Tuscaloosa Children's Theatre

Tuscaloosa, AL

Classes/Workshops

Mon-Fri	Ages 5 & 6	Ages 7 & 8	Ages 8 & 9	Ages 9 & 10	Ages 11-up
Theatre Camp 2010
June 7th-June 18th at The University of Alabama's theatre building: Rowand Johnson Hall.
TCT's Summer Camp 2010 will be coming your way again this summer! Come join the best instructors in town for two weeks of theatre fun! The dates have changed, so please take note. Details on specific times and instructors for classes are listed below. Download and complete this official registration form. *Official registration and payment must be received before your spot is guaranteed* Call Brent Jones at 792-8275 if you have any questions. Class size limited to 18 and will be filled on first come, first served basis. Prices (notice price break for multiple classes!): 1 Class: $75.00 2 Classes: $130.00 3 Classes: $190.00 4 Classes: $230.00
8:00 - 8:50	Storybook Theatre Drew Baker	Stage Movement Lindsey Jones	Improv Brent Jones	Music of the Theatre Benny Russell	Stage Combat Matthew von Redlich
8:55 - 9:45	Music of the Theatre Benny Russell	Let's Put on a Show Drew Baker	Stage Movement Lindsey Jones	Stage Combat Matthew von Redlich	Body and Voice Brent Jones
9:45 - 10:00	Break	Break	Break	Break	Break
10:00 - 10:50	Imagination Express Drew Baker	Music of the Theatre Benny Russell	Curtain Up! Elizabeth Renicks	Stage Movement Lindsey Jones	Total Production Brent Jones
11:00 - 11:50	Stage Movement Lindsey Jones	Improv Brent Jones	Music of the Theatre Benny Russell	Total Production Elizabeth Renicks	Improv Drew Baker

Instructors
Benny Russell
Long time music director for Tuscaloosa Children's Theatre, retired music teacher from Holt High School and private voice instructor for many of Tuscaloosa's youth.
Brent Jones
Original Artistic Director for Tuscaloosa Childrens Theatre, director of numerous TCT shows. Theatre teacher in Tuscaloosa City Schools for 17 years. Veteran actor and director with Tuscaloosa and Birmingham theatre groups.
Drew Baker
UA Theatre graduate and local theatre veteran actor and director. TCT’s Artistic Director.
Elizabeth Renicks
Veteran actor and director in local theatre. Former artistic coordinator for TCT and drama instructor at Tuscaloosa County High School.
Lindsey Jones
Choreographer for many TCT and Theatre Tuscaloosa shows. Experienced actor, singer and dancer in Birmingham Theatre.
Matthew von Redlich
UA Theatre graduate and drama instructor at Tuscaloosa Academy. Certified in “Stage Combat.”

Classes
Body and Voice
This class focuses in on concentrating on the two most important tools of acting- your body and your voice. Instead of using both at the same time, this class will focus on the voice and body separately. Students will spend part of the time acting with JUST their voice and part of the time acting with JUST their bodies. The showcase will feature fun and interesting scenes of pantomime and readers theatre that focus on the individual tools of the trade!
Curtain Up!
It's time for the show to begin! Do you enjoy just taking a script and making it come to life? That is exactly what students in this class will do. Students will go through the entire process from auditions to performance at the final day showcase. The extensive resources available through Tuscaloosa Children's Theatre's stock of costumes and props will be used to make this a showcase not to be missed!
Imagination Express
Do you enjoy just taking a script and making it come to life? That is exactly what students in this class will do. Students will go through the entire process from auditions to performance at the final day showcase. The extensive resources available through Tuscaloosa Children's Theatre's stock of costumes and props will be used to make this a showcase not to be missed!
Improv
Are you a big fan of the show "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" Then this is the class for you! Improvisational skills are vitally important for every actor at every age. This class provides a fun way to learn about improv as students play exciting games that develop creative thinking and acting abilities. The final day showcase will involve students showing off the quick, witty and entertaining skills they have developed by taking this class
Let's Put on a Show
Do you enjoy just taking a script and making it come to life? That is exactly what students in this class will do. Students will go through the entire process from auditions to performance at the final day showcase. The extensive resources available through Tuscaloosa Children's Theatre's stock of costumes and props will be used to make this a showcase not to be missed!
Music of the Theatre
The world of the theatre has produced some of the most famous and beloved songs of all time. Students in this class learn more about these songs as they develop their skills for performing in musical theatre. The final day showcase will feature selections from what the students have learned while taking this class.
So You Want to Direct?
This class will give students the opportunity to take a drive in the director's seat, learning all the ins and outs of planning and putting together a production. We will learn how to select and study a script, things to look for in casting, scoring and blocking a script for rehearsal, and putting together all the other elements of directing a show. Students will get to direct one another in scenework and show it off in the showcase!
Stage Combat
Ever wondered how actors on a stage can fall, fight, brawl, wrestle or battle with swords and come out unharmed after the show is over? There is a safe way to do this and these are skills that EVERY actor needs. Matthew von Redlich is a certified stage combat instructor, and he will open up the SAFE way to do stage combat to students in this class. The showcase finale will be a demonstration of techniques learned in this class.
Stage Movement
One of the most important aspects of developing a character on stage is in knowing how to move naturally as that character. This class focuses not only on learning basic dance steps associated with musical theatre, but also on moving in a believable way as different characters that might be portrayed on stage. The final day showcase will be a demonstration of some of the dances and characters developed in class that show off what students have learned.
Storybook Theatre
Children with that special spark and energy for "pretending" can begin to develop their theatrical skills as they develop characters, choose and create colorful costumes, props and scenery while working toward producing plays at our final day showcase based on children's stories.
Total Production
Are you serious about all aspects of putting together a really good show? That is exactly what students in this class will do. Students will go through the entire process from auditions to performance at the final day showcase. The extensive resources available through Tuscaloosa Children's Theatre's stock of costumes and props will be used to make this a showcase not to be missed!