THEATER SCHOOL FALL SESSION
Mid-Late SEP through JAN–MAR
Classes will meet in Paper Mill Playhouse’s Black Box Theater or Paper Mill Studios in downtown Millburn. All classes meet once weekly.
Registration Deadline: September 6, 2024
Musical theater performance is more than a pretty voice; it’s acting through a song. Students explore how to interpret and connect to the lyrics to tell the story in the song. Selection of appropriate material for auditions and performance will be stressed, along with basic vocal technique and breath control. Staged musical numbers will also be introduced. Basic reading skills required.
Improvisation skills are the foundation of any successful performance. Teamwork, listening, spontaneity, and thinking on your feet. Students use theater games and exercises to increase performance skills, awaken creativity and learn to work with others to accomplish common goals. Excellent for students looking to boost self-confidence and positivity, free up their creativity, or for fans of script-less performance.
For the experienced musical theater performer, students will work on a showcase of advanced Broadway material with choreography. This class will further enhance the student’s skill in all aspects of musical theater performance, including song interpretation, and stage presence, and musical theater dance skills. This class will include more of an emphasis on dance than our other classes.
A class for students looking to develop their acting skills. This class will focus more in depth on acting technique through acting exercises, ensemble work, monologues, and scene work. Students will use self-exploration to expand their performance ranges and take on more challenging roles with confidence.
An introduction to acting for television and film, students will learn the basics of the business and develop tools to prepare them for in the industry. Students will be guided through the commercial audition process. Video recording allows for instructor feedback as well as the opportunity for students to view their own progress. HALF SESSION
RUNNING FOR 8 WEEKS
In this class students will work on a scripted dramatic piece to explore advanced elements of performance such as establishing an emotional connection to a character, vocal variety, and physicality. A performance will be presented at the end of the class demonstrating the skills and material learned.
Students are given the opportunity to work on curated material from across the canon of popular musical theater. Students will prepare scenes and songs from titles such as Dear Evan Hansen, Matilda, Little Women, Mean Girls, Finding Nemo, and more. Throughout the process, students will learn and implement musical theater performance techniques. The class will culminate in a performance for families during class time.
Individual attention helps student singers learn breathing and vocal placement in a nurturing one-to-one environment; exercises are used to strengthen and protect the voice. Sixteen weekly, 30-minute lessons. Timeslots are scheduled on a first come, first served basis.
Individual attention to focus specifically on acting and performance elements. Monologue and/or song work. Eight weekly, 30-minute sessions. Timeslots are scheduled on a first come, first served basis. Email classes@papermill.org to schedule.
Questions?
Contact us at Classes@PaperMill.org.
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