Classes
Fall Classes begin on September 7, 2010 and run for 13 weeks.
All classes culminate in a final performance during Showcase Week (December 6-10, 2010).
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All of our class groupings are based on age. Though we occasionally break these rules and move students between levels when necessary, we believe that a peer-centered learning environment is helpful to all students and fits well within our mission of building an encouraging atmosphere. We have a commitment to keeping our student/teacher ratio low to allow our instructors to give each student a specialized focus.
All classes culminate in a final showcase performance during the last week of semester classes.
Check out our newest kind of class - the FIVE WEEK FOCUS!
Acting I
Ages: 7-10yrs
Day/Time: Mondays 4:30-5:30pm OR Saturdays 10:30-11:30am
Room: Stage
Instructor: Maryclaire Becan
Acting I teaches students the fundamentals for theater. Each week's class will include varied lesson concentrations, such as: stage directions, characterization, improvisation, costumes, make-up, set design, playwriting, and more. Great for all levels of experience.
Acting II
Ages: 10-13yrs
Day/Time: Mondays 5:30-6:30pm OR Saturdays 11:30am-12:30pm
Room: Stage
Instructor: Lizel Sandoval
Acting II teaches students the fundamentals for theater. Each week's class will include theater games and varied lesson concentrations. Students delve deeper into character study, improvisation, costumes, make-up, set design, playwriting, and more. Great for all levels of experience.
Advanced Acting
Ages: 9-16yrs
Day/Time: Tuesdays 4:30-6:30pm
Room: Stage
Instructor: Lizel Sandoval
The perfect class for the serious young actor, this class meets for two hours each week with a strong focus and concentration on specific acting techniques, building a dramatic repertoire and portfolio and strengthening growing stage instincts. Enrollment in this class must be discussed with the instructor before registering. Please call the theater at 210-481-2400 or email maryclaire@soyt.org for more information.
Homeschool Acting
Ages: 7-16 yrs
Day/Time: Mondays 11:00-12:00pm
Room: Stage
Instructor: Maryclaire Becan
Homeschooling students get their own class time on Mondays. Classes include varied lesson concentrations such as: stage directions, characterization, improvisation, costumes, make-up, set design, playwriting, and more. Great for all levels of experience. Homeschool classes must have at least five students in each class, so tell your friends!
Sketch Comedy
Ages: 9-16yrs
Day/Time: Tuesdays 6:30-7:30pm*
Room: Stage
Instructor: Maryclaire Becan
Popular shows like Saturday Night Live and Sonny With A Chance inspired our addition of the Sketch Comedy class to our schedule. Working with short, comic skits and scenes, students in this class develop a show to perform for friends and family.
*Denotes late start - Class begins September 21 and two additional make up classes will be added to adjust for a 13-week session.
Teen Acting
Ages: 13-17yrs
Day/Time: Wednesdays 6:30-7:30pm
Room: Stage
Instructor: Maryclaire Becan
Students will learn the essential tools of acting for the stage, while learning to provide creative input within a collective. Students will learn to use their own expression through improvisation, scene study, and character analysis and learn to effectively apply these skills so necessary to all versatile and well-rounded stage performers.
Beginning Acting
Ages: 4-6yrs
Day/Time: Wednesday 4:00-5:00pm OR Saturday 9:30-10:30am
Room: Stage
Instructor: Maryclaire Becan
Twist, skip, and jump your way into creative acting and discover a world of possibilities as we develop and create stories and characters through movement, storytelling and games.
Private Acting Lessons
Instructor: Maryclaire Becan or Lizel Sandoval
Prepare for an audition or improve your skills with one-on-one training with our qualified instructors. Fees are $25.00/half hour or $50.00/hour and we can work with your schedule to find the perfect time!
Beginning Ballet/Tap
Ages: 4-6yrs
Day/Time: Mondays 3:30-4:30pm
Room: Studio
Instructor: Maryclaire Becan
A class with both tap and ballet combined into one class to introduce the basic fundamentals of these dance disciplines, while still incorporating many creative dance aspects of musicality, rhythm, and basic skills. This gives young dancers the foundations in various styles so that they have a wider scope.
