Summer Companies
During our summer season, we break down our shows into four age groups that we call "companies." We have a variety of companies for actors going into 1st grade through Freshman year of college. We focus on building performance skills and self esteem through full length productions. See which specific skills are taught at each age level below:
Fireflies
This program is for actors going into 1st grade through 3rd grade in the fall of 2020. Everyone is cast in the show, receives a t-shirt, and is part of a full length musical.
In this age range we focus mainly on these skills:
+ Storytelling
+ Voice Projection
+ Memorization
+ Body Language
+ Dance Basics (Rhythm and Clean Movements)
+ Vocal Accuracy
+ Confidence Onstage
+ Facial Expressions
+ Working as a Team
Little Crickets
This program is for actors going into 4th grade through 6th grade in the fall of 2020. Everyone is cast in the show, receives a t-shirt, and is part of a full length musical.
In this age range we focus on improving the skills listed above as well as the ones listed below:
+ Character Work
+ Creative Problem Solving
+ Adaptability
+ Accepting Constructive Feedback
+ Focus
Junior Company
This program is for actors going into 7th grade through 8th grade in the fall of 2020. Everyone is cast in the show, receives a t-shirt, and is part of a full length musical.
In this age range we focus on improving the skills listed above as well as the ones listed below:
+ Creative Interpretation
+ Improvisation
+ Character Work
+ Vocal Variety
+ Working as an Ensemble
+ Intent
Senior Company
This program is for actors going into 9th grade through Freshman year of College in the fall of 2020. Everyone is cast in the show, receives a t-shirt, and is part of a full length musical or play.
In this age range we focus on improving the skills listed above as well as the ones listed below:
+ Dynamics
+ Moment to Moment Scene Work
+ Staying in the Scene
+ Consistency
+ Energy
+ Ownership of the Production
Show History
2020
Senior Company Play
Letters to Sala
Junior Company Winter Play
Frankenstein
Senior Company Winter Play
Almost Maine
2019
Fireflies Company
The Music Man Kids
Little Crickets Company
The Little Mermaid Jr.
The Junior Company
Matilda the Musical
The Senior Company
Grease
Winter Intensive
A Christmas Story
2018
Little Crickets Company
You're a Good Man Charlie Brown
The Junior Company
Cinderella G2K
The Senior Company
West Side Story
Winter Intensive
The Addam's Family Y@P
2017
Little Crickets Company
Elf Jr.
The Junior Company
The Lion King Jr.
The Senior Company
Bring it On
Winter Intensive
Little Shop of Horrors
2016
Little Crickets Company
James and the Giant Peach Jr.
The Junior Company
Anything Goes YPE
The Senior Company
Urinetown the Musical
2015
Little Crickets Company
A Year with Frog and Toad
The Junior Company
The Wiz
The Senior Company
Mary Poppins
2014
The Junior Company
Once Upon a Mattress G2K
The Senior Company
Legally Blonde
2013
The Junior Company
Annie Jr.
The Senior Company
Thoroughly Modern Millie Jr.