Classes | Group
POP ROCK - Vocal performace of songs by pop artists
Intro to pop/rock/R&B/country vocal performance, microphone techniques, smart song choices, develop fluid stage movement for solo and background singing,
impovisation and harmonies.
4th-6th Wed: 3:45-4:45
6th-8th Wed: 4:45-5:45
HS Wed: 5:45-6:45
MUSICAL THEATRE CLASSES
If you love to sing, dance and act, you'll love this musical theatre class.This group class works on scenes, songs and dances from different musicals giving students the opportunity to work with other musical theatre actors as they incorporate vocal, acting and dance skills. This class will have a workshop perfomance for guests at the end of the semester.
Tutors: Melody Libonati, Doug Shankman
, Jodi Stevens Bryce
Kindergarten Tues: 3:30-4:30
Kinder-2nd Thurs: 4:00-5:00
1st & 2nd Tues: 4:30-5:30
Wed: 4:15-5:15
3rd & 4th Mon: 3:15-4:15
Mon: 4:30-5:30
Wed: 1:30-2:30
Fri: 3:15-4:15
3rd-6th Fri: 4:15-5:15
Fairy Tale Theatre
Ages: 3 -5 Fri: 1:15-2:00
Sat: 10:15-11:00
Includes creative movement and song, pantomime, imagination games, vocal expression, role playing, dress-up and story book musical workshops. Each child will explore their imagination as they create adventures from their favorite fairy tales. A different fairy tale will be explored each week.
Tutor: Melody Libonati, Anna Holbrook
High School Prep Program for College Auditions
A 20-week program to prepare for the highly competitive college theatre or musical theatre auditions. Students meet once a week to become comfortable and well prepared for any audition. Saturdays 11:30-1:00.
2 Tracks - Acting or Musical Theatre The session includes finding out about the audition process at various conservatory and liberal arts colleges and universities, choosing the appropriate monologue(s), rehearsing and preparing the monologue, and having a "mock" audition in front of a panel of judges. For musical theatre majors, we will also help you prepare the appropriate song selections and cuts, stage movement and dance. Taught by experienced professionals that will help you be confident and well prepared. theatre auditions. (ACCEPTING ONLY 4 STUDENTS - PLEASE SIGN UP EARLY)
High School Sat: 11:30-1:00pm
Tutors:Professional stage veterans: Nicholas Sadler, Jodi Stevens Bryce,
Rbender, David Friedman, Christine Occhino, Dan Micchiche, Matthew Poretta, Doug Shankman
Broadway Styles Dance - Jazz and Tap Beginner
A beginner class for elementary school students and a beginner to intermediate class for middle school students and high school students that focuses on developing fundamental jazz and tap skills and techniques. Students will explore the exciting and expressive nature of theatre dance within traditional and contemporary musical theatre.
1st-3rd Thu: 5:15-6:15
7th-12th Thu: 6:15-7:15
Tutor: Corinne Broadbent
Broadway Styles Dance - Jazz and Tap Intermediate/Advance 
For high school students that will give them the tools they need to audition for musicals. With an emphasise on skills and techniques that stem from ballet and jazz. Learn dance steps to the different time periods from various Broadway shows.Learn all of the skills of tap and jazz to get your feet moving to different show tunes and songs from the 30's and 40's. Be ready when you want to audition for Anything Goes and 42nd Street. Learn how to quickly pick up steps and patterns in a combination while also improving your performance and individual expression. The class will not only help you with your dancing, but with your auditioning as well. Take this class separately or add it to your singing and acting class and you will be a triple threat!
3rd - 6th Fri: 3:15-4:15
7th - 9th Fri: 5:15-6:15
High School Fri: 6:15-7:15
Tutor: Doug Shankman (From Broadway Dance Center NYC)
These classes include physical warm ups, improvisation, theatre games, acting techniques, vocal skills, text work, and movement in preparation for monologue and scene study in Classical Drama, Shakespeare, and comedy. Students are able to prep for school and college auditions. A final presentation will be given at the end of each semester.
Instructors: Jodi Stevens Bryce, Anna Holbrook and Nick Sadler
Beginning Acting
This class promotes developmentally appropriate experiences and skill-building theatre activities. It utilizes content from various genres within theatre including improvisation, character building, story-telling and puppetry. There is a final performance workshop the last half hour of the final class.
3rd-4th Grade Thurs: 4:15-5:15
5th-6th Grade Thurs: 5:15-6:15
Tutor: Jodi Stevens Bryce
Acting: Techniques and Improv
An acting class that builds on refining acting techniques and improv to delve into scenes and monologues, Text analysis, character development and finding the honesty in the work and in the execution of the work are stressed.
There is a final performance workshop the last half hour of the final class.
7th & 8th Wed: 5:45-7:00
High School Thu: 7:15-8:30
Tutor: Anna Holbrook
Acting: Scene Study
A variety of techniques, including - text analysis, improvisation, listening exercises, and character study, You will learn how to apply these tools to any role you wish to tackle. And in doing so, you will come to realize a deeper understanding of your own instincts and talent. There is a final performance workshop the last half hour of the final class.
High School Sat: 10:00-11:30PM
Tutor: Nicholas Sadler
Shakespeare
Get to know the Bard through this physical based acting class as you discover Shakespeare at his best! Working with the text and story this class will bring Shakespeare alive.
5th-6th Sat: 1:00-2:00
7th-8th Sat: 2:00-3:00
High School Sat: 3:00-4:00
Private Acting Instruction
Monologues, audition preparation (Middle School, High School, College, Adult)
Tutor: Anna Holbrook or Nick Sadler
ADULT CLASSES
Private Vocal Instruction
Musical Theatre, Classical, Opera
Private Acting Instruction
Monologues, Auditioning, Presentations
Performing Arts Conservatory of New Canaan 70 Pine Street New Canaan CT 06840
203 966-6177, email: info@performingartsconservatory.com