C101
Make ‘Em Laugh - Have fun learning the basic principles of comedy while you work with all different types of comic scripts. You will also learn comedic songs and funny dance moves to perform on stage. Material from Abbott and Costello, Saturday Night Live, Carol Burnett, Neil Simon, and various classic and modern playwrights may be included. You'll leave this class in stitches.
C102
Now That’s Comedy - Have you ever been watching Saturday Night Live, All That, or any Jim Carrey movie and thought, “Hey, I could do that!”? Here’s your chance! This class will work on sketch comedy. Learn to leave everyone in the audience rolling with laughter – while learning the comedic techniques and devices that help you be truly hilarious!
C103
All In The Timing - You’ve got to be kidding! This workshop is designed to provide the students of theater with an overview of comedy – its plays and acting techniques. Farce, realistic comedy, high comedy, and classic comedy will give you something to laugh about. Will work on scenes from the show All in the Timing.
C104
Comedy Workshop - You've got to be kidding! This workshop is designed to provide the students of theater with an overview of comedy--its plays and acting techniques. Farce, realistic comedy, high comedy, and classic comedy will give you something to laugh about.
C110
Buffoons and Balloons - Balloons The great P.T. Barnum said over 100 years ago, "Everybody loves to laugh." This class is sure to teach you how to make people laugh. Areas covered will be vaudeville, slapstick, magic tricks, stand-up comedy as well as clowning and balloon tying.
C111
Clowning - Come learn one of the oldest art forms at CYT. Get the opportunity to “clown around” without getting into trouble. You will learn to create your own clown character, apply clown make-up, make balloon creations and more!
C112
Clowning and Mime - One of the oldest art forms come to life at CYT. Come learn how to "clown around" without getting into trouble. Learn the style of broad-body comedy and also the fun of mime. Clown and mime make-up techniques will be covered. A makeup kit is available for $15.00.
C201
Thursday Afternoon LIVE - Do you like Saturday Night Live or other sketch comedy shows? We will write and perform our own comedy sketches. Work on your writing and acting skills to bring lots of laughs to the audience. Two sessions of Acting Up or Instructor approval required.
C203
Pure Hilarity - You’ve got to be kidding! Using the script from the show All In The Timing, as well as outrageous improv exercises, this class is sure to shove your comedy skills and acting techniques too.
D-100
Acting Up/Curtain Up/Beginning Drama - This multi-faceted beginning drama class deals with the fundamentals of acting, staging, movement and interpretation. Learn how to use your senses and draw upon them to develop characters. Other areas covered may include improvisation, pantomime and readers’ theater.
D101
Acting Nuts and Bolts - Picks up where Acting Up leaves off. Topics include basic acting fundamentals including audition basics, stage directions, terminology, theater etiquette, overview of backstage functions, character interpretation and vocal techniques.
D102
Drama Plus - Beginning and advanced students welcome. We will cover improvisation, learning to develop and portray different characters, cold reading to help prepare for auditions, monologues, and humorous and dramatic acting within a song.
D103
Acting 101 - This class will cover acting fundamentals, staging, movement and character interpretation. We will also go over audition basics, terminology, theater etiquette, and an overview of backstage functions. Perfect for anyone just starting out in theater!
D110
Melodrama - "You must pay the rent!" "I can't pay the rent!" Audiences of the nineteenth century were wild about the newest stage shows -- melodramas! This class will take you back to the days of Snidely Whiplash and Dudley Do-Right. Learn acting fundamentals the fun way and experience a little theater history while you're at it. A great way to study theater. "My hero!"
D120
“Real Characters” - In this class students will learn to perform scenes from various scripts. The interpretation and development of characters will be stressed. This class is for anyone who really wants to work on their acting and audition callback skills.
D200
Acting-Production - Do you dream of someday accepting an Oscar? Want to be noticed on the stage? Ever want to know what it takes to make it big as an actor? Acting-production teaches you how to take your acting to the next level. Learn to be the best in memorization, projection and energy.
D201
Act 1, Scene 1 - The focus of this class will be on the dynamics of scene work. Every student will perform a particular scene from various shows which will be memorized and blocked. The development of character and interpretation of lines will be stressed. This is a non-singing class for those students that really want to work on acting skills.
D202
Drama 2 - This class is for the serious minded students, this class offers you a variety of acting styles and techniques. It will cover non-musical dramatic material. Some work will include: classical, contemporary and comedic material.
