Thank you all for your interest in Storybook Theatre classes in spring 2016! There are lots of class options below. Full class information was sent via email to my mailing list. If you need the email, please contact me at directorjewels@gmail.com. A class summary and schedule is below the registration form links.
New to Storybook? Read how our classes work HERE.
Questions? You can contact Julie by email (directorjewels@gmail.com) or phone (816.204.5702) anytime. Feel free to call or text.
Spring Class Registration Forms
2/6/2016: Limited availability remains for Little Stars and Monday/Tuesday age 8-12 classes. Feel free to register, but please know that scripts are being finalized and once they are printed, no more students can be added to classes.
Little Stars / Rising Stars
Teens: if you are interested in joining the Storybook Intern Team this spring, please apply here: Teen Intern Application. Interns should be at least 15 and have been involved in multiple past productions. More info can be found on the application.
Full Spring Schedule to assist with planning:
Monday 3:30-4:30pm Craft Club (girls ages 7-13)
Monday 4:30-6:00pm Mother Goose (boys/girls ages 8-12)
Monday 6:00-7:00pm Improv Club (boys/girls ages 7-13)
Tuesday 3:30-5:00pm Hairum Scarum (girls ages 8-12)
Tuesday 5:45-8:00pm Murder by Membership Only (girls 15+)
Thursday 10:30-11:00am Little Stars (boys/girls ages 3-5)
Thursday 11:00-11:45am Rising Stars (boys/girls ages 5-7)
Thursday 11:00-11:45am Rising Stars (boys/girls ages 5-7)
Thursday 2:30-4:00pm The Reluctant Dragon (girls ages 8-12)
Thursday 5:00-7:00pm Xingu (girls ages 13+)
Thursday 6:30-8:30pm Cinderella, Inc. (girls ages 13+)
Performances:
Friday, April 15 - Xingu, Cinderella Inc.
Saturday, April 16 - Mother Goose, Hairum Scarum, The Reluctant Dragon
Saturday, April 30 - Murder by Membership Only
Spring 2016 Schedule
NOTE FOR ALL PERFORMANCE DRAMA CLASSES: Costume Day is on March 19 from 9:30am-3pm. A 20-minute costume appointment is mandatory unless arrangements are made at registration.
For all drama classes, the first class will be an informal audition, with part assignments emailed within approximately 24 hours to those enrolled. Audition info will be emailed to those enrolled, but will primarily consist of an optional recitation of a 1-minute monologue, some readings from the script (for younger kids, if they are not comfortable reading aloud for the audition, no worries - I'll have some easier options), and a few other activities. Personal preference is always taken into consideration!
Storybook Theatre's Little Stars - ages 3-5
Thursday 10:30-11:00am
Classes begin: February 18
No class March 31.
Performance: Options to participate in one of the plays during the April 16 performance.
A newer class to our roster, Little Stars will give younger siblings and new families alike the chance to have a running start at performing! Through dramatic play, we will explore worlds of creativity and imagination, create characters, basics of stage movement, projecting voices, and much more. There will be a mix of games, music, movement, and speaking. Class will run 8 weeks (through April 14). Options in tuition section below to attend weekly or buy a multiple-class punch card up front.
Storybook Theatre's Rising Stars - ages 5-7
Thursday 11:00-11:45am
Classes begin: February 18
No class March 31.
Performance: Options to participate in one of the plays during the April 16 performance.
Rising Stars builds upon the skills and experience learned in Little Stars class, or introduces new students to all the fun that theatre can be. Utilizing dramatic play, improvisation games, and short scripts (no lines to learn - just repetition), kids will learn about creating a stage presence and using their whole body to show emotion. Class will run in 8-week blocks. Options in tuition section below to attend weekly or buy a multiple-class punch card up front.
Drama Classes for Boys and Girls - ages 8-12
2/3/2016 - Many spaces still available.
Monday 4:30-6:00pm The Mother Goose Merger
Classes begin: February 22
Performance: April 16
There’s an ongoing rivalry between The Cat & The Fiddle Cafe and The Hey Diddle Diddle Diner - which happen to be right across the street from each other. The Cafe faces closing due to various troubles (like a leaky nook and a sneaky cook), and the Diner sends a spy while the Cafe staff tries to keep their patrons happy and well-fed. Fast-paced with quirky characters all around!
Characters: Mother Goose, Polly, Miss Muffett, Curlylocks, Jack, Jill, Tommy, Simon, Muffin Ma’am, Lucy
Time Period: Fantasy
Spaces in Class: 7 girls, 3 boys
2/3/2016 - CLASS IS FULL.
