BPA Theatre School Fall Registration Now Open

Registration for BPA Theatre School's Fall 2014 session is now underway under the impassioned leadership of recently appointed Director of Education Zandi Carlson. BPA Theatre School's highly-qualified cadre of teaching artists and assistants lead year-round classes for students, age three-and-a-half to adult.

Fall offerings for Developing Actors include Creative Drama-Space Adventures, Imagination Station, and Story Drama. These classes emphasize enhanced creativity, social skills, and brain development for students, Ages 3 ½ to 5 and Grades K to 2.

Our beginning-intermediate offerings include Acting I, Acting II, and Home School Acting for Grade 2 through age 16. These classes focus on Building Character through ensemble building, pursuing objectives, overcoming obstacles, and using voice and body to create captivating characters.

As part of a year-long Teen Intensive Program, this fall Director of Education Zandi Carlson will teach Teen Intensive along with guest artists/working theatre professionals. This class for Grades 8 - 12 is aimed toward actors who are seeking professional-level training.

Specialty Classes supply unique learning opportunities for BPA Theatre School students all year long, and this fall, students may choose from Theatre Dance and Group Voice, both of which are suitable for Grades 4 and up.

BPA Theatre School's fall Performance Series Classes include Youth Production I - A TALE OF TWO SEAS by Victoria Whitlow Tuttle, and Youth Production II - MARVELOUS by Holly Arsenault based on "The Snow Queen" by Hans Christian Andersen. Students from Youth Production I (Grades 2 - 4) and Youth Production II (Grades 5 - 7) will perform in BPA Theatre School's 2014 Fall Showcase on November 12 and 14.

Director of Education Zandi Carlson says, "Performing with BPA Theatre School means more than just getting on stage. When it comes to performing, we believe in confidence building, character building, community building, celebrating the joy of artistic expression, and just plain old FUN!"

Fall 2014 registration is now underway. A complete listing of classes for the fall session is available online at www.bainbridgeperformingarts.org/collections/theatre-school. If the class you would like to register for is full, please contact Zandi Carlson at zcarlson@bainbridgeperformingarts.or or 206.842.4560x3 to be added to the waiting list.

Bainbridge Performing Arts (BPA) is a non-profit community performing arts center including a theater, a symphony orchestra, a variety of comedy, dance, musical, and other performances, plus year-round theater education programs for children, teenagers, and adults.

BPA is supported, in part, by Bainbridge Community Foundation and One Call for All. BPA Theatre School's 2014 - 2015 Season is presented by returning sponsor Aberown Studio, and we are pleased to welcome Columbia Bank, who is joining us as Corporate Sponsor for BPA Theatre School's upcoming season.