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Theatre Arts Training

About the Program

CTC exists to create extraordinary theatre experiences that EDUCATE, CHALLENGE, and INSPIRE young people. Last year, over 1,500 students participated in CTC's Theatre Arts Training classes, camps, and student productions.

The Theatre Arts Training program is well rounded with two areas of focus:

• Training students in skill building in acting, music and dance, and using theatre to empower students to become active and informed citizens of the world.
  
  
• To allow students the opportunity to express themselves, collaborate with others, explore the creative process and investigate elements of story, character, themes and genres.

Theatre Arts Training at CTC can change your child's life by nurturing the ability and desire to think critically, work collaboratively, build self-confidence, and become assertive, active members of society.

Class Schedule – Summer 2009 Session (click class title for description and registration information) Prefer to register by mail/fax? Download the Theatre Arts Training Registration Form
IMPORTANT FORMS & DOWNLOADS — for parents/guardians
Info Sheet  |  Emergency Contact Form  |  Emergency Contact Form  |  Parent Handbook  |  Bios
EARLY CHILDHOOD — ages 3-5
Creative Storytelling	Mon-Fri 9:30am-11:00am (Jun 8-12) Mon-Fri 2:30pm-4:00pm (Jun 8-12) Mon-Fri 9:30am-11:00am (Jun 15-19) Mon-Fri 2:30pm-4:00pm (Jun 15-19) Mon-Fri 9:30am-11:00am (Jun 22-26) Mon-Fri 2:30pm-4:00pm (Jun 22-26) Mon-Fri 9:30am-11:00am (Jul 6-10) Mon-Fri 9:30am-11:00am (Jul 13-17) Mon-Fri 2:30pm-4:00pm (Jul 13-17) Mon-Fri 9:30am-11:00am (Jul 20-24) Mon-Fri 2:30pm-4:00pm (Jul 20-24) Mon-Fri 9:30am-11:00am (Jul 27-31) Mon-Fri 2:30pm-4:00pm (Jul 27-31)	Ages 3-4 Ages 4-5 Ages 3-4 Ages 4-5 Ages 3-4 Ages 4-5 Ages 4-5 Ages 3-4 Ages 4-5 Ages 3-4 Ages 4-5 Ages 3-4 Ages 4-5	Closed FULL Closed Closed Closed FULL $125 $125 $125 $125 FULL $125 $125
PRIMARY — ages 6-8