Musical Theater
Ages: 7-13yrs
Day/Time: Thursdays 5:30-6:30pm (Level I) and Thursdays 4:30-5:30pm (Level II)
Room: Studio
Instructor: Lizel Sandoval
This is a fun filled class focused on improving overall knowledge, technique, strength, and flexibility which will enhance student’s jumps, turns, and stage performance. A specialized focus on dancing for stage gives each student good performance skills.
Hit The Road Traveling Youth Performance Troupe
Ages: 7-13yrs
Day/Time: Wednesdays 4:30-6:00pm
Room: Stage/Studio
Instructor: Maryclaire Becan & Lizel Sandoval
Hit The Road is a very special travelling musical performance group. Throughout the semester students learn a short revue-style song and dance show to tour to nursing homes and community events. Though the class is focused on musical theater training, the group is also committed to building a strong team among the performers. Performers take turns performing solos and learn to encourage each other’s abilities. The Hit The Road show for Spring 2010 is “A Disney Spectacular”.
Wannabe Glee?
Ages: 10-16yrs
Day/Time: Thursdays 5:30-6:30pm
Room: Stage/Studio
Instructor: Maryclaire Becan, Lizel Sandoval
Are you inspired by the hit show "Glee"? Come join our very own show choir, taught by three musical theater professionals. We'll have you singing and dancing to today's biggest hits. Enrollment in this group requires an audition, so please call 210-481-2400 or email maryclaire@soyt.org to find out more!
Private Voice Lessons
Instructor: Jillian Cox
Prepare for an audition or improve your skills with one-on-one training with our qualified instructors. Fees are $25.00/half hour and we can work with your schedule to find the perfect time!
Private Piano Lessons
Instructor: Terrie Becan
Fees are $25.00/half hour and we can work with your schedule to find the perfect time!
For special projects and productions, we now offer FIVE WEEK FOCUS sessions. In these intense courses, students meet weekly for a concentrated, 90-minute class.
Many FIVE WEEK FOCUS sessions will end in a final performance, excepting those taking a closer look at a special skill like stage combat, makeup, set and costume design.
Students should be sure they are able to attend all 5 classes before registering!
UPCOMING SESSIONS
Halloween Cabaret
Mondays 6:30-8:00pm
September 27 and October 4, 11, 18, and 25
Showcase Presentation on October 29 & 30 at 7:00pm
Come join us as we put on a fright fest cabaret show! We'll sing and dance as zombies, mummies and ghouls!
Tuition Fee: $85.00 (Note: This fee is separate from regular class tuitions.)
Teen Directing Workshop
Thursdays 6:30-8:00pm
September 23, 30 and October 7, 14, 21
Showcase Presentation on October 22 at 7:00pm
Teens will love this chance to act and direct for each other in stage scenes from powerful dramas and hilarious comedies. They'll learn what makes a scene move and flow, as well as learning set and lighting design as well as other backstage skills.
Tuition Fee: $85.00 (Note: This fee is separate from regular class tuitions.)
Dance Workshops
Tap Dance Workshop: Tuesdays 5:00-6:00pm, beginning October 26
Jazz Dance Workshop: Mondays 4:30-5:30pm, beginning November 1
Ballet Dance Workshop: Mondays 5:30-6:30pm, beginning November 1
Students interested in the art of dance will get a great introduction to Tap, Jazz or Ballet in these three great workshops! Classes are taught by Lizel Sandoval and Maryclaire Becan, two of San Antonio theater's most sought-after dancers. Workshop dancers will perform with the regular Showcase Students in December.
Tuition Fee: $85.00 (Note: This fee is separate from regular class tuitions.)
Dress Code for Classes:
Acting Classes: Students are expected to come dressed comfortably and ready to move. We ask that students refrain from wearing skirts, short shorts, tight jeans or any clothing that may impose upon their flexibility.
Hit The Road / Wannabe Glee?: Comfortable attire – no jeans, skirts or shorts. Students are encouraged to wear jazz dance pants or sweatpants and jazz dance shoes. Hair should be pulled away from the face.
Tap Classes: Tap shoes and comfortable attire – no jeans, skirts or shorts. Students are encouraged to wear jazz dance pants or sweatpants. Hair should be pulled away from the face.
Ballet & Jazz: Students should wear a leotard and tights and the appropriate shoes (ballet slippers or jazz shoes/sneakers). Hair should be pulled away from the face.
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