Thursday 2:30-4:00pm The Reluctant Dragon
Classes begin: February 25
Performance: April 16
Edward and his sister Selina uncover a dragon living in a cave near their village. The dragon prefers writing poetry over fiercely burning down towns. Together the new friends contrive a plot to keep St. George from slaying the dragon.
Characters: Edward, Selina, Horace, Gwendolynn, Eleanor, St. George
Time Period: Medieval
Spaces in Class: 3 girls, 3 boys
Drama Classes for Girls – ages 8-12
2/3/2016 - Many spaces still available.
Tuesday 3:30-5:00pm Hairum Scarum
Classes begin: February 23
Performance: April 16
This is a comedy about a couple of hairstylists who run an interesting hair salon. Just when they are afraid their business is dying, they’re surprised by visits from fairy-tale characters who need anything from a new identity, to a MAJOR haircut, or a fancy hairdo to impress a prince.
Characters: Olivia, Hilda, Goldilocks, Rapunzel, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Alice, Gretel, Red Riding Hood
Time Period: Fantasy
Spaces in Class: 9
Spring Craft Club ages 7-13
Mondays, 4 weeks: March 7, 14, 21, 28
3:30-4:30pm
Past projects have included sewing (by hand and with machine), flower making, Duck tape pens, braided rugs, painted pots, and many more. Craft selection varies depending on the number of students enrolled and the season.
Spring Improv Club ages 7-13
Mondays 6:00-7:00pm - 8 weeks beginning February 22
Improv Clubs are open to both boys and girls. Discounts are available when signing up for Improv + a performance class. Students may register for one session, multiple sessions, or attend weekly.
Drama Classes for Girls - ages 13+
Note: this class is INTENDED for ages 13+ but age 12 is okay as long as your student has participated in at least two past productions with Storybook Theatre.
2/3/2016 - 1 space remaining.
Thursday 5:00-7:00pm Xingu
Classes begin: February 11
Performance: April 15
A group of club-women try to entertain a high-hat woman novelist. Everything goes wrong, and the poor women are in despair trying to make conversation. One member, to show up the bluffs of the novelist and her own fellow-members, starts everyone talking about "Xingu." No one knows what this is, but no one will admit it. During the squabble the novelist slips away with the woman who mentioned "it"—or "him"—and the others are forced to ask the maid, who knows "of course" that Xingu is a river!
A group of club-women try to entertain a high-hat woman novelist. Everything goes wrong, and the poor women are in despair trying to make conversation. One member, to show up the bluffs of the novelist and her own fellow-members, starts everyone talking about "Xingu." No one knows what this is, but no one will admit it. During the squabble the novelist slips away with the woman who mentioned "it"—or "him"—and the others are forced to ask the maid, who knows "of course" that Xingu is a river!
Time Period: Turn of the Century, 1900
Spaces in Class: 8
Final Week Schedule:
Friday, April 8 - 5:30-7:00pm
Monday, April 11 - 6:00-8:00pm
Thursday, April 14 - 4:30-7:00pm
Monday, April 11 - 6:00-8:00pm
Thursday, April 14 - 4:30-7:00pm
Friday, April 15 (Performance Day) - arrive at 2pm (school release conflicts are understood - please mention in registration)
Rehearsal time, dinner, and hair/makeup/costume prep are provided in this performance day time.
1/12/15 6:30pm CLASS IS FULL.
Thursday 6:30-8:30pm Cinderella, Inc.
Classes begin: February 11
Performance: April 15
What happened after Cinderella married the Prince? Find out in this delightful comedy about the business-wise Cinderella who begins an employment agency for women in the kingdom who want more out of life than just staying home and keeping house. With the help of her two stepsisters, Cinderella finds jobs for even the most difficult of her clients, including Lady Poindexter's four very unusual daughters. This comedy is filled with laughs, surprises, and an all-female cast full of fun characters.
What happened after Cinderella married the Prince? Find out in this delightful comedy about the business-wise Cinderella who begins an employment agency for women in the kingdom who want more out of life than just staying home and keeping house. With the help of her two stepsisters, Cinderella finds jobs for even the most difficult of her clients, including Lady Poindexter's four very unusual daughters. This comedy is filled with laughs, surprises, and an all-female cast full of fun characters.
Time Period: Fantasy
Spaces in Class: 8
Final Week Schedule:
Friday, April 8 - 7:00-8:30pm
Tuesday, April 12 - 5:00-7:00pm
Thursday, April 14 - 6:30-9:00pm
Tuesday, April 12 - 5:00-7:00pm
Thursday, April 14 - 6:30-9:00pm
Friday, April 15 (Performance Day) - arrive at 2pm (school release conflicts are understood - please mention in registration)
Rehearsal time, dinner, and hair/makeup/costume prep are provided in this performance day time.