D203
Acting Seminar - This specialized workshop will be conducted in three divisions. One area will cover melodrama, a specialized style of acting. The second area will cover comedy and its various styles, timing, and techniques. The last area will be dramatic acting and/or stress drama. A fun class.
D204
Acting Up II for Two - 2 In this class students will be paired up to perform a particular scene from various CYT shows which will be memorized and blocked. The development of character and interpretation will be stressed. This class is for those who really want to work on acting skills and audition callbacks.
D220
Heart and Soul or Character Counts - How do you leave your fears behind, put yourself out there, and become the heart and soul of the character you want to portray? This workshop is designed to provide the students the skills to develop a character. It will develop each student’s acting techniques in expressing comedy, drama, farce and emotion.
D221
Acting From Within - Study different acting techniques. Are you a "method" actor? Can you play against type? Course covers the Stella Adler and Meissner acting techniques. Learn to really "put yourself out there" for the world to see.
D230
Monologues for Young Actors - In professional and youth theater alike, a good monologue can often mean the difference between a "Thank you . . . Next" and a call back. This drama class studies the art of delivering monologues, learning to choose the right piece and honing your skills. Learn a serious or comedic monologue for your next audition and land your role!
D231
Storytelling - This class will learn to interpret literature for an audience using vivid vocal and physical actions. Various scripts will be performed. This non-musical drama class for active storytelling will boost your stage confidence.
D300
Advanced Drama - For the more serious minded student. Take your acting to the next level. This class offers you a variety of acting styles and techniques. It covers non-musical, dramatic material. Possible areas of scene work will be from such classics as The Diary of Anne Frank, The Miracle Worker, West Side Story and many others.
D301
Advanced Acting - The focus of this class will be on the dynamics of scene work. Every student will perform a particular scene from various shows which will be memorized and blocked. The development of character and interpretation of lines will be stressed. This is a non-singing class for those students that really want to work on acting skills.
D302
Crazy For Classics - For those students that are interested in gaining more advanced training in drama this is the class for you. This class will explore some of the classics of theater from Shakespeare to Tennessee Williams. NO singing or dancing just drama.
D303
Dramatic Acting Seminar - For the more serious-minded students, this class offers you a variety of acting styles and techniques. It will cover non-musical, dramatic material. Scene work will be taken from such classics as Shakespeare, Shaw, and Williams.
D305
Simply Shakespeare - “Speak the speech, I pray you, as I pronounced it to you, trippingly on the tongue.” What did he say? Time to brush up on your Shakespeare! Learn how to handle Shakespeare’s text and verse. Examine the use of verse and prose, set speeches and soliloquies, language and character. Learn how to act Shakespeare and examine the differences between Elizabethan and Modern Acting.
D306
Advanced Acting and Directing Workshop - You’ll learn how to analyze a scene, covering character motivation and intent. Then, put it on its feed, blocking your own scene. Then you’ll take these tools and apply them to an entire play. In addition, we’ll go see the play that you have studied, and critique it through the eyes of the actor.
D307
Acting for the Stage - Would you like to study scene work? Learn theatrical techniques and styles, practice monologues, then create and perform scenes written by the students. It will include a study of contemporary and classical work.
D320
Digging Deeper - Do you want to take your performing skills one step further? Learn how to be truly in character on stage and have great stage presence. This advanced acting class will challenge you to take a deeper look at how to develop a role, improvise speeches, and think as your character!
D321
Oral Interpretation - So you got the part - now what? Learn the principles of literary analysis and oral interpretation. Study the methodologies and techniques in the development of written material from text into performance.
D322
Characterizations - If you want to be a character, this is the class for you! Come and experience the art of developing your character acting skills in the dramatic arts. The focus of this class includes character development, vocal production and dialect, and scene work in comedy and musical theater. See how far you can expand your talents in this advanced and challenging drama class.
D371
Our Town - For the more serious-minded students, this class offers you a variety of acting styles and techniques. It will cover non-musical, dramatic material. Scene work will be taken from the classic American play Our Town by Thornton Wilder.
D111
Mime - Learn all about the art of miming and its use in theater. You will explore the use of your entire body in expressing a song or story. The use of make-up and costuming for mimes will be covered.
D112
Pantomime - What if there were no words, and the body had to do all the acting? Come to explore and create a strong acting and performance foundation through pantomime, movement and play. You will build stage presence, focus and confidence.
