2012 Winter Acting Academy
Winter classes are held at OCT's NEW Studios!
- OCT's new location: 1939 NE Sandy Blvd.
BEGINNING ACTING: Focus
Saturdays| Jan. 21-Mar. 10 | 2:30-4:00pm | Ages 8-11 | Level: Beginning | $115
Perfect for the aspiring actor. Use theater exercises, scene work, and monologues to further develop characters, improve focus, and gain performance and audition skills. This dynamic class will bring out the actor in you! —Jennifer Darling (Limit: 12)
BEGINNING ACTING: Foundations
Mondays | Jan. 23-Mar. 12 | 4:30-6:00pm | Ages 7-10 | Level: Beginning | $115
Ideal for new actors looking for a fun intro to theater. Use theater games and exercises to explore character, improvisation, concentration, voice, and movement. A great first acting class for building skills and confidence. —Chris Harder (Limit: 12)
BEGINNING/INTERMEDIATE ACTING: Auditions 
Saturdays | Jan. 21-Mar. 10 | 1:00-2:30pm | Ages 12+ | Level: Beg./Int. | $115
Improve monologue performance and analysis, audition and presentation skills, and showcasing your unique strengths. Create characters and learn techniques for professional theater work―just in time for spring auditions! —Jennifer Darling (Limit: 12)
BEGINNING MUSICAL THEATER: Showstoppers
Saturdays | Jan. 21-Mar. 10 | 1:00-2:30pm | Ages 7-10 | Level: Beginning | $115
Perform Broadway showstoppers―exciting songs designed to energize the audience. Ensemble vocal skills, musical theater techniques, and basic movement are featured in a final showcase that is sure to leave them standing. —Jeffrey Childs (Limit: 12)
CREATIVE DRAMATICS: Harold & the Purple Crayon
Wednesdays |Jan. 25-Mar. 14 | 3:15-4:30pm | Ages 4-5 | Level: Beginning | $90
Make your own theater adventure using just your imagination…and a purple crayon! Learn acting skills, creativity, and collaboration, while creating characters and the magical worlds they inhabit. —Mindy Dillard (Limit: 8)
CREATIVE DRAMATICS: Rhythm & Rhyme
Tuesdays | Jan. 24-Mar. 13 | 3:15-4:30pm | Ages 4-5 | Level: Beginning | $90
From Dr. Seuss to Mother Goose! Explore favorite stories and musical beats―Act out loveable characters with mind, voice, and feet. Skills, focus, and fun come to pass—Come join the action in this lively class. —Amy LaRosa (Limit: 8)
DANCE FOR STAGE: Broadway's Disney
Saturdays | Jan. 21-Mar. 10 | 11:30am-1:00pm | Ages 8-11 | Level: Beginning | $115
You can dance! Discover a variety of dance styles and improve musical audition skills. Perform choreography from Broadway's Disney productions and other fantastic animated features, such as Mary Poppins, The Lion King, and Shrek.—Karen Alexander-Brown (Limit: 12)
FIRST STAGE FRIDAYS
Fridays | Jan. 27-Mar. 16 | 10:00-11:15am | Ages 3 1/2 - 5 | Level: Beginning | $90
Come play, laugh, and learn! Join us for Friday morning fun as you explore the stage through stories, songs, characters, and games. A great way to jump start the weekend. —Amy LaRosa (Limit: 6)
HARRY POTTER
Thursdays | Jan. 26-Mar. 15 | 4:30-6:00pm | Ages 8-11 | Level: Beg./Int. | $115
Enter the mystical world of Harry Potter! Build acting skills as you bring Harry and his charmed friends to life. Learn to create, write, and perform original scenes using the characters from J.K. Rowling’s adventure series.—Sara Kennedy Adams (Limit: 12)
HEROES & HEROINES
Wednesdays | Jan. 25-Mar. 14 | 4:30-6:00pm | Ages 5-6 | Level: Beginning | $110
Be your favorite superhero―or villain! Learn theater games and acting skills while playing characters like Wonder Woman, Spiderman, or make your own fantastic friend. An exciting acting escapade. —Mindy Dillard (Limit: 8)
INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED MUSICAL THEATER: Les Miz!
