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4217-502: High School Performance Skills (grades 9-12): Getting the Part
with Kristy Dodson
Ready to shine at your next audition? This class helps students build the confidence and skills needed to deliver a memorable audition. Through monologue coaching, audition techniques, and performance practice, students will learn what directors look for and how to make a lasting impression. Whether preparing for school, community, or professional auditions, participants will leave with practical tools and the confidence to give their best performance every time.
No class November 28
4217-502: Stage Combat: Art of the Fight (grades 7- 12)
Enter the world of swashbuckling stage combat! In this fun, high-energy class, students will learn the fundamentals of theatrical fighting using both the single sword—the most common weapon in stage combat—and unarmed techniques, such as punches, slaps, falls, and more. Through safe, choreographed fights, students will build skills in footwork, timing, and storytelling through movement.
By the end of the course, students will confidently perform a staged fight scene, mastering the art of safe, dramatic combat—with and without weapons.
No experience needed—just a love for action and performance!
4217-502: High School Performance Skills (grades 9-12): Actor's Studio
with Kristy Dodson
Students will use scenes and/or monologues to develop an approach for developing a detailed, multi-faceted character as an actor. Students will explore different ways into creating a character from the initial steps of text analysis all the way through fully embodying the character on stage.
No Class April 3