Studio's Youth Theatre Program Fall 2024 Session

STUDIO JUNIORS (GRADES 3-5)

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 years ago on the doorstep of an orphanage run by the cruel Miss Hannigan. Annie eventually foils Miss Hannigan's evil machinations, finding a new home and family in billionaire Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary, Grace Farrell, and a lovable mutt named Sandy.

REHEARSAL SCHEDULE:

ANNIE CLASS (A)

MONDAY/TUESDAY - 4:30-6:00

WARBUCKS CLASS (B)

WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY - 4:30-6:00

SHOW SCHEDULES:

ANNIE CLASS:

NOVEMBER 8TH - 7:00

NOVEMBER 9TH - 4:00

NOVEMBER 10TH - 1:00

WARBUCKS CLASS:

NOVEMBER 9TH - 1:00 AND 7:00

NOVEMBER 10TH - 4:00

STUDIO TWEENS (GRADES 6-8)

Once upon a time, in a far away swamp, there lived an ogre named Shrek.  One day, Shrek finds his swamp invaded by banished fairytale misfits who have been cast off by Lord Farquaad, a tiny terror with big ambitions. When Shrek sets off with a wisecracking donkey to confront Farquaad, he's handed a task — if he rescues feisty princess Fiona, his swamp will be righted. Shrek tries to win Fiona’s love and vanquish Lord Farquaad, but a fairytale wouldn't be complete without a few twists and turns along the way.

REHEARSAL SCHEDULE:

PINOCCHIO CLASS (A)

MONDAY/TUESDAY - 6:00-7:30

GINGY CLASS (B)

WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY - 6:00-7:30

SHOW SCHEDULES:

SHREK CLASS:

NOVEMBER 15TH - 7:00

NOVEMBER 16TH - 4:00

NOVEMBER 17TH - 1:00

FIONA CLASS:

NOVEMBER 16TH - 1:00 AND 7:00

NOVEMBER 17TH - 4:00

STUDIO TEENS MUSICAL 

(GRADES 9-12)

Cady Heron may have grown up on an African savanna, but nothing prepared her for the wild and vicious ways of her strange new home: suburban Illinois. How will this naïve newbie rise to the top of the popularity pecking order? By taking on The Plastics, a trio of lionized frenemies led by the charming but ruthless Regina George. But when Cady and her friends devise a "Revenge Party" to end Regina’s reign, she learns the hard way that you can’t cross a Queen Bee without getting stung.

REHEARSAL SCHEDULE:

SUNDAY - 7:00-10:00

WEDNESDAY - 7:30-10:00

SHOW SCHEDULE:

NOVEMBER 22ND - 8:00

NOVEMBER 23RD - 2:30

NOVEMBER 24TH - 7:00

STUDIO TEENS PLAY 

(GRADES 9-12)

Something Wicked This Way Comes is a 1962 dark fantasy novel by Ray Bradbury about two 13-year-old best friends, Jim Nightshade and Will Halloway, who encounter a traveling carnival in their Midwestern hometown of Green Town, Illinois. The carnival's leader, Mr. Dark, seems to have the power to grant the townspeople's secret desires, but with an ironic twist.

REHEARSAL SCHEDULE:

SUNDAY - 3:00-5:30

TUESDAY - 7:30-10:00

SHOW SCHEDULE:

NOVEMBER 1ST - 8:00

NOVEMBER 2ND - 8:00

NOVEMBER 3RD - 2:30

STUDIO SHAKESPEARE 

(GRADES 6-12)

"Macbeth," a tragedy by William Shakespeare, tells the story of a Scottish nobleman named Macbeth who is led to evil by his ambition and the influence of his wife, Lady Macbeth. After receiving a prophecy from three witches that he will become king, Macbeth murders King Duncan and ascends to the throne. Consumed by guilt and paranoia, he continues his spree of violence, killing his friend Banquo and attempting to kill Banquo's son, Fleance, who escapes. Lady Macbeth, tormented by her role in the murders, descends into madness and eventually dies. Macbeth's tyrannical rule leads to widespread unrest, and he is ultimately overthrown and killed by Macduff, a nobleman seeking revenge for the murder of his own family. The play explores themes of ambition, power, guilt, and fate.

REHEARSAL SCHEDULE:

SUNDAYS - 10:00-1:00

SHOW SCHEDULE:

NOVEMBER 23RD - 8:00

NOVEMBER 24TH - 2:30