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P.A.G.E. (Performing Arts Growth Essentials) $160This class is one of the first taken by all Plano Children’s Theatre students to help them develop the key skills and vocabulary of acting and performance. Students will learn basic acting techniques and exercises that prepare them to audition for and perform in any production. The P.A.G.E. class is an essential introduction to acting and the performing arts.

Grades 3-5 Sept. 11 - Nov. 6 - Mon 5:00-6:00 PM

Sept. 13 - Nov. 8 - Wed 4:00-5:00 PM

Sept. 15 - Nov. 10 - Fri 4:00-5:00 PM

Grades 6-8 Sept. 12 - Nov. 7 - Tues 5:00-6:00 PM

Sept. 13 - Nov. 8 - Wed 5:00-6:00 PM

Sept. 15 - Nov. 10 - Fri 5:00-6:00 PM

FALL 2017Professional Directors, Serious Fun.

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NTPA - Plano

1301 Custer Road, Ste. 706, Plano, TX 75075

Moving soon to The Shops at Willow Bend!

Location

We’re Moving! See pg. 3

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Elementary Production Classes $160Designed to teach basic acting skills to beginners, this class culminates in a short production. The final production integrates performance skills the children develop through weeks of practice and training in a supportive class environment. With one-on-one direction and careful teaching, children learn the essentials of stage presence, speech, and movement. These skills can be used both in the production and in everyday life, as students build confidence and the ability to speak and present in large and small groups.

Grades K-2

Ariel’s Undersea Adventures Sept. 11 - Nov. 6 - Mon 4:00-5:00 PM

Belle and the Beast Sept. 13 - Nov. 8 - Wed 4:00-5:00 PM

Grades 3-5

Harry’s Hogwarts Hijinks Sept. 12 - Nov. 7 - Tues 4:00-5:00 PM

Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman Sept. 14 - Nov. 9 - Thurs 4:00-5:00 PM

Dance for Musical Theatre $160Dance is integral to musical theatre. In this class students will experience dance steps in various styles that appear on stage including jazz, broadway and ballroom. Taught by Trisha Martin.

Grades 3-8 Sept. 14 - Nov. 9 - Thurs 4:00-5:00 PM

CLASSESProfessional Directors, Serious Fun.

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Beginning/Intermediate Tap $160Students will learn the basic moves of Musical Theatre Tap Dance and explore adapting these foundations of tap dance into short routines while learning about shows, songs and writers who have used tap dance to help tell their musical stories. Taught by Trisha Martin.

Grades 5-12

Sept. 14 - Nov. 9 - Thurs 5:00-6:00 PM

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Intro to Tech Theatre $160Students enrolled in this class will learn first-hand both the creative and technical side to lights, sound and scenic design from experts in the field. After successful completion of this class, students may be considered for opportunities to use their technical theatre skills running lights and sound for upcoming PCT/NTPA productions.

Grades 5-12

Sept. 13 - Nov. 8 - Wed 5:00-6:00 PM

Plano Rock Stars $175 + private lessonsRock Stars is a unique opportunity for students to learn how to play a musical instrument and play in a rock band. Students learn the fundamentals of music and how to work together as a group. They will explore the major rock instruments of keyboard, drums, bass, guitar, auxiliary percussion, and vocals, and will be assigned one of these based on their interest and ability. Students will rehearse both as a group during a weekly class and individually during a weekly private lesson.

Grades 4-12

Nov. 2 - Jan. 18 - Thurs 6:30-8:00 PM

Performs: Jan. 18-19

CLASSESProfessional Directors, Serious Fun.

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Acting with an Accent $160One of the greatest tools an actor has is her or his voice. The voice can help the actor establish the age, location and social class of any character and can help the audience relate to the storyline better. This class examines the use of the voice as the actor’s tool, teaching the actors first how to harness their own vocal power and then to use it to create vocal pattens that can reflect a huge range of ages and locations. Led by an experienced Hollywood acting coach, this class will explore a variety of both American regional as well as international accents.

