Theatre & Musical Theatre Departments
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Youth Performing Arts School
The goal of the Theatre Department at YPAS is to develop a quality product through an emphasis on the artistic process. The course of study furthers the disciplines of the theatrical arts and includes instruction in the physical, verbal, and structural elements of theatre. A carefully designed approach and course of study provide young student performers with the techniques they will need to freely express their creative energies. An actor’s instruments are his or her body and voice. In order to be creatively and technically adept, an actor must gain knowledge, freedom, and control of these instruments. The Theatre Program encompasses training; creative and imaginative exploration; and the history, literature, and production of the theatre.
Course Offerings:
• Voice and Diction
• International Phonetic Alphabet
• Effective Body Alignment
• Movement Techniques
• Improvisation
• Creative Dramatics
• Monologue and Scene Study
• Theatre History
• Character Analysis
• Audition Techniques
• Poetry Interpretation
• Mask Study
• Stanislavski and Cohen Technique
• Acting Theory
• Period Styles Study
• Play Analysis
• Career Preparation
The study of acting is closely related to the production schedule of the school, including both workshops and fully produced plays, which are evaluated and graded. Theatre performances are considered part of the curriculum. YPAS Theatre graduates have received scholarships to continue theatre study at Boston University, Emerson College, Boston Conservatory, Southern Methodist University, Carnegie Mellon University, Wright State University, University of Illinois, Evansville College, and Stephens College.
Some graduates are now performing in Broadway shows, professional repertory companies, soap operas, films, broadcasts, children’s theatre, and commercials; some are even teaching at theatre institutes.
Musical Theatre
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The four-year Musical Theatre major is designed to prepare those students who aspire to enter a university or conservatory program that emphasizes versatility in the multiple performance disciplines of dance, acting, and singing. During the course of their four years, students study with the faculty of the Dance, Theatre, and Vocal Departments in an integrated and sequenced curriculum (listed below). In Dance, they study Ballet, Jazz, Modern, Folk, and Theatre Dance with a strong emphasis on American Tap dance. In their Vocal classes, they develop their voices based on classical techniques of good solo singing and they participate in small and large vocal ensembles.
Their music studies also include basic keyboard technique, composition, and advanced music theory. In Theatre, they work on developing their total instrument (body, voice, mind, and heart) through the study of classical, contemporary, and period literature as well as classical and contemporary musical theatre material. In today’s competitive entertainment world, artists with wide-ranging performance skills are in high demand, and the Musical Theatre Program at YPAS is designed to meet the future career needs of students who are dreaming of entering this challenging field.
Musical Theatre Proposed Four-Year Course of Study:
Freshman
• Vocal Development
• Fundamentals of Dance/or Tap (Health)
• Intro to Theatre
• History and Appreciation of the Visual and Performing Arts
Sophomore
• Tap 1 or Adv. Fundamentals of Dance (F.O.D.)
• Concert Choir or Repertory Choir
• Musical Theatre Lab
Junior
• Musical Theatre 3
• Adv. F.O.D./Tap (if not yet taken)
• Concert Choir or Chorale
Senior
• Musical Theatre 4 (two blocks)
• Concert Choir or Chorale
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