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Early Childhood experiences at STAGES foster creativity and expression, promote language development and encourage social, physical and emotional growth. Our half-day workshops allow students focused time to grasp beginning performance concepts and learn the dynamics of working together as an ensemble, while our evening sampler classes are a fun and inviting introduction to a world of creativity! |
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Frogs, Princes and Princesses |
$155.00 |
Take a trip with us down South where we visit Prince Naveen, Princess Tiana and all the characters of the new movie classic! In our week workshop, we’ll transform our room into our own bayou, create a host of animal characters and learn fun songs and basic choreography. It’s sure to be a hopping good time!
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June 7 - 11 |
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9:00 am - 12:00 pm |
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Instructor: Andrea Palazzolo/Katie Hayes |
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July 19-23 |
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1:00 pm -4:00 pm |
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Cool Cats & Fancy Felines |
$295.00 |
Who are the coolest “cats” on the block? Your children will be when they participate in this fun two-week musical theatre workshop where we’ll sing, dance and act to the fanciful world of cats! Featuring material from great feline-themed shows such as Disney’s THE ARISTOCATS and the Broadway hit musical CATS, as well as classic stories, this workshop is sure to be purr-fect for your little performer!
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June 14-25 |
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9:00 am - 12:00 pm |
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July 26-Aug 6 |
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1:00 pm -4:00 pm |
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Evening Summer Sampler Classes
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Wiggle Worms! *New Time |
$85.00 |
Wiggle your way into fun! Your child will enjoy an adventure in rhythm and sounds combining song, dance, stories and musical instruments for a whole body experience. This class is designed to creatively implement music and movement into children’s lives.
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6/15-7/27 |
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5:15 pm-6:00 pm |
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Lions, Tigers & Bears! |
$95.00 |
Roar with the lions and dance with the bears in this fun sampler class for young students. From THE JUNGLE BOOK to THE LION KING to THE WIZARD OF OZ, your little one will have fun with singing, dramatic play, story enactment and creative movement! |
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6/17-7/29 |
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5:00 pm- 6:00 pm |
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Workshops and classes for elementary age students
provide both
a fun introduction to the world of performing as well as valuable
experiences in learning the specific art of musical theatre. While
establishing a creative class environment, teachers will develop in
students the proper technique in the disciplines of voice, acting
and dance. |
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Acting Up! |
$155.00 |
Young performers will unlock their creative imaginations in this fun and fast-paced acting workshop! The week will be spent building acting skills and applying them to traditional stories and classic characters. Students will then create their own original performances which we’ll share with family and friends. A great experience for any budding actor!
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June 7-11 |
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9:00 am - 12:00 pm |
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July 19-23 |
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1:00 pm -4:00 pm |
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Classic Kids Musicals |
$295.00 |
STAGES’ most popular summer workshop returns! Whether you have a new or returning student, this is the perfect chance for singers, actors and dancers to have fun building musical theatre skills. We’ll mix things up this year as we produce scenes and songs from such classic favorites as Disney’s THE ARISTOCATS and MARY POPPINS as well as fun, new hits like SHREK, The Musical! Don’t be left out!
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June 14 - 25 |
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9:00 am - 12:00 pm |
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July 26-Aug 6 |
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1:00 pm -4:00 pm |
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Pop 'til You Drop |
$295.00 |
Have a son or daughter who loves to dance to songs from Broadway’s pop musicals? Then this two-week workshop is the spot for them! Students will learn hip hop, jazz and musical theatre dance technique through choreography to high-energy songs from MOVIN’ OUT, LEGALLY BLONDE and WICKED. Join us, and pop ‘til you drop!
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June 14-25 |
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1:00 pm-4:00 pm |
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Musical Theatre: THE ARISTOCATS |
$110.00 |
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Acting: Folktales & Fables *New Time |
$110.00 |
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6/15-7/27 |
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6:00 pm-7:00 pm |
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Voice: Contemporary Broadway |
$110.00 |
| Develop your vocal skills with challenging material from contemporary classic shows such as Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera and Into the Woods. This class will work on solos as well as ensemble singing. |
6/17-7/29 |
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5:00 pm-6:00 pm |
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In programming for older elementary and middle school-aged
students, STAGES provides young people a fun and nurturing
environment to grow their interest in the performing arts.
Through these daytime workshops and evening classes, performers
have a chance to learn musical theatre technique while also
gaining valuable exposure to important influences in the history
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Create a Classic |
$295.00 |
Spend two weeks stoking your creativity as we develop and improvise ideas and then collaborate to write and perform our own short play! In the first week you’ll work with a playwright and director to build acting skills and develop characters and a storyline. Then after the weekend break we’ll come back with a script that will be finalized and rehearsed, leading up to our performance for family and friends on the final day. Be ready for some fun and a test of your skills in this whirlwind acting workshop!
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June 14-25 |
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1:00 pm - 4:00 pm |
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| Instructor: Rob Grumich/Kim Wiley |
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Pop 'til You Drop |
$295.00 |
Have a son or daughter who loves to dance to songs from Broadway’s pop musicals? Then this two-week workshop is the spot for them! Students will learn hip hop, jazz and musical theatre dance technique through choreography to high-energy songs from MOVIN’ OUT, LEGALLY BLONDE and WICKED. Join us, and pop ‘til you drop!