Grades 6-12

Sept. 14 - Nov. 9 - Thurs 4:00-5:00 PM

Audition Prep $160The workshop will provide a great learning opportunity for students wishing to grow and continue in the business of theatre. Students will learn how to prepare for and execute a successful audition.

Grades 9-12 and all ACE Members

Sept. 11 - Nov. 5 - Mon 4:30-5:30 PM

Homeschool - Page to Stage $75/moPage to Stage is a course for homeschool students exploring the intersection of theatre and literature. Students will examine two versions of the text, the novel and the script. The examination of the novel will focus on themes, symbolism, and adaptation—how a novel is transformed into a script. Students will be introduced to basic theatre instruction and examine the narrative development. Students will create the set, costumes, and props for the final production. Students may also choose to participate in the production working backstage technical roles, working on marketing, or performing in the production.

All Ages

Roald Dahl’s “The Witches” Sept. 6 - Oct. 29 - Wed & Fri 1:00-3:00 PM

Performs: Oct. 27-29

JRR Tolkein’s “The Hobbit” Oct. 10 - Jan. 14 - Tues & Thurs 1:00-3:00 PM

Performs: Jan. 12-14

Stage Combat $160Students will learn basics of armed and unarmed combat led by a Certified Hollywood Stunt Coordinator. Students will study basic stage combat vocabulary, appropriate safety procedures for practicing and performing stage combat, and integration of combat skills within text and scene work.

Grades 5-12

Sept. 14 - Nov. 9 - Thurs 5:00-6:00 PM

We are moving this fall to The Shops at Willow Bend! All Plano Children’s Theatre fall classes will begin at our current location on Custer Road and will move at some point during the semester to our new location at The Shops at Willow Bend.

Current Location1301 Custer Road, Ste. 706, Plano, TX 75075

New Location6121 W. Park Blvd., Plano, TX 75093

2nd level near Dillards

PRODUCTIONSProfessional Directors, Serious Fun.

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Fall Drama RepertoryGrades 6-12 Auditions: Aug. 20, 22, 27Performs: Nov. 10-12, 16-18Director: Brandon Cunningham

Tuition: $300

These two classic American Plays will be performed in Repertory, alternating days on the same set. While each stand alone as examples of the best in American dramatic literature, The Children’s Hour and 12 Angry Men work together as a commentary on gender and class struggles that are are relevant today as ever.

King Arthur: Crisis in CamelotGrades 1-8 Auditions: Aug. 24, 25Performs: Nov. 16-19Director: Mick McCormickTuition: $250

When King Arthur sets out for yet another distant battle, he does not realise that his brilliant idea of entrusting temporary care of Camelot to his cousin, Sir Mordred, is going to backfire.

Annie Jr.Grades 1-12 Auditions: Aug. 27, 29Performs: Nov. 16-19Director: Cassidy Crown-Confer

Tuition: $325

With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms everyone’s hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. Annie is determined to find the parents who abandoned her.

Elephant and Piggie’s “We Are In A Play”Grades K-5 Auditions: Aug. 27, 30Performs: Oct. 27-29, Nov. 2-4Director: Kaitlyn WrightTuition: $250

An elephant named Gerald and a pig named Piggie are best, best, “bestus” friends, but Gerald worries that something could go wrong that would end their friendship. Piggie is not worried at all.

Harry Connick Jr.’s the Happy ElfGrades 1-12 Auditions: Sept. 10, 11Performs: Dec. 1-3, 7-9Director: Denver DanylaTuition: $325

The Happy Elf follows Eubie, the happiest elf at the North Pole. More than anything else, Eubie longs to be a part of Santa’s sleigh team. Instead, he’s stuck checking the naughty-or-nice lists.

ScroogeAll Ages and Adults Auditions: Sept. 7, 16, 18Performs: Dec. 6-9, 14-17Director: Sara AkersTuition: $200 (Adults Free)

Ebeneezer Scrooge has spent all his life accruing gold and allowing all his loved ones to slip through his hands. On Christmas Eve, Scrooge is given the gift of one more chance to redeem himself for mankind.

Scrooge