2023-24 CLASSES
Fall Class Registration open!
CLASS DISCOUNT
Invest in more learning, register for two or more classes and receive 5% off your classes. Bring a lunch or snack and enjoy it with friends in between classes.
Super Storytellers, Ages 3-K
Remember the pre-internet age? Where kids were never “plugged in”? Where kids could be kids, get lost in stories, explore the world around them freely and play pretend? This is the class designed for kids to be kids, all while being led by theater professionals. This is a return to the world of imagination!
Final Performance on last day of class at 9:30 am.
Cost: $160
Time: 9:00-10:30
Lessons: 8
Fall Schedule: Saturdays, Sept 16-Nov 4
Winter Schedule: Saturdays, Jan 6-Feb 24 (Snow Date March 2)
Spring Schedule: Saturdays, March 16-May 11 (No class March 30)
Invest in more learning, register for two or more classes and receive 5% off your classes.
Broadway Kiddos, Grades K-2
Singing, Dancing, Acting and Fun! That is what this high energy beginner musical theater class is all about. Students discover healthy singing habits and explore cool dance combinations, all while creating a character for each song. Performers will perform in the Holiday Cheer Concert on the main stage at the Knauer Performing Arts Center for the Fall session. The winter sessions performers will have a final performance on the final day of class at 5:30 pm.
Cost: $250
Time: 4:30-6:00
Fall Schedule:
Wednesdays, Sept 20-Nov 8
8 Lessons plus additional rehearsals for Holiday Cheer Concert on Main Stage: Nov 11: 12:30-1:30, Nov 18: 12:30-1:30, Nov 27: 4:30-6:00, Nov 30: 4:30-6:00
Holiday Cheer Concert: Dec 1
Call time: 4:30
Show at 5:00-6:15 pm.
Winter Schedule: Wednesdays, Jan 10-Feb 28 (Snow Date March 6)
Final Performance on last day of class at 5:30 pm
Spring Schedule: Wednesdays, March 20-May 8
Final Performance on last day of class at 5:30 pm
Invest in more learning, register for two or more classes and receive 5% off your classes
FUNdamentals of Theatre, Grades K-2
Is your child a performer at heart? Or, is your child shy? In “FUNdamentals of Theatre,” all types of students excel as we work as a team and as individuals to develop a staged story, with characters that students create, while in a safe, fun, judgment-free zone. Let our theatre professionals guide your children as they discover the FUNdamentals of Theatre!
Final Performance on last day of class at 10:00 am.
Cost: $240
Time: 9:00-10:30
Lessons: 8
Fall Schedule: Saturdays, Sept 16-Nov 4
Winter Schedule: Saturdays, Jan 6-Feb 24 (Snow Date March 2)
Spring Schedule: Saturdays, March 16-May 11 (No class March 30)
Invest in more learning, register for two or more classes and receive 5% off your classes.
Acting Academy, Grades 3-4
This on-your-feet, team building, high energy, creative-thinking class is for any student who likes to have fun while taking on a challenge. Performers will use improvisation, theater games and exercises, to help develop their characters and use their imagination for their final performance of a short play.
Final Performance on last day of class at 11:00 am.
Cost: $240
Time: 10:00-11:30
Lessons: 8
Fall Schedule: Saturdays, Sept 16-Nov 4
Winter Schedule: Saturdays, Jan 6-Feb 24 (Snow Date March 2)
Invest in more learning, register for two or more classes and receive 5% off your classes. On Saturdays, consider also joining The Singing Academy from 11:30-1:00. Bring a lunch and enjoy it with friends in between classes.
Singing Academy, Grades 2-4
Singing, Dancing, Acting and Fun! That is what this high energy musical theater class is all about. Performers create a cabaret-style concert which is performed on the main stage at the Knauer Performing Arts Center at our Holiday Concert (winter session: Future Stars Gala). Work with a Professional Singer/Actor/Dancer and a Professional Musical Director.
All classes and concerts are accompanied by our Musical Director, giving students the opportunity to learn how to lead an accompanist.