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June 14 - 25 |
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9:00 am - 12:00 pm |
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July 26 - Aug 6 |
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9:00 am - 12:00 pm |
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Voice: Contemporary Classics |
$110.00 |
Develop your vocal skills with challenging material from contemporary classic shows such as Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera and Into the Woods. This class will work on solos as well as ensemble singing. |
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Dance: Musical Theatre |
$145.00 |
Broaden your musical theatre skills as you learn choreography styles and various musical theatre combinations while working with material from different genres and choreographers. |
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6/17-7/29 |
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5:30 - 7:00 pm |
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Acting: Character Development |
$145.00 |
| Learn how to create dynamic and believable characters by learning how to use your body, voice and mind. Students will use a variety of acting and improvisation exercises to make new characters come to life. |
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Musical Theatre: Broadway's Best |
$145.00 |
| Improve your singing, dancing and acting skills in this class that combines all three subjects for a complete musical theatre experience. |
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6/15-7/27 |
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7:00 - 8:30 pm |
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As students mature into their teens, STAGES continues to
emphasize fun, quality performance training for beginners to
more experienced, advanced students. In addition, an increased
focus is placed on preparing students for higher levels of training
and performance by providing a broad education in the theory
and history behind the craft of musical theatre performing. |
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Think You Can Dance? |
$295.00 |
Love the hit show “So You think You Can Dance?” Well then here’s your chance to be challenged with many dance performance styles, just like you see on TV! In this two week workshop, we’ll learn steps, combinations and choreography to a variety of styles including contemporary, hip hop, jazz and musical theatre. Whether you are relatively new to dance or want to become a more well-rounded dancer, then this high-energy workshop is for you!
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June 21 - July 2 |
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1:00 pm - 4:00 pm |
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Advanced Musical Theatre Workshop |
$295.00 |
In this intensive one-week workshop, serious musical theatre students will perform some of today’s hottest selections and Broadway’s most classic ballads. With professional instructors, you’ll analyze the songs as monologues while discovering unique vocal and character choices. This one-of-a-kind experience is perfect for students looking to improve their audition repertoire or general musical theatre skills. Spots are limited, don’t be left out!
(Prior musical theatre experience required.)
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June 14-25 |
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1:00 pm - 4:00 pm |
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Evening Summer Sampler Classes |
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Voice: Contemporary Classics |
$110.00 |
Develop your vocal skills with challenging material from contemporary classic shows such as Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera and Into the Woods. This class will work on solos as well as ensemble singing. |
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Dance: Musical Theatre |
$145.00 |
Broaden your musical theatre skills as you learn choreography styles and various musical theatre combinations while working with material from different genres and choreographers. |
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6/17-7/29 |
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7:00 - 8:30 pm |
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Acting: Character Development |
$145.00 |
Learn how to create dynamic and believable characters by learning how to use your body, voice and mind. Students will use a variety of acting and improvisation exercises to make new characters come to life. |
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Musical Theatre: Broadway's Best |
$145.00 |
| Improve your singing, dancing and acting skills in this class that combines all three subjects for a complete musical theatre experience. |
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6/15-7/27 |
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5:30 - 7:00 pm |
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Broadway's Best (Ages 6-8/Ages 9-12) |
$295.00 |
New to STAGES this year— a one-week, full-day workshop for students who love musical theatre! Sing, dance and act your way through a busy, yet exhilarating week of classes, special visits from guest artists and rehearsal time where we’ll put your skills to practice! Your professional instructors will stretch your limits while exposing you to new aspects of the great American art of musical theatre. It’s the perfect opportunity for students who would love an intensive musical theatre experience in a short period of time!
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BROADWAY PERFORMANCE WORKSHOPS |

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While continuing to emphasize the development of each student’s musical theatre talents, the Broadway Performance Workshops place emphasis on the rehearsal and production process. In these full-day programs students will be immersed in a challenging curriculum of acting, voice and dance classes taught by professional directors and choreographers. These same educators will cast and stage the production, providing a performance outlet for techniques learned in daily class sessions. |
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| Admission into the Broadway Performance Workshops is by audition only. For the audition, please prepare 16-32 bars of a musical theatre song and a short monologue. A simple dance combination will be taught. |
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| Auditions will be held March 27th and April 10th from 1:30-2:30 pm. Contact the Academy to schedule your audition, 636.530.5959. |
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Disney's THE ARISTOCATS
(Ages 8-13)
$695.00 |
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| Another Disney classic comes to life at STAGES in 2010! Be a part of the fun where you’ll have the chance to learn from and perform under professionals in an intensive four-week program. Paris, France and its famous feline residents Madame, Duchess and the rest of her Aristokittens appear in this stage version of the classic animated movie. What’s a cat to do when Duchess and her kittens are cat-napped and abandoned in the Parisian countryside? Luckily, Thomas O’Malley and his rag-tag bunch of Alley Cats come to their rescue! “Hep cats” will abound in this show filled with musical favorites “The Aristocats,” “Ev’rybody Wants to Be a Cat” and more! |
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June 28 - July 24 |
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9:00 am - 3:30 pm |
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Showcase performance on July 24th (No Class on July 5th)
Instructors:PeggyPlesia/
Jeana Smith/Rob Grumich
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CAMP GLEE CLUB!
(Ages 12-18)
$550.00 |
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Come experience musical theatre in a whole new way and be a part of the hottest wave sweeping the country! This three-week, intensive musical theatre program will challenge every bit of your singing and dancing skills though daily class sessions as well as laboratory and rehearsal time. Working with professional choreographers and music directors from STAGES, you’ll be trained in the art of musical theatre while developing a collaboratively-created musical revue that will be performed at the end of the program. Sophisticated harmonies, unique arrangements and cutting-edge original choreography are all a part of this one-of-a-kind experience!
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July 19 - Aug 7 |
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9:00 am -4:00 pm |
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Showcase performances on August 6th &7th
Instructors: To Be Announced
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