D222
Take A Chill Pill - There are two sides to every actor’s story. Onstage, they are full of energy (you know it, you’ve done it). But what happens before/after the show? How do they create this honest energy? This class will focus on breathing and yoga exercises to create an atmosphere that allows an actor to explore new options. So take a deep (sigh) breath. And become the actor you know you are.
D260
Behind the Mask - This class will combine the arts of make-up design and character development. Each student will work to develop a character using various acting styles and techniques, then learn to design the make-up for this character.
D304
Faces Of Drama - For more serious-minded students, this class offers a variety of acting styles and techniques. From styles of the serious actor such as Dustin Hoffman or Meryl Streep to the comedic and zany style of Jim Carey, this class will give you the opportunity to learn it all! Covering non-musical, dramatic and comedic material, possible areas of scene work will be taken from classical and contemporary drama and comedy sketches.
D360
Play Writing - For the older student to learn the basic fundamentals of play writing. We will study the structure of a play and various writing techniques. The class will write and perform their own showcase script.
D370
Shakespeare Abridged - The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged - from full houses and standing ovations in London’s West End straight to CYT, this show brings us the best of Elizabethan Theater and the comedy of vaudeville. This class will put up a condensed version of the show - imagine all of Shakespeare’s works in a 30-minute Showcase performance!
D232
Readers Of The Lost Stories - This class will learn to interpret literature for an audience using vivid vocal and physical actions. Various scripts will be performed. This non-musical drama class for active storytelling will boost your stage confidence.
D250
Readers’ Theater - "Drama Through Literature" Hate memorizing but love to act? Readers’ theater is for you! This class will learn the methods used in readers’ theater, including interpreting literature for an audience using vivid vocal and physical actions. Various scripts will be performed.
D251
Read My Lips or Readers’ Theater Performance - This class will learn the methods used in readers’ theater, including interpreting literature for an audience and using vivid vocal and physical actions. Various scripts will be performed.
D252
Grimm Reader - Grimm's fairy tales, Hans Christian Andersen's short stories, and other great children's classics will come to life as this class will learn the methods used in Readers’ Theater, including interpreting literature for an audience and using vivid vocal and physical actions. Various scripts will be performed.
D253
Hats Off to Dr. Seuss - Help bring some of the world's best-loved children's stories to life. This readers’ theater-style production stimulates the imagination as only Dr. Seuss can!
D140
Beginning Improv/Improv Jr. - Rehearse without a script? Work a theater scene with no idea of what is coming next? Try Improv!. This beginning level class teaches the skill of reacting to other actors in spontaneous, unrehearsed scenes using conflict, contrast, physical positions and props. You will also explore character traits and background in learning the importance of improvisation for developing acting skills.
D240
Improv or Intermediate Improv - Rehearse without a script? Work a theater scene with no idea of what is coming next? That’s Improv!. This intermediate level class teaches the skill of reacting to other actors in spontaneous, unrehearsed scenes using conflict, contrast, physical positions and props. You will also explore character traits and background in learning the importance of improvisation for developing acting skills. A prerequisite to Improvathon.
D340
Improvathon - If you like Whose Line Is It Anyway?, you will love IMPROVATHON! It’s competitive, team improvisation, played just like a sport - a battle of the wits between teams playing a variety of improvisational games. Previous improv experience or class required; there may be an audition on first class day. Students may compete for a spot on a team for the National CYT Improvathon, July 22-26, 2008, in Denver. Team members must agree to register for the Improvathon Team class, held during the spring session.
D341
Improvathon Team - Improvathon teams will hone their skills in preparation for the National CYT Improvathon, July 22-26, 2008, in Denver.. This class is open exclusively to the Improvathon team members selected during the winter session. Up to five “Junior Varsity” team members may also be allowed to enroll with instructor approval.
D342
Advanced Improv - Take your improvisational ability to a new level in this challenging class.. You will further develop your skills of reacting to other actors in spontaneous, unrehearsed scenes using conflict, contrast, physical positions and props. You will also explore character traits, genre work and the rules of improv.
D343
Advanced Area Improv - Advanced Area Improv will one their skills in preparation for a presentation of South County Night at the Improv show. This class is open exclusively to the Improvathon team members selected during the winter session. “Junior Varsity” team members may also be allowed to enroll with instructor approval.