Cost: $280
Time: 12:00-1:30
Fall Schedule:
Saturdays, Sept 16-Nov 4
8 Lessons plus additional rehearsals for Holiday Cheer Concert on Main Stage: Nov 11: 12:30-2:00, Nov 18: 12:30-2:00, Nov 27: 4:30-6:30, Nov 30: 4:30-6:30
Holiday Cheer Concert: Dec 1
Call time: 4:30
Show at 5:00-6:15 pm.
Winter Schedule:
Saturdays, Jan 6-Feb 24 (Snow Date March 2)
8 Lessons plus additional rehearsals for Future Stars Benefit on Main Stage: Feb 25: 1:00-3:00, March 3: 1:00-3:00, March 8: 4:30-6:30
Future Stars Benefit: March 9: Call time 12:30, Show at 2:00.
Invest in more learning, register for two or more classes and receive 5% off your classes. On Saturdays, consider also joining The Acting Academy from 9:30-11:00 am. Bring a lunch and enjoy it with friends in between classes.
Youth Improvisation, Grades 4-6
Let your performer discover the joys of improv by utilizing their own innate sense of play, curiosity and authenticity. Through coaching, exercises, creative games and short-form scenes, students will learn how to be more spontaneous, trusting and cooperative. These skills will not only help your performer as an actor but also at school in learning how to connect with people socially. This class is all about jumping in, having fun, playing hard, working together and finding your voice.
Final Performance on last day of class at 6:15 pm.
Cost: $160
Time: 5:45-6:45
Lessons: 8
Fall Schedule: Tuesdays, Sept 19-Nov 14 (No class Oct 31)
Winter Schedule: Tuesdays, Jan 9-Feb 27 (Snow Date March 5)
Invest in more learning, register for two or more classes and receive 5% off your classes
Black Box Studio 1, Grades 5-7
Time to take acting to the next level. By using improv games, scripted scene analysis and acting exercises, students will discover the innovative techniques of Spolin, Meisner, Adler and Stanislavski. Students learn to find their objective in a scene, how to build a character, as well as how to analyze a script. This class concludes with a showcase of scenes.
Final Performance on last day of class at 12:30 pm.
Cost: $240
Time: 11:30-1:00
Lessons: 8
Fall Schedule: Saturdays, Sept 16-Nov 4
Winter Schedule: Saturdays, Jan 6-Feb 24 (Snow Date March 2)
Invest in more learning, register for two or more classes and receive 5% off your classes. On Saturdays, consider also joining The Singing Artist from 1:15-3:15 pm. Bring a lunch and enjoy it with friends in between classes.
Black Box Studio 2, Grades 8-12
Black Box Studio 2 is setting the stage for solid professional acting habits. We start with proper warm-ups, get on our feet with theater games and improv, delve into script analysis and scene preparation, and work to get in tune with our instincts which brings out the truthfulness of acting, all while having tons of FUN in the process.
Every performer is different! We teach various acting techniques to find which one resonates with each actor. While the primary technique is Meisner Technique, other influences include Stella Adler, Viola Spolin, Terry Schreiber, The Barrow Group and Stanislavski. Familiar with this scene? Performers who have taken Black Box Studio 2 twice will have the option of working on a Shakespeare or Chekhov scene.
Final Performance on last day of class at 4:30 pm.
Cost: $320
Time: 3:30-5:30
Lessons: 8
Fall Schedule: Saturdays, Sept 16-Nov 4
Winter Schedule: Saturdays, Jan 6-Feb 24 (Snow Date March 2)
Invest in more learning, register for two or more classes and receive 5% off your classes. On Saturdays, consider also joining The Singing Artist from 1:15-3:15 pm.
THE Singing Artist, Grades 5-12
It’s time to shine as a soloist, and glisten as a group. In The Singing Artist, performers develop healthy singing habits and discover how to interpret a song and perform a solo with the help of the David Craig Technique. Every performer receives individual vocal and acting instruction with our Musical Director and Director Therese Walden-Murphy. All classes and concerts will be accompanied by our Musical Director, giving performers the opportunity to learn to lead an accompanist.