Note about these two Teen classes: both are comedies. The characters in Xingu are more straightforward, serious, and proper, while the characters in Cinderella, Inc. are very eccentric, outlandish, and even sometimes hysterical. Feel free to ask if you have further questions before signing up for one or the other!
Drama Classes for Girls - ages 15+
1/12/16 6:30pm CLASS IS FULL.
Tuesday 5:45-8:00pm Murder by Membership Only
Classes begin: February 9
Performance: April 30
This murder mystery-comedy occurs in the exclusive Orczy Club¸ an “inner sanctum” for women mystery writers in London. Most of them hate the arrogant Octavia Sturges¸ the most successful mystery writer of the day¸ so it is no surprise when she is found dead—poisoned by one of the poisons she was so fond of using in her stories. But what happens now? Should these specialists in murder try to solve the case themselves—at the risk of their own lives¸ since obviously the murderer is one of them—or should they call Scotland Yard? “How would it look if a roomful of mystery writers had to go to the police to solve a murder that took place under their very noses?” one of the characters in this play asks. The group decides to solve the murder themselves. Those present are the owner of the club¸ (a “big name” herself some years ago)¸ two other writers¸ a critic¸ a journalist¸ a visitor from America who has just had her first mystery novel published¸ the cook (whose food Sturges hates)¸ and Sturges’ long-suffering secretary. It is no surprise when Sturges turns up murdered. But there are many other surprises in this intriguing mystery play filled with humor¸ suspense¸ frightening moments and fun for the audience in trying to guess “whodunit?”
Note: we probably ARE NOT doing English accents, even though it takes place in London.
Note: we probably ARE NOT doing English accents, even though it takes place in London.
Time Period: 1930’s-1950’s-ish
Spaces in Class: 9
Full Class Schedule:
February 9 – 5:45-8:00pm Audition Night
February 16 - 5:45-8:00pm Blocking
February 23 - 5:45-8:00pm Blocking
Tuesdays from March 1-April 5 - 5:45-8:00pm Normal Rehearsal
April 12 - 7:00-9:00pm Quick Line-Through (no costumes/props) - church
April 19 - 5:45-8:00pm Casual Dress Rehearsal
April 21 - 5:45-8:00pm Casual Dress Rehearsal
April 26 - 5:45-8:30pm Dress Rehearsal - church
April 28 - 5:45-8:30pm Dress Rehearsal - church
April 29 - 5:30-8:30pm Final Dress Rehearsal - church (IF NEEDED)
April 30 - 1:00pm Arrival at Church
April 30 - 1:00pm Arrival at Church
April 30 – 7:00pm - Performance
Tuition
Little Stars
$10/week for one student
$16/week for two students
or
$60/8 class punch card (can be used for multiple children in the same family) Rising Stars
$10/week for one student
$16/week for two students
or
$60/8 class punch card (can be used for multiple children in the same family)
Improv Club
$5 (paid weekly) or $35 (full session paid up front)
New to Storybook Theatre? Attend one Improv session for free! Returning students can bring a visiting friend for free one time.
Craft Club $40
Drama Classes
Ages 8-12 - $85
Ages 13+ (Xingu, Cinderella Inc) - $100
Ages 15+ (Murder by Membership Only) - $140 (for this class only, I offer a 50/50 payment plan – half down at registration, half by March 5)
Sibling Discounts for Drama Classes
$5 off (each) per student from same household.
Examples:
2 students ages 8-12 would pay $80 each.
1 student age 8-12 and 1 teen student would pay $80 and $95.
1 student age 8-12 and 2 teen students would pay $75, $90, and $90.
Sibling discounts do not apply to Craft/Improv Clubs, Little Stars, or Rising Stars.
Multiple Class Discounts
Spring Improv Club + 8 Week Drama Class: $110 (savings of $15)
Spring Craft Club + 8 Week Drama Class: $115 (savings of $10) Spring Improv Club + Spring Craft Club + 8 Week Drama Class: $135 (savings of $30)
Class costs include rehearsal time (kid classes: 26 hours, 13+ class: 30 hours, 15+ class: 42 hours), one-on-one acting coaching, script, free admission for family and friends to the performance, most costume and prop expenses (with the exception of any personal items such as tights), and performance day dinner/snacks.
All classes are held at my home in Lees Summit, MO.
Performances are held at Faith Baptist Church on Langsford Road in Lees Summit, MO.
I prefer for any student to miss NO MORE than two rehearsals. Please message me before registering if you have more conflicts than two.
Feel free to contact me with questions! directorjewels@gmail.com
