PLAY,
LEARN,
GROW!
Our Creative Arts Academy programs give young people the opportunity to experience and actively participate in the arts.
Classes and camp are open to students with prior experience as well as curious newcomers.
EDUCATION | CREATIVE ARTS ACADEMY
Creative Arts Academy Fall 2023 Classes
10 Week Session
Registration Now Open!
If you are having any trouble registering, please give us a call at (973) 347-4946 or email Lori Lawrence at llawrence@growingstage.com
PK-K
Story & A Song
COMING WINTER SESSION 2024
Pre-K: Ages 3.5 to 5 year olds
Saturdays | 9:30am – 10:15am
45 minute In-Person
Cost: $175
Join us for this music and movement class! Storytelling will be at the forefront we work together to dramatize stories through song – a wonderful way to play, learn and grow creatively. Each week is a new adventure in dramatic play and creativity. Move to the beat of fun music and take on characters like animals and fairy tale friends.
LIMITED ENROLLMENT of 10 Children.
Creative Dramatics
K, 1st Grades
Saturdays, Sept. 30 – Dec. 9 | 9:30 am – 10:30 am
60 minute In-Person
Cost: $200
Voice, Body and Imagination – the ” Actor’s Tools” – with them you can create theatre anywhere! Our Creative Dramatics Programs are for young people grades K-3. Through creative theatre games and story dramatization, children will explore their imaginations, develop storytelling, pantomime and movement skills sharpening their creativity, improving their self-confidence and learning the importance of teamwork. Above all, our youngest performers will enjoy becoming part of the magic that we create in our classroom.
Grades 1-4
Creative Dramatics
K, 1st Grades
2nd-3rd Grade
Saturdays, Sept. 30 – Dec. 9 | 9:30am – 10:30am
60 minute In-Person class
Cost: $200
Voice, Body and Imagination – the ” Actor’s Tools” – with them you can create theatre anywhere! Our Creative Dramatics Programs are for young people grades K-3. Through creative theatre games and story dramatization, children will explore their imaginations, develop storytelling, pantomime and movement skills sharpening their creativity, improving their self-confidence and learning the importance of teamwork. Above all, our youngest performers will enjoy becoming part of the magic that we create in our classroom.
Acting Lab
4th-6th Grade
Saturdays, Sept. 30 – Dec. 9 | 10:45am – 11:45am
60 minute In-Person class
Cost: $200
Do you love to act? Open to both beginners and experienced students, throughout the session participants will hone their acting skills through theatre games, improvisation and scene study. Each class culminates in a sharing of solo/group work.
Musical Performance Lab
• 2nd-3rd Grade
Saturdays, Sept. 30 – Dec. 9 | 10:45am – 11:45am
• 4th-6th Grade
Saturdays, Sept. 30 – Dec. 9 | 12:00pm – 1:00pm
60 minute In-Person class
Cost: $225
Do you love to act, sing and dance? This program is for you! Each week students will focus on musical performance technique where vocal production, song interpretation, acting and movement are all intertwined. Each class culminates in a sharing of solo/group work.
Puppetry Workshop
Grades 2 to 6
Have you ever wanted to be a puppeteer? Join us for this fun-filled puppetry workshop where you will learn about the fundamentals of puppetry! Over the course of four sessions, students will learn how to make puppets and a puppet theatre from common household items, bringing their puppets to life through breath, focus, and weight. They will explore not only how to create puppet stories in their own homes, but how to use storytelling and collaboration skills to create puppet stories with their peers through Zoom.
Grades 5-8
Musical Performance Lab
• 4th-6th Grade
Saturdays, Sept. 30 – Dec. 9 | 12:00pm – 1:00pm
• 7th-9th Grade
Saturdays, Sept. 30 – Dec. 9 | 1:15pm – 2:15pm
60 minute In-Person class
Cost: $225
Do you love to act, sing and dance? This program is for you! Each week students will focus on musical performance technique where vocal production, song interpretation, acting and movement are all intertwined. Each class culminates in a sharing of solo/group work.
Acting Lab
• 4th-6th Grade
Saturdays, Sept. 30 – Dec. 9 | 10:45am – 11:45am (Call for Availability)
• 7th-9th Grade
Saturdays, Sept. 30 – Dec. 9 | 12:00pm – 1:00pm
60 minute In-Person class
Cost: $200
Do you love to act? Open to both beginners and experienced students, throughout the session participants will hone their acting skills through theatre games, improvisation and scene study. Each class culminates in a sharing of solo/group work.
