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TADA! Youth Theater’s Fall 2006 semester of classes for kids of all ages starts September 25
Fall Semester includes Theater Skills Building Classes and
More Musical Performance Workshops
New York, NY, July 20, 2006: TADA!—“the city’s best-known children’s musical theater” (Time Out New York)—announces its Fall 2006 semester of acclaimed classes including new offerings in Skills Building classes and more intensive Performance Workshops. Classes are offered for all ages and all experience levels, preschool through teen. A full schedule of classes is below.
Classes are held at TADA! (15 W. 28th St. bet. Fifth and Broadway), and classes meet once a week on weekends and after school on Mondays and Tuesdays from September 25 through December 17. The 11-week semester concludes with a sharing/presentation of songs and scenes for family and friends. For more information, call (212) 252-1619 or visit www.tadatheater.com. Prices vary from $200-$325 depending on the class. Need-based scholarships are available. Closest subway is N, R to 28th Street. (Also, the B, D, F, V, N, Q, R, W trains or PATH train to Herald Square/34th Street; 6 train to 28th Street; and 1 train to 28th Street.)
New Skills Building Classes this year include Broadway Dance Styles (Grades 3-8); Audition Techniques (Grades 5-9) and Musical Theater Intensive (Teens). New Performance Workshops include Musical Theater Performance (Grades 3-6).
The popular Year-long Musical Theater Workshop also returns after more than 45 students auditioned for 24 spots last year. This class (Grades 4-10) runs September 2006 to May 2007 on Sundays from 10 a.m.-Noon. Auditions for this class will be Monday, September 12 at 5 pm. Directed by a two professional TADA! artists, students write the libretto (script) and original musical numbers to be performed on TADA!’s own Off-Broadway stage. Students learn playwriting and musical composition as they rehearse and perform an original musical that they create.
TADA! provides kids with exciting and fulfilling theatrical experiences-both on stage and off. Classes engage students in dramatically fun activities including musical numbers from Broadway and TADA! original shows, dance and creative movement, and improvisational games and acting exercises. In addition to providing a venue for creative and artistic expression, TADA! encourages kids to develop focus, discipline, teamwork and self-esteem in a positive, nurturing environment. All TADA! teaching artists are working professional artists equally committed to youth and theater. These artists are versed in TADA!’s artistic and educational approach and philosophy through extensive training and workshops. To ensure the quality of the musical and movement components, all musical classes are taught by two teaching artists (a music director and a choreographer/director).
About TADA! and TADA!’s Mission
Co-founded in 1984 by Janine Nina Trevens and Linda Reiff, TADA! is a unique, non-profit, 501 (c)3 youth theater that produces original musicals performed by New York City kids ages 8-18 for family audiences; a year-round Resident Youth Ensemble of NYC kids ages 8-18; renowned education programs in public schools; on-site theater classes for all ages, and an annual one-act playwriting contest and staged reading series geared towards teen actors and audiences. Former TADA! performers include Ricki Lake (TV talk-show host and film actress), Jordan Peele (Mad TV), Josh Peck(Nickelodeon’s “Drake and Josh”) and Christina Vidal (film “Freaky Friday”). TADA! provides young people of different backgrounds the opportunity to explore and perform theatre together in an educational, supportive, and professional environment. TADA! introduces musical theater to children through performances and classes, thereby creating theater artists and audiences for the future. Young people gain self-confidence and learn commitment, responsibility, communication and teamwork, for these skills are critical to young people’s success both in school and in life.
For full schedule of Fall Classes and descriptions, see below.
TADA! Fall 2006 Class Schedule
September 25-December 18, 2006
Each class runs for 11 weeks, once per week.
Class prices are $200 for Creative Dramatics, $275 for all one hour and 30 minute classes, and $325 for two hour classes.
