Beginning Acting

Instructor: Carol-Ann Black

Monday Evenings from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.

ROYAL MAJESTIC THEATRE
15740 Racho Road, between Eureka and Pennsylvania, Taylor, MI

Class requirements: Student must be between the ages of four and twelve and be able to read or have parents willing to help them memorize their part. This class teaches the fundamentals of acting technique through the use of theatre games, improvisation and scene study. Students will master memorization, projection, diction, facial expression, emotional believability and body movement through the use of scenes taken from plays based on classic
children’s stories and fairy tales. Students should wear comfortable clothing that allows full range of movement and gym shoes or a rubber soled shoe. A short break will be given during each acting class. Beverages and snacks will be available for purchase or the student may bring a snack from home. Parents and friends are welcome to attend the final class to see the students perform the scenes they have worked on during class.

Class Fee: $40 per student

Class Limit: 12 students

Class Meetings: Sept. 15th, 22nd and 29th, 2008, Oct. 6th, 2008

Register for class by calling ShowBiz Kidz Artistic
Director, Carol-Ann Black at (734) 771-2515

Acting Technique

Instructor: Carol-Ann Black

Monday Evenings from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.

ROYAL MAJESTIC THEATRE
15740 Racho Road, between Eureka and Pennsylvania, Taylor, MI

Class requirements: Students must be between the ages of eight and eighteen and have taken Beginning acting or had prior performance experience.This class focuses on characterization and script analysis through the rehearsal and exploration of monologues (solo speeches). The monologues are taken from a broad spectrum of plays and represent both
modern and classical time periods. The instructor will assign a monologue that is designed to stretch the student’s acting technique and challenge their creativity. Students will prepare this monologue for presentation at each class and will be expected to give constructive criticism to their peers as they observe the other performances. Students should wear comfortable clothing
that allows full range of movement and gym shoes or a rubber soled shoe. A short break will be given during each acting class. Beverages and snacks will be available for purchase or the student may bring a snack from home. Parents and friends are welcome to attend the final class to see the students perform the scenes they have worked on during class.

Class Fee: $60 per student

Class Limit: 15 students

Class Meetings: Sept. 15th, 22nd and 29th, 2008, Oct. 6th, 2008

Register for class by calling ShowBiz Kidz Artistic
Director, Carol-Ann Black at (734) 771-2515

"Mulan, Jr."*

This production is for students ages four to twelve and everyone enrolled is guaranteed a part in the show! Filled with the fun characters and catchy tunes from the 1998 Disney animated film “Mulan”, this is sure to be a crowd pleaser! All your favorite songs are here: the beautiful “Reflection”, the humorous “A Girl Worth Fighting For”, the masculine “I’ll Make A Man Out Of You”” and the rhythmic “Honor To Us All”, plus many more written just for the stage musical!

"Get Smart"*

Maxwell Smart, Agent 86 of CONTROL, is off on a bizarre new case in which he must stop the sinister organization known as KAOS from their most shameful plot. Mr. Big and KAOS agents Garth, Mary Wong, Shirley Wong and Betsy Wong have stolen Professor Dante’s latest invention, the Inthermo, a machine that incinerates anything it is aimed at and plan on destroying the Statue of Liberty!