Playwriting Workshop
6th Grade and Above
Wednesdays, Oct. 4 – Dec. 13
6pm – 7pm
60 minute In-Person class
Cost: $200
Have you ever wanted to write your own play? Explore the special skills needed to write for the stage. From monologues to adaptations to original scripts, classes will offer writing exercises, prompts, and workshop opportunities for students to create and share their creative work in the company of other student writers who will provide feedback and suggestions. Students will hone their talents and complete several scenes and scripts for their writing portfolios. This 10-week session will culminate in a sharing of highlighted work utilizing student performers.
Improv
6th-8th Grade
Wednesdays, Oct. 4 – Dec. 13
6pm – 7pm
60 minute In-Person class
Cost: $200
Have you ever watched an improv group and thought “How do they do that?” The skills needed are teachable, and what you learn from improv can be used on and off stage! In this class, students will learn the fundamental rules of improvisational performance. Each student will have the opportunity to workshop their skills in an open, welcoming, “no-bad-ideas” environment. Learn how trusting your instincts, listening to your scene partners and working collaboratively can create surprising (and often hilarious) results.
Puppetry Workshop
NEW
Grades 2 to 6
Have you ever wanted to be a puppeteer? Join us for this fun-filled puppetry workshop where you will learn about the fundamentals of puppetry! Over the course of four sessions, students will learn how to make puppets and a puppet theatre from common household items, bringing their puppets to life through breath, focus, and weight. They will explore not only how to create puppet stories in their own homes, but how to use storytelling and collaboration skills to create puppet stories with their peers through Zoom.
High School
Musical Performance Lab HS
New!
9th-12th Grade
From Agnes DeMille to Andy Blankenbuehler – learn the different choreographic styles of Broadway’s greatest movers! Not a singer? Not a dancer? No worries! This class is designed to accommodate both the beginner and the more experienced performer. This class will culminate in a sharing of group/solo work.
Acting Lab
7th-9th Grade
Saturdays, Sept. 30 – Dec. 9 | 12:00pm – 1:00pm
60 minute In-Person class
Cost: $200
Do you love to act? Open to both beginners and experienced students, throughout the session participants will hone their acting skills through theatre games, improvisation and scene study. Each class culminates in a sharing of solo/group work.
HS Acting Ensemble
COMING WINTER SESSION 2024
9th-12th Grade
Create, Act and Perform! Sharpen your Acting skills as you collaborate with your peers in our High School Acting Ensemble Class. Students become the theatre-makers as they devise their own original performance piece. This collective, creative process of theatre-making in which the script originates through improvisational work is a great way to hone students’ acting and collaborative skills. This class will culminate with a performance of students’ original scripted piece on our stage.
Improv
9th-12th Grade
Wednesdays, Oct. 4 – Dec. 13
7:15pm – 8:15pm
60 minute In-Person class
Cost: $200
Have you ever watched an improv group and thought “How do they do that?” The skills needed are teachable, and what you learn from improv can be used on and off stage! In this class, students will learn the fundamental rules of improvisational performance. Each student will have the opportunity to workshop their skills in an open, welcoming, “no-bad-ideas” environment. Learn how trusting your instincts, listening to your scene partners and working collaboratively can create surprising (and often hilarious) results.
Playwriting Workshop
6th Grade and Above
Wednesdays
6:00pm – 7:00pm
60 minute In-Person class
Cost: $200
Have you ever wanted to write your own play? Explore the special skills needed to write for the stage. From monologues to adaptations to original scripts, this class will offer writing exercises and workshopping opportunities for students to create, hone and share their writing with their peers. Actors will also be provided for writers to see and hear their work come to life!
Private Coaching
Private Vocal Coaching
30, 45 or 60 minute lessons
Scheduled by request
Coaching lessons are available to students for VOICE LESSONS, ACTING THROUGH SONG, AUDITION PREPARATION, VOICE-OVER and MONOLOGUE COACHING.
Coaching sessions are available in 30 or 60 minute sessions. We offer the option of single and 5 week sessions. For scheduling and costs please email Lori Lawrence, Director of Educational Programming at llawrence@growingstage.com.
REFUND/CANCELLATION POLICY:
Refunds are available up through the start of the first class. If cancellation takes place anytime thereafter, students are not eligible for a refund.
* Coaching Cancellation Policy:
Refunds are only available if the session is cancelled 24 hours prior to the scheduled time. If a student misses their scheduled coaching session or contacts us within the 24 hour period, they will not be eligible for a refund.
