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.

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WINTER ENSEMBLE CLASSES

WINTER Ensemble Acting: 1st – 3rd Graders

at Riverside United Methodist Church (803 Vallejo Way, Sacramento CA 95818)
9:00am-10:15am
Saturdays, January 19, 2019 – March 9, 2019
$180

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WINTER Ensemble Acting: 4th – 6th Graders

at Riverside United Methodist Church (803 Vallejo Way, Sacramento CA 95818)
10:30am-12:00pm
Saturdays, January 19, 2019 – March 9, 2019
$200

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WINTER Ensemble Acting: Teen Improv

at Riverside United Methodist Church (803 Vallejo Way, Sacramento CA 95818)
12:30pm-2pm
Saturdays, January 19, 2019 – March 9, 2019
$200

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SPRING ENSEMBLE CLASSES

SPRING Ensemble Acting: 1st – 3rd Graders

at Riverside United Methodist Church (803 Vallejo Way, Sacramento CA 95818)
9:00am-10:15am
Saturdays, March 16, 2019 – May 11, 2019
with no class Saturday, April 20 for Spring Break
$180

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Spring Ensemble Acting: 4th – 6th Graders

at Riverside United Methodist Church (803 Vallejo Way, Sacramento CA 95818)
10:30am-12:00pm
Saturdays, March 16, 2019 – May 11, 2019
with no class Saturday, April 20 for Spring Break
$200

ENROLL HERE

Spring Ensemble Acting: Teen Improv

at Riverside United Methodist Church (803 Vallejo Way, Sacramento CA 95818)
12:30pm-2pm
March 16, 2019 – May 11, 2019
with no class Saturday, April 20 for Spring Break
$200

ENROLL HERE

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.