanting to dance a little this summer, come join us!

Classes will be instructed via Zoom.

Club TLT Presents:

Hamlet

August 10th-14th, 2020

Performance: August 14th, at 7pm

Instructor: Cassie Jo Fastabend

Meets: Monday-Friday 4:30pm-5:30pm

Tuition: $100.00

Grades: 9th-Graduated 12th

Have you ever wanted to try acting in a Shakespeare play, but are worried about trying to learn five acts? Join Club TLT for this abridged version of the classic Hamlet. Help Hamlet navigate his home after the murder of his father, by his uncle!

We will use Zoom to hold classes, and perform a memorized staged reading of this wonderful play for families to enjoy via YouTube link.