Primary Conservatory	Mon-Fri 9:30am-12:00pm (Jun 15-19) Mon-Fri 1:00pm-3:30pm (Jun 15-19) Mon-Fri 9:30am-3:30pm (Jun 15-19) Mon-Fri 9:30am-12:00pm (Jun 22-26) Mon-Fri 1:00pm-3:30pm (Jun 22-26) Mon-Fri 9:30am-3:30pm (Jun 22-26) Mon-Fri 9:30am-12:00pm (Jul 6-10) Mon-Fri 9:30am-12:00pm (Jul 13-17) Mon-Fri 1:00pm-3:30pm (Jul 13-17) Mon-Fri 9:30am-3:30pm (Jul 13-17) Mon-Fri 9:30am-12:00pm (Jul 20-24) Mon-Fri 1:00pm-3:30pm (Jul 20-24) Mon-Fri 9:30am-3:30pm (Jul 20-24) Mon-Fri 9:30am-12:00pm (Jul 27-31) Mon-Fri 1:00pm-3:30pm (Jul 27-31) Mon-Fri 9:30am-3:30pm (Jul 27-31) Mon-Fri 9:30am-12:00pm (Aug 3-7) Mon-Fri 1:00pm-3:30pm (Aug 3-7) Mon-Fri 9:30am-3:30pm (Aug 3-7)	Ages 6-8 Ages 6-8 Ages 6-8 Ages 6-8 Ages 6-8 Ages 6-8 Ages 6-8 Ages 6-8 Ages 6-8 Ages 6-8 Ages 6-8 Ages 6-8 Ages 6-8 Ages 6-8 Ages 6-8 Ages 6-8 Ages 6-8 Ages 6-8 Ages 6-8	FULL FULL FULL FULL FULL FULL FULL FULL FULL FULL FULL FULL FULL FULL FULL FULL FULL $160 FULL
Puppet Play	Mon-Fri 12:30pm-2:00pm (Jun 22-26)	Ages 6-8	Closed
Culture Camp	Mon/Wed/Fri 9:30am-3:00pm (Aug 3-7)	Ages 7-12	$260
Puppet Pizzazz! NEW!	Mon-Fri 12:00pm-2:00pm (Aug 10-14)	Ages 7-9	$215
JUNIOR — ages 9-14
Junior Conservatory	Mon-Fri 9:00am-12:00pm (Jun 15-19) Mon-Fri 9:00am-12:00pm (Jun 22-26) Mon-Fri 1:00pm-4:00pm (Jun 22-26) Mon-Fri 9:00am-4:00pm (Jun 22-26) Mon-Fri 9:00am-12:00pm (Jul 6-10) Mon-Fri 9:00am-12:00pm (Jul 13-17) Mon-Fri 1:00pm-4:00pm (Jul 13-17) Mon-Fri 9:00am-4:00pm (Jul 13-17) Mon-Fri 9:00am-12:00pm (Jul 20-24) Mon-Fri 1:00pm-4:00pm (Jul 20-24) Mon-Fri 9:00am-4:00pm (Jul 20-24) Mon-Fri 9:00am-12:00pm (Jul 27-31) Mon-Fri 1:00pm-4:00pm (Jul 27-31) Mon-Fri 9:00am-4:00pm (Jul 27-31) Mon-Fri 9:00am-12:00pm (Aug 3-7) Mon-Fri 1:00pm-4:00pm (Aug 3-7) Mon-Fri 9:00am-4:00pm (Aug 3-7)	Ages 9-12 Ages 9-12 Ages 9-12 Ages 9-12 Ages 9-12 Ages 9-12 Ages 9-12 Ages 9-12 Ages 9-12 Ages 9-12 Ages 9-12 Ages 9-12 Ages 9-12 Ages 9-12 Ages 9-12 Ages 9-12 Ages 9-12	Closed Closed Closed Closed $180 FULL $180 $340 $180 $180 $340 $180 $180 $340 $180 $180 $340
Junior Company/Ensemble (audition required)	Mon-Fri 9:00am-4:00pm (Jun 15-26)	Ages 10-14	Closed
Junior Triple Threat (audition required)	Mon/Wed/Fri 9:30am-12:00pm (Jun 15-Jul 17)	Ages 10-14	Closed
Junior Intensive (audition required)	Mon-Fri 9:00am-4:00pm (Jul 27-Aug 14)	Ages 10-14	Closed
Culture Camp	Mon/Wed/Fri 9:30am-3:00pm (Aug 3-7)	Ages 7-12	$260
Junior Comedy Skit Creation - Improvisation NEW!	Mon-Fri 9:00am-11:00am (Aug 10-14)	Ages 10-12	$200
SENIOR — ages 13-18
Comedy Skit Creation - Improvisation	Mon-Fri 11:00am-3:00pm (Aug 10-14)	Ages 13-18	$275
Senior Musical Theatre Production Intensive (audition required)	Mon-Sun (Jul 6-Aug 13)	Ages 15-18	Closed