Saturdays | Jan. 21-Mar. 10 | 2:30-4:30pm | Ages 12+ | Level: Int./Adv./YP | $150
"Do You Hear The People Sing?" Present spectacular songs and join the revolution in their struggle for freedom. Advance solo and ensemble skills while performing selections from Les Miserables, the longest-running musical in the world. —Jeffrey Childs (Limit: 12)
MUSIC & MAKE-BELIEVE
Tuesdays | Jan. 24-Mar. 13 | 4:30-6:00pm | Ages 5-6 | Level: Beginning | $110
Unleash your imagination as you journey through magical stories and musical moments. Learn acting skills such as focus, voice and movement, and collaboration, as you create a mini-musical showcase! —Chanda Hall (Limit: 8)
MUSICAL CALLBACK INTENSIVE: Fiddler on the Roof
Sunday | Feb. 12 (1 day intensive) | 1:00-4:15pm | Ages 13+ | Level: Int./Adv./YP | $40
Congratulations! You've been called back…hypothetically. Learn to nail a musical callback using the classic Fiddler on the Roof as the casting show. Get tips from the experts as you audition by song, dance, and cold reads. —Amy Beth Frankle, Darcy White & Ernie Casciato (Limit: 18)
MUSICAL THEATER: Broadway's Villains
Wednesdays |Jan. 25-Mar. 14 | 4:00-6:00pm* | Ages 9-12 | Level: Beg./Int. | $145
Join the bad girls and boys of musical theatre―From Fagan in Oliver, to Elphaba in Wicked! Strengthen vocal skills as you rehearse and perform the best roles of musical theater. A hig-henergy class that brings these terribly wonderful characters to life. *Two hour class —Mark Steering (Limit: 12)
ON CAMERA: TV & Film (A) & (B)
(A) Saturdays | Jan. 21-Mar. 10 | 10:00-11:30am | Ages 8-11 | Level: Beg./Int. | $150
(B) Saturdays | Jan. 21-Mar. 10 | 11:30am-1:00pm | Ages 12+ | Level: Beg./Int. | $150
Emmy-winner, Sandra Peabody, leads you through a fun, confidence-building class for acting on camera! Perform TV/film shows, practice commercial improvisation, and learn successful interview and audition skills using real film scripts. —Sandra Peabody (Limit: 10)
STAGE COMBAT: Acting Through Action
Thursdays | Jan. 26-Mar. 15 | 4:30-6:00pm | Ages 12+ | Level: All | $115
An energy-packed class that teaches the pain-free way to create a variety of dramatic fight scenes. As actors, learn to build believable tension in scenes while performing combat illusions like the pros. —John Armour (Limit: 12)
START OFF SHAKESPEARE
Saturdays | Jan. 21-Mar. 10 | 10:00-11:30am | Ages 9-12 | Level: Beg./Int. | $115
Kings and queens, fairies and fools, brave heroes and evil tyrants come together in captivating tales. Learn classical performance skills through tragic prophecies and hilarious cases of mistaken identity. See what makes Shakespeare so cool! —Chris Murray (Limit: 12)
YP: DIRECTING 101
Sundays | Feb 26-Mar. 18 (4 week) | 1:00-4:00pm | Ages 13+ | Level: YP/By Approval | $120
Your vision on stage! Find the heart of the play, create pictures to tell the story, and inspire actors to give their best performance. Award-winning director, Stan Foote leads this fun intensive covering The Basics (week 1), Comedy (week 2), Drama (week 3), and Musicals (week 4). —Stan Foote (Limit: 15)
YP: THE MASTERS
Sundays | Jan. 22-Feb. 5 (3 week) | 1:00-4:00pm | Ages 13+ | Level: YP/By Approval | $90
Delve into the training of Constantin Stanislavsky, Sanford Meisner, and Anne Bogart's Viewpoints. As masters of theatre, their methods continue to be studied by the greatest actors. An incredible opportunity to learn a new technique in each class. —Chris Harder & Val Landrum (Limit: 12)
YOUNG ACTOR’S WORKSHOP
Tuesdays | Jan. 24-Mar. 13 | 4:30-6:00pm | Ages 6-7 | Level: Beginning | $110
Discover the possibilities of imagination as you create and perform an original play! An exciting class that teaches focus, collaboration, and storytelling, while making friends and happily-ever-afters. —Amy LaRosa (Limit: 8)
Beginning = New to this class or skill set. Intermediate = Had prior experience in this skill set. Advanced = Had a lot of experience in this skill set. YP = Young Professional students.
= Options for older students
Schedule subject to change. All classes end with a final presentation for friends and family to attend. OCT is committed to offering classes at reasonable prices. For this reason, we have not raised our prices this year. We hope this helps.