STC’s Pre-Professional Ensemble classes allow students to tap into their imaginations by starting a lifelong relationship with theatre. In a nurturing, non-competitive atmosphere, students gain self-confidence while increasing skills in public speaking and cooperation. With concentration on character development, improvisation, and the rehearsal process, Ensemble Classes incorporate theatre games, scene study, and audition techniques for students with all levels of experience. Sessions culminate in a presentation of a play and/or monologues for family and friends.
“To be successful on stage requires a strong sense of community, energy and shared expectations. Working together as an ensemble optimizes motivation and promotes the expectation that the actors are all in it together.” -Glass, Meyer, and Rose from “Universal Design for Learning and the Arts”, Harvard Educational Review
For questions, please contact the Education Office at 916-446-7501 ext 116 or education@sactheatre.org.
NOW ENROLLING:
FALL ENSEMBLE CLASSES
Fall Ensemble Acting: 1st – 3rd Graders
Classes take place at Riverside United Methodist Church
(803 Vallejo Way, Sacramento CA 95818)
9:00am-10:15am
Saturdays, September 21, 2019 – November 9, 2019
$180
FALL Ensemble Acting: 4th – 6th Graders
Classes take place at Riverside United Methodist Church
(803 Vallejo Way, Sacramento CA 95818)
10:30am-12:00pm
Saturdays, September 21, 2019 – November 9, 2019
$200
FALL Ensemble Acting: Teen Improv
Classes take place at Riverside United Methodist Church
(803 Vallejo Way, Sacramento CA 95818)
12:30pm-2pm
Saturdays, September 21, 2019 – November 9, 2019
$200
WINTER ENSEMBLE CLASSES
WINTER Ensemble Acting: 1st – 3rd Graders
Classes take place at Riverside United Methodist Church
(803 Vallejo Way, Sacramento CA 95818)
9:00am-10:15am
Saturdays, January 18, 2019 – March 7, 2019
$180
WINTER Ensemble Acting: 4th – 6th Graders
Classes take place at Riverside United Methodist Church
(803 Vallejo Way, Sacramento CA 95818)
9:00am-10:15am
Saturdays, January 18, 2019 – March 7, 2019
$200
WINTER Ensemble Acting: Teen Improv
Classes take place at Riverside United Methodist Church
(803 Vallejo Way, Sacramento CA 95818)
9:00am-10:15am
Saturdays, January 18, 2019 – March 7, 2019
$200
SPRING ENSEMBLE CLASSES
SPRING Ensemble Acting: 1st – 3rd Graders
Classes take place at Riverside United Methodist Church
(803 Vallejo Way, Sacramento CA 95818)
9:00am-10:15am
Saturdays, March 14, 2019 – May 9, 2019
with no class Saturday, March 11 for Spring Break
$180
Spring Ensemble Acting: 4th – 6th Graders
Classes take place at Riverside United Methodist Church
(803 Vallejo Way, Sacramento CA 95818)
10:30am-12:00pm
Saturdays, March 14, 2019 – May 9, 2019
with no class Saturday, March 11 for Spring Break
$200
Spring Ensemble Acting: Teen Improv
Classes take place at Riverside United Methodist Church
(803 Vallejo Way, Sacramento CA 95818)
12:30pm-2pm
Saturdays, March 14, 2019 – May 9, 2019
with no class Saturday, March 11 for Spring Break
$200
Meet our instructors:
Denice Mahler, Teaching Artist
New to Sacramento Theatre Company, she’s spent the last few years working as an actor and teacher in Chicago and before that with American Shakespeare Center. She specializes in Movement and Voice for the Actor as well as Shakespeare’s Original Practices.
Teaching credits: Associate Professor, College of Wooster; Theatre Faculty, West Virginia University; Instructor, The American Shakespeare Center; Co-founder of Checkered Flag Players, CA.
Credits with the ASC: Lady Macbeth in Macbeth, Rosalind in As You Like It, ‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore, Henry IV part 1, Henry VI part 2, The Roman Actor, Much Ado About Nothing, The Merry Wives of Windsor, The Winter’s Tale, A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Chicago Productions: It’s a Wonderful Life: Live in Chicago!, King Lear, Other People’s Money, Caligula.
With other theatres: The Crucible, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Blithe Spirit, Honk!, Elizabeth Rex, The Last 5 Years, The Philadelphia Story, Blackbird, Dying City, A Flea in Her Ear.