Cost: $350
Time: 1:30-3:30
Fall Schedule:
Saturdays, Sept 16-Nov 4
8 Lessons plus additional rehearsals for Holiday Cheer Concert on Main Stage: Nov 11: 12:30-3:30, Nov 18: 12:30-3:30, Nov 27: 4:30-7:30, Nov 30: 4:30-7:30
Holiday Cheer Concert: Dec 1
Call time: 4:30
Show at 5:00-6:00 pm.
Winter Schedule:
Saturdays, Jan 6-Feb 25 (Snow Date March 4)
8 Lessons plus additional rehearsals for Future Stars Benefit on Main Stage: Feb 25: 1:00-4:00, March 3: 1:00-4:00, March 8: 4:30-7:30
Future Stars Benefit: March 9: Call time 12:30, Show at 2:00.
Invest in more learning, register for two or more classes and receive 5% off your classes. On Saturdays consider joining our Black Box 2 class from 3:30-5:30 pm.
Uptown Singers, Grades 6-12
The Uptown Singers gives your performer pre-professional musical theatre training, teaching soloists to listen to the lyrics of a song as well as themselves, all while telling a story. The Uptown Singers will create a cabaret-style show of solos, duets and group numbers which is then performed at multiple area locations and events. Performers continue to develop the skill to carry a harmony line, perform a solo of professional quality and dance.
It is recommended that performers take The Singing Artist (formerly WCStudio Singers), or Glee Week camp at least once before auditioning for Uptown! Singers. Admission is by audition only.
To Audition: Submit a 32 measure video singing a song that highlights your vocal strength and demonstrates your ability to perform and interpret a song by Sept 1 to therese@uptownwestchester.org. Please sing with a karaoke track or an accompaniment of some kind. Do not sing A Cappella. Feel free to sing from the show if you would like.
Callbacks: September 5th at 5:00-7:00 pm. Anyone being called back will need to learn a short harmony and sing it at the callback. We will also have a short dance call.
Cost: $370
Time: 6:00-8:30
Fall Schedule:
Tuesdays, Sept 12-Nov 21 (No Class Oct 31)
10 Lessons plus additional rehearsals for Holiday Cheer Concert on Main Stage: Nov 11: 12:30-3:30, Nov 18: 12:30-3:30, Nov 27: 4:30-7:30, Nov 30: 4:30-7:30
Holiday Cheer Concert: Dec 1
Call time: 4:30
Show at 5:00-6:15 pm.
Winter Schedule:
Tuesdays, Jan 9-March 5
10 Lessons plus additional rehearsals for Future Stars Benefit on Main Stage: Feb 25: 1:00-4:00, March 3: 1:00-4:00, March 8: 4:30-7:30
Future Stars Benefit: March 9: Call time 12:30, Show at 2:00.
Acting for the Camera, Grades 6-12
Fall Class: Discover what goes into auditioning for and shooting TV commercials as well as using a teleprompter. All performers will work with a professional actor as they shoot multiple commercials, then watch the playbacks and discuss improvements made. A few classes will be spent on learning how to use a teleprompter. The most exciting discovery performers make is realizing how important it is to bring their unique personality to the camera.
Winter Class: Work with a professional actor/director as you learn to navigate the world of TV and Film. During each class of shooting, performers will watch their work, discuss improvements made and discover adjustments which will improve their performances. In addition everyone will learn the process of TV and Film auditioning as well as set etiquette.
Final Performance on last day of class at 5:30 pm.
Cost: $240
Time: 4:30-6:00
Lessons: 8
Fall Schedule: The Focus will be on TV Commercials/Teleprompter
Mondays, Sept 18-Nov 6
Winter Schedule: The focus will be on TV & Film Scenes
Mondays, Jan 8-Feb 26 (Snow Date March 4)
Invest in more learning, register for two or more classes and receive 5% off your classes. On Mondays, consider also joining Audition Prep.
