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MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of the Theatre Program is to introduce and instruct students in the skills needed to participate fully in the performing arts. Focus is placed on the following:

• To design classes which provide the student a journey toward the realization of their own potential while steadily developing insights, attitudes, standards and disciplines which will nourish their creative lives in and out of the theatre.
• To nurture developing artists in recognizing and maintaining theatre as a vibrant part of America’s social, political and cultural life.
• To maintain a faculty whose members are actively engaged in their own on-going process of artistic development thus strengthening them as teachers, as theater professionals and as role models for the students.

These programs are designed and administered by Steve Boockvor, who comes to the Conservatory with a vast range of theatrical experience. His credits include 20 original Broadway productions, including Working, Follies, Annie, and A Chorus Line.

Please note: Each class has a maximum of 12 students.

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YOUTH/TEEN DIVISION: AGES 7-17
Creative Dramatics - Register Now!
Thursdays 4:00 – 5:30 pm
Ages 7 – 11, 16 Weeks
A dynamic class for children interested in exploring acting and the stage. Class focuses on improvisation, theatre, exercises, and creative resolutions. Students develop basic theatre, creative expression, and team-playing skills as well as increased self-esteem. This class culminates in an “informance.”

Young Actors Training Program - Register Now!
Saturdays: 10:00 – 1:00 pm
Ages 7 – 11, 16 weeks
The password here is fun! Budding young actors are introduced to theatre exercises, improvisational scene studies and musical theatre vocal techniques. Examples of material used are Free to Be You and Me, Charlie Brown, The Me Nobody Knows, and Dreamers Connection, an original musical.

Discovering Acting - Register Now!
Tuesdays: 4 – 6 pm
Ages 7-11, 16 weeks
This program is ideally suited for newcomers who want to shed their shell. The program will cover basic concentration techniques, improvisation, theatre exercises, and beginner monologues and scenes.

Advanced Acting for Young People - Register Now!
Tuesdays: 6 – 8pm
Ages 12 –17, 16 weeks
Discovering Acting, or similar training, is suggested as a pre-requisite for this course. Admission is also granted based on an interview with the director of the program. A one minute monologue should be prepared. This course is for students who have demonstrated an enthusiastic commitment to learning to act. Emphasis will be on character development, text analysis, and improvisational skills.

Musical Theatre Workshop - Register Now!
Wednesdays: 5 – 7 pm
Ages 12 – 17, 16 weeks
Sing your heart out! If you are planning to try out for school or community plays, or if you just like to sing, consider this fun class. Students will work on 1 or 2 solo songs and will explore musical approach, song interpretation, movement for the actor, and Broadway performance techniques with people who have been there. The class is open to all levels.

Teen Actors Training Program - Register Now!
Saturdays: 10 – 1pm
Ages 12- 17, 16 weeks
Monologues and dialogues from dramatic texts of well-known, published playwrights are used. Musical comedy exploration using vocal techniques with a musical director and movement with a choreographer are part of the curriculum. This class culminates in an “informance.”

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ADULT DIVISION
Improv By Rock – (New Offering) - Register Now!
Wednesdays: Two Classes, Youth and Adult
The conservatory is pleased to offer this new and exciting course teaching improvisation by one of the acknowledged masters of this skill, Michael Rock. Mr. Rock is currently on the faculty of Second City Training Center, Marymount Manhattan College and the NYU Musical Theatre Program. This class will stimulate your spontaneity, creativity and self-confidence like no other.

Adult Acting Workshop - Register Now!
Thursdays: 6 – 8:00 pm 16 weeks
The object of this course is to help the actor, beginning or advanced, develop his or her personal craft and skill. Acting techniques will be individualized for the adult to foster confidence. We will take you to the next level, prepare you for an audition, or just enrich your life using dramatic literature.

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SPECIAL COURSE OFFERINGS
On Camera-TV Commercial Class - Register Now!
Thursdays: 4 – 5pm Ages 7 - 11, 12 weeks
Thursdays: 5 – 6:30 pm Ages 12-17, 12 weeks
Thursdays: 6:30 – 8 pm Adults, 12 weeks
Learn to act for television commercials. You will shoot a commercial every week, learning the skills and getting the experience needed for the lucrative field of television commercials. The class includes camera performance technique, audition technique, and copy skills.

How to Audition - Register Now!
Mondays: 4:00 – 5:30 pm Ages 7 – 11, 12 weeks
Mondays: 5:30 – 7:00 pm Ages 12-17, 12 weeks
Mondays: 7:00 – 8:30 pm Adults, 12 weeks
Designed for the beginner or the seasoned professional, this class will prepare for the all-important audition. Emphasis will be placed on selecting appropriate material and techniques needed to make you shine.

Executive Communications Skills Training Seminar - Register Now!
Monday: 7:00 – 8:30 pm, 4 sessions
This course is designed to develop and enhance communication and public speaking skills. Perfect for the busy executive, teacher or lawyer who needs to communicate easily in front of a group.

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FACULTY & CONTACT

Theatre Faculty
The faculty are all seasoned professionals with a long list of performing credits as well as academic credentials. Most have performed on Broadway, on TV, and in films. They are members of AEA, SAG and AFTRA and hold faculty positions at prestigiousschools in the area. Current Faculty Members include:

Contact: Steve Boockvor
Director of Theatre Development
(914) 761-3900 ext. 115
sboockvor@musiced.org

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