BACKSTORY THEATRE ACADEMY (BSTA)
PRESCHOOL CLASSES
Summer classes are here!
Students are encouraged to sign up for multiple summer camps- each week is a whole new show!
Preschoolers and almost-kindergarteners will delight in this exploration of fun theatrical movement, voice, and storytelling! Using songs, games, movement, and early reader's theatre style storytelling, our youngest performers learn to have control of their bodies, use their words, and build friendship. Students build confidence to act out stories and create characters through movement. Typically, parents are invited to join us in the studio on the last day of class for the last 30 minutes to see some of what the kids have been learning and to play along with some fun imagination and movement games! During COVID, we are not able to welcome parents or family members into the studio during class times; we ask that you hug and go at the door after we get temperatures checked and make sure masks are on and everyone's feeling good!
Minimum enrollment 3, maximum 7
MYTHICAL CREATURES: Pre-K
Thursdays - 1:30-2:30pm @ BackStory Theatre
This spring we're exploring cooperation, friendship, and perseverance! Well use these stories to learn new games, share, and play together!
TODDLER MAGIC
Monday-Friday - 9-9:45 am @ BackStory Theatre
Preschool PLAY-time
Monday-Friday - 10:15-11 am @ BackStory Theatre
Theatre is more than just stepping out on stage! Dive deeper into skills for all aspects of performance with these classes and workshops. Ages 9-18.
NEW by request! Find out how your learning pod or homeschooling group can build a custom theatre class!
Our unique performance-based classes are designed to teach a wide range of stage skills through rehearsal of a staged play for public audiences. Ages 5-18.
Summer classes are here for big kids, too!
Online doesn't have to mean boring! Find the perfect performance class, in studio or via Zoom, to enhance skills in character development and performance for ages 6-15!
BackStory Theatre Academy's fantastic performance-based programs build skills for performance, confidence, team work, and key STEAM learning skills such as active listening, working memory, and creative collaboration! During this unprecedented time of stay at home orders, social distancing for safety, and rapidly changing information, we are revising our usual summer programming. With shorter session times each day, small class sizes, and showcase performances during the last class. These changes will allow us to deliver the high quality content we promise while remaining flexible to offer each class either online or in-person depending on state and local recommendations. While classes are currently listed as studio-based, they will be moved onto a Zoom platform as necessary. We will do our best to communicate any changes to online with at least a week's notice when we have it.
AGES 3-8: CLASS THEMES ARE BASED ON SPECIFIC BOOKS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO AMEND OR BRANCH OUT TO INCLUDE MULTIPLE CHARACTERS AND IDEAS