Audition Prep, Grades 6-12
Discover what everyone wants to know: How to give a great audition! Learn to bring yourself into the audition room and use your unique self in your monologues, songs and sides. Miss Maggie and Miss Therese are so excited to teach this class together and help you learn to give awesome auditions!
Final Performance on last day of class at 7:00 pm.
Cost: $240
Time: 6:00-7:30
Lessons: 8
Fall Schedule: Mondays, Sept 18-Nov 6
Winter Schedule: Mondays, Jan 8-Feb 26 (Snow Date March 4)
Improvisation, Grades 7-12
Let your performer discover the joys of improv by utilizing their own innate sense of play, curiosity and authenticity. Through coaching, exercises, creative games and short-form scenes, students will learn how to be more spontaneous, trusting and cooperative. These skills will not only help your performer as an actor but also at school in learning how to connect with people socially. This class is all about jumping in, having fun, playing hard, working together and finding your voice.
Final Performance on last day of class at 5:00 pm.
Cost: $160
Time: 4:30-5:30
Lessons: 8
Fall Schedule: Tuesdays, Sept 19-Nov 14 (No class Oct 31)
Winter Schedule: Tuesdays, Jan 9-Feb 27 (Snow Date March 5)
Youth Improvisation, Grades 4-6
Let your performer discover the joys of improv by utilizing their own innate sense of play, curiosity and authenticity. Through coaching, exercises, creative games and short-form scenes, students will learn how to be more spontaneous, trusting and cooperative. These skills will not only help your performer as an actor but also at school in learning how to connect with people socially. This class is all about jumping in, having fun, playing hard, working together and finding your voice.
Final Performance on last day of class at 6:15 pm.
Cost: $160
Time: 5:45-6:45
Lessons: 8
Fall Schedule: Tuesdays, Sept 19-Nov 14 (No class Oct 31)
Winter Schedule: Tuesdays, Jan 9-Feb 27 (Snow Date March 5)
Advanced Improv, Grades 7-12
Let’s take: “Yes, And” to the next level! This class will continue to teach more and more advanced Improvisation games and exercises as well as short form scene.
Final Presentation on last day of class at 6:30 pm.
Cost: $160
Time: 6:00-7:00
Lessons: 8
Fall Schedule: Wednesdays, Sept 20-Nov 8
Winter Schedule: Wednesdays, Jan 10-Feb 28 (Snow Date March 6)
ADULT ACTING (Adults 18+)
Adult Acting is designed to help adults step into the world of acting either professionally or as a part time hobby. You will be working with a professional actor, who will choose material especially selected for you and will challenge you to become your best. The Adult Acting class is run similarly to professional classes in NYC and LA, jam-packed with fun and substantial learning. While the primary technique taught in this class is Meisner Technique, other influences include: Stella Adler, Terry Schreiber, The Barrow Group, and Stanislavski.
Cost: $320
Time: 7:30-9:30
Lessons: 8
Fall Schedule: Mondays, Sept 18-Nov 6
Winter Schedule: Mondays, Jan 8-Feb 26 (Snow Date March 4)
Spring Schedule: Mondays, March 18-May 6
ADULT IMPROVISATION (Adults 18+)
What is improv? Improvisation, or improv, is a form of live theatre in which the plot, characters and dialogue of a game, scene or story are made up in the moment. Often improvisers will take a suggestion from the audience or draw on some other source of inspiration to get started.
Learning improv will sharpen your ability to think on your toes, open your mind to new ideas, and give you a safe space to get back in touch with your silly side! Improv all starts with: Yes, And?
Take the gloom out of Wednesdays with our Improv class!
Cost: $240
Time: 7:30-9:00
Lessons: 8
Fall Schedule: Wednesdays, Sept 20-Nov 8
Winter Schedule: Wednesdays, Jan 10-Feb 28 (Snow Date March 6)
Spring Schedule: Wednesdays, March 20-May 8
Invest in more learning, register for two or more classes and receive 5% off your classes