Class Schedule – Fall 2009 Session (click class title for description and registration information) Prefer to register by mail/fax? Download the Theatre Arts Training Registration Form
IMPORTANT FORMS & DOWNLOADS — for parents/guardians
Emergency Contact Form  |  Emergency Contact Form  |  Bios
EARLY CHILDHOOD — ages 3-5
Fabulous Friends: Creative Storytelling	Sat 9:30am-10:30am (Sep 19-Nov 21) Sat 11:00am-12:30pm (Sep 19-Nov 21) Tue 10:00am-11:00am (Sep 15-Nov 17)	Ages 3-4 Ages 4-5 Ages 3-4	$160 $160 $160
Creative Movement	Tue 11:00am-Noon (Sep 15-Nov 17) Tue 3:30pm-4:30am (Sep 15-Nov 17)	Ages 3-4 Ages 4-5	$125 $125
PRIMARY — ages 6-8
Telling Tales: Primary Conservatory 1	Sat 9:00am-11:00am (Sep 19-Nov 21) Sat 11:30am-1:30pm (Sep 19-Nov 21)	Ages 6-7 Ages 6-7	$220 $220
Tales of Friendship Around the World: Primary Conservatory 2	Sat 1:30pm-3:30pm (Sep 19-Nov 21)	Ages 7-8	$220
Show Tunes: Primary Music	Sat 11:30am-1:30pm (Sep 19-Nov 21)	Ages 7-8	$220
JUNIOR — ages 9-13
Take a Bow: Junior Conservatory Level 1	Sat 9:00am-Noon (Sep 19-Nov 21) Sat 1:00pm-4:00pm (Sep 19-Nov 21)	Ages 9-10 Ages 11-12	$350 $350
Musical Theatre Improv	Sat 9:30am-11:30am (Sep 19-Nov 21)	Ages 10-12	$250
Improv Acting for Kids	Tue 6:00pm-8:00pm (Sep 15-Nov 17)	Ages 10-12	$250
Intro to Performance	Mon 6:00pm-8:00pm (Sep 14-Nov 16)	Ages 11-13	$250
Actor's Craft: Junior Company (audition required)	Sat 12:30pm-3:30pm (Sep 19-Nov 21)	Ages 11-13	$350
SENIOR — ages 14-18
Broadway Bound: Senior Conservatory	Mon/Wed/Thu 4:00pm-6:00pm (Sep 14-Nov 19)	Ages 14-18	$375
Audition Seminar	Sat (Oct 3 & 10)	Ages 14-18	$300
Senior Company: Wanting the Stream to be a River and the River to be a Torrent (audition required)	Mon/Wed/Thu 4:30pm-7:00pm (Sep 28-Nov 21)	Ages 15-18	$425
HOME SCHOOL — ages 6-13
Telling Tales: Primary Conservatory 1	Tue 1:00pm-3:00pm (Sep 15-Nov 17)	Ages 6-8	$220
Take a Bow: Junior Conservatory Level 1	Tue 12:30pm-2:30pm (Sep 15-Nov 17)	Ages 9-11	$350

• Individual Registration: Receive 10% off your tuition cost if you are a CTC season subscriber or you have more than one student from your family registered for any class (1st class at full price, all subsequent classes at 10% off). Only one 10% discount can be applied to an individual class.
• Group Registration: Receive 15% off your tuition cost for group enrollments of 10 or more in the same class. For group registration, contact the Ticket Office at 612.874.0400.

• Refunds/Cancellation: You may cancel your registration up to one week before the class begins. A cancellation fee equal to one-third of the total class value will apply. There are no refunds for cancellations made less than one week before the first day of class. Tuition for classes cannot be transferred to other sessions. CTC reserves the right to cancel classes that do not have minimum enrollment. Classes, faculty, and schedule are subject to change.
• Tuition: Tuition must be paid at time of registration. We accept check, credit card, or money order. Only credit card payments are accepted with online registration. A partial payment option is available (credit card payments only): 50% of the tuition is charged at time of registration with the balance automatically charged one month later (or at least one week prior to class). All tuition must be paid in full at least one week prior to the beginning of class.
• Scholarship: A limited amount of scholarship dollars are available and are allocated based on need and on a first-come first-served basis. If you have questions, please contact us at education@childrenstheatre.org or 612.874.0400. Download Scholarship Application»
• Supervision: Adult supervision ends at the end of each class. Students 9 years and older will wait at CTC's Stage Door entrance to be picked up. Students 3-8 years old must be dropped off and picked up from their classroom.
• Medical Policy: If we are unable to contact a parent, or if time does not permit, we will take the student to Abbott Northwestern Hospital or use the 911 service. Expenses incurred will be paid by the parent or legal guardian.