CATS SCHOOL YEAR CLASSES

Welcome to Children’s Art Theatre School! For our junior, intermediate, and advanced students, we can’t wait to get back to exciting drama games, hilarious improv exercises, learning stage acting and creation through monologues and scene work. Towards the end of the Winter term, we will be auditioning, casting, and beginning rehearsal for our Spring production! We know our students are going to put on the most spectacular show you’ve ever seen!

Junior Drama (3-6 YEARS)

The focus of the Junior Program is to encourage cooperation and group awareness. The “good” group feeling generated by physical movement and energetic drama activities promotes trust in and sensitivity to others required for social growth. The Junior Drama program is designed to introduce storytelling, pantomime, improvisation, dance, drama and voice. The program culminates in a final performance.

Intermediate Drama (7-11 YEARS)

The intermediate Program is designed to introduce actors to specific techniques in order to develop their mind, voice and body for a confident and honest performance. Improvisation and scripted scene study provide fluency in acting fundamentals like conflict, action and given circumstances. As collaboration is essential to the creation of theatre, students will develop the social skills required to find creative solutions as a member of a team, to confidently give voice to original ideas, and grow respect towards the ideas of their peers. The drama curriculum introduces improvisation, script-writing, comedy, contemporary dance, role playing, mask, mime, voice, dance and physical theatre. The program culminates in a final performance.

Advanced Drama (12-18 YEARS)

The Advanced Program builds on the fundamentals taught in the Intermediate Program to become bold and daring actors. Improvisation plays a strong role in the Advanced Program, allowing actors to follow their instincts and impulses. Character work is introduced, as well as drawing on the life experiences of the actor to share an honest and organic performance. The advanced drama program covers improvisation, script-writing, comedy, classical theatre training techniques, stage combat and musical theatre. The program culminates in a final performance.

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Drama School Calendar

  • We have three terms: Fall, Winter and Spring drama sessions.

  • The Fall Term is a 10-week drama session + 1 final performance. This term runs from September to December with an end-of-term introductory production.

  • The Winter Term is a 10-week drama session. The Winter Term runs from January to March. Our year-end production is introduced, and casting will begin in this Term. The Winter Term focuses on in-depth theatre training and musical theatre fundamentals, in preparation for our final performance in the Spring. There is no performance at the end of the Winter Term; instead, parents have the opportunity to observe their child’s work at a scheduled Open House Event.

  • The Spring Term is a 9-week drama session, followed by one dress rehearsal and one final performance. This term runs from April to June. This is a continuation of our Winter Term, and casting is still in progress for those who would like to join us in the Spring.

    The year-end production will be performed at the end of this Term in a professional theatre venue. Your child’s performance may not be held on the same day as your child’s regular drama class time.

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