Days Off for All Classes: 10/2, 11/25, and 11/26
SKILLS BUILDING CLASSES
Pre-K (Ages 3½ -5)
Creative Dramatics $200
Monday 3:30-4:30 pm
Sunday 10-11 am
K (Ages 5-6)
Musical Play $275
Saturday 10-11:30 am
Sunday 11am-12:30 pm
Grades 1-2
Musical Theater Skills Building $275
Monday 4:30-6 pm
Saturday 10-11:30 am
Saturday 11:45 am-1:15 pm
Sunday 12:45-2:15 pm
Grades 3-6
Musical Theater Skills Building $275
Saturday 3:15-4:45 pm
Sunday 2:30-4 pm
Acting $275
Saturday 1:30-3 pm
Grades 3-8
Broadway Dance Styles NEW! $275
Saturday 1:30-3 pm
Grades 5-9
Audition Techniques NEW! $275
Tuesday 6-7:30 pm
Teen
Musical Theater Intensive NEW! $275
Monday 6-7:30 pm
Acting $275
Sunday 4-5:30 pm
Days Off for All Classes: 10/2, 11/25, and 11/26
PERFORMANCE WORKSHOPS
Grades 3-6
Musical Theater Performance Workshop NEW! $325
Saturday 11:45 am-1:15 pm
(Class is for students with prior TADA! experience or by permission of the Education department.)
Grades 5-9
Musical Theater Performance Workshop $325
Tuesday 4:30-6 pm
(Class is by audition or by permission of the Education department.)
Call 212-252-1619 x18 to schedule an audition.
FULL YEAR PROGRAM
Grades 4-10
Year-long Musical Theater Workshop $800
Sunday 10 am-Noon
(Class is by audition only.)
Call 212-252-1619 x18 to schedule an audition.
Days Off for All Classes: 10/2, 11/25, and 11/26
Class Descriptions
Pre-K (Ages 3½ -5)
Creative Dramatics
Kids experience music, dance, and drama using familiar children's stories.
K (Ages 5-6)
Musical Play
Explore rhythm, movement, and acting. Share a short musical with your family.
Grades 1-2
Musical Theater Skills Building
Sing, dance and act in musical numbers from original TADA! musicals as well as Broadway and off-Broadway favorites while engaging in musical theater.
Grades 3-6
Musical Theater Skills Building
Sing, dance and act in musical numbers from original TADA! musicals, as well as Broadway and off-Broadway favorites while building musical theater skills.
Grades 3-6
Acting
Dive into scene study, monologues, acting games and improvisational exercises.
Grades 3-6
Musical Theater Performance Workshop NEW!
Create and rehearse an exciting original musical using songs from Broadway and TADA! musicals. Perform it for an audience the last day.
(Class is for students with prior TADA! experience or by permission from the Education department.)
Grades 3-8
Broadway Dance Styles NEW!
Learn the hottest moves from Broadway through the exploration of jazz, musical theater and modern dance, while building upon technique and repertoire.
Grades 5-9
Audition Techniques NEW!
Thinking of auditioning for a performing arts school or want to know what it takes to survive in the business? Study both songs and monologues and learn valuable information about the business of the performing arts!
Grades 5-9
Musical Theater Performance Workshop
Create and rehearse an exciting original musical using songs from Broadway and TADA! musicals. Perform it for an audience on the last day.
(Class is by audition or by permission from the Education department.)
Call 212-252-1619 x18 to schedule an audition
Teen
Musical Theater Intensive NEW!
Intense study of select songs and scenes from Broadway and off-Broadway shows. Build your craft, sharpen your audition skills and learn about the business of theater.
Teen
Acting
Work with a professional acting teacher on character, scene study, movement for the stage, and monologues.
FULL YEAR PROGRAM
Grades 4-10
Year-long Musical Theater Workshop
Create an original 45-minute musical with songs and scenes written by you. Rehearse the show with a professional Director/Choreographer and Musical Director. Finally, perform it on our Off-Broadway mainstage!
(Class is by audition only.)
Call 212-252-1619 x18 to schedule an audition
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