Course Descriptions
Musical Comedy Workshops (Preteen through adult)
Worth-Tyrrell’s hallmark courses. Performance classes including audition and interview techniques, readings, and acting exercises. Training in as many elements of "real world" theatre as possible: acting, singing, dancing, costumes, scenery, lights, director, musical director, and stage manager, etc. The final class is for an invited audience.
Music Theatre Workshops (Age 6 through preteen)
Children’s versions of the Musical Comedy classes. Somewhat more relaxed with game playing, the crazy warm-up, and improvisation, but with the same emphasis on performance skills.
PreSchool Dance (Age 3 through 6)
Pre-school dance exercises mind and body, strengthens growing muscles, and creates a love for dance and fitness that lasts a lifetime. PreSchool classes are designed to be fun!
Students in Ballet/Tumbling are ready to be part of a class (Children younger than 3, while capable are usually not yet ready to be part of a group) Ballet/Tumbling covers basic Ballet, occasional sing alongs, plus forward rolls, straddle rolls, cartwheels and more.
At 5 students are ready for Ballet/Tap (Younger students tend to have so much fun playing with the shoes that it's almost impossible to teach a class). It's similar in approach to Ballet/Tumbling, replacing the mat work with Tap.
The basic "building block" for dancers, ballet develops the body control essential for intermediate and advanced work in other forms.
An exciting dance form taught to contemporary music. Concentrated technique to develop and control each part of the body. Broadway style (Fosse, Tharp etc.) based on Ballet with maybe a touch of MTV.
Making music with your feet! Jazz and Ballet are recommended for intermediate and advance levels. Karen teaches all styles including Classical, Broadway, and Funk.
Private Voice (Teen and Adult)
Vocal technique, - Learning how to control the voice as an instrument. Generally, the student should be physically mature enough for voice changes to be mostly settled. (12-14 ish). By audition and appointment. half-hour lessons, voice recorder advised.
Private Vocal Coaching (PreTeen through Adult)
While we’ve always done vocal coaching in the Theatre Workshops, these ½ hour private lessons have been added to give students specific help with finding appropriate material, developing interpretation, establishing work habits, and building vocal audition portfolio. These are not voice lessons. For vocal technique see Private Voice.
TV Commercial (Teen and Adult)
How to audition for TV commercials and what to do if you get the job. The class is appropriate for ages 13 and over (mature 12's OK). The class meets from 1:00 to 4:00 on a single Sunday (October 4, 2009) and covers: how to audition, how to study and analyze copy, how to use cue cards, how to perform on camera, and what the casting people want. Students work "On Camera" with prepared scripts and cue cards. Agents, Casting Directors, Pictures/Resumes, and Unions are discussed (Stewart's Bio) (Some pics from the class)