2024 Fall Acting Classes
Class Details & Pricing
Class Details
In-person Classes are held at
The Ryan Arts Center & Sto-Rox Library: 420 Chartiers Avenue; McKees Rocks, PA
SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE! STO-ROX RESIDENT DISCOUNT ALWAYS AVAILABLE!
Questions? Email: education@geminitheater.org or call 412.243.6464
Please note that all registrations will require a non-refundable deposit. If applying for tuition assistance, this deposit will be used toward any balance owed after your scholarship is applied. Our goal is to make theater arts accessible for all youth and their families, and we do not turn anyone away who requests financial assistance. Because our enrollments keep increasing, you may notice that your award amount may be slightly less than in previous years. We appreciate your understanding of this change, knowing we are doing our best to accommodate every family, so everyone has access to theater classes, workshops, and programs.
All classes are for students in grades PreK through 12th grade. Classes for adults are not available, though we may add some in the future.
Thank you!
Classes Available
- Star Spotlight Acting (Grades 3 - 5) Tuesdays
- Rising Stars Acting (Grades 6 - 9) Tuesdays
- Page to Stage Acting (Grades 1 – 4) Thursdays
- Magic Door Workshop (Pre K – K) Saturdays
- Lights! Curtain! Musical! (Grades 1 – 4) Saturdays
- Performance Workshop (Grades 2 – 6) Saturdays
- Private Virtual Acting Coaching
“Thanksgiving Break” – November 27th – December 1st (No classes held Wednesday through Sunday)
Star Spotlight Acting | Grades 3rd - 5th
- Tuesdays | 4:30pm – 5:30pm | September 24 ~ December 17
- 13 - Week Program
- Price - $250
- Showcase of Scenes & Monologues - December 17
Students in this class will focus on acting scenes, character development, complex theater games, exercises and improvisation work and monologue practice and performance. Shakespeare will be introduced in this class, allowing our students to understand the basic language rhythm and usage through age-appropriate monologues and scenes from plays such as A Midsummer Night’s Dream and A Comedy of Errors. This class will help students understand how the classics influence modern characters often seen in popular plays and films.
Rising Stars Acting | Grades 6th - 9th
- Tuesdays | 5:45pm – 6:45pm | September 24 ~ December 17
- 13 - Week Program
- Price - $250
- Showcase of Scenes & Monologues - December 17
Students in this class will focus on scene development through self-directed group work, complex theater games, exercises and improvisation work and monologues. Script-work will become more focused, with student actors researching and working on scenes and monologues of their choice as the semester progresses. The classics will be used in this class starting mid-semester as a means of expanding acting methods and giving student a chance to feel more comfortable working with playwrights such as William Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe, Henrik Ibsen, and Oscar Wilde, developing characters based both in realism as well as fantasy.
Page to Stage Acting | Grades 1st - 3rd
- Thursdays | 5:00pm – 6:00pm | September 26 ~ December 19
- 12 - Week Program (No Class November 28)
- Price - $235
- Performance - December 19
This class was one of the first offered when we began acting classes in 2008. Modeled after our popular summer camp program, students in this class meet weekly to work together to create an original play that they perform at the end of the semester on their last day of class. This class will use theater games to help build confidence on stage while incorporating activities to help students develop their characters for the show. Students are taught teamwork in writing by learning to accept ideas that strongly work in a story while agreeing to remove others that do not help tie everything together. This class has proven to be a favorite among our students as well as one that helps even the shyest of kids feel comfortable on the stage.
Magic Door Workshop | Grades Pre-K - K
- Saturdays | 9:30am – 10:15am | September 28 ~ December 14
- 12 - Week Program (No Class November 28)
- Price - $215
- Parent/Guardians encouraged to attend this workshop
Let your child’s imagination grow through music and acting! This intro-level class will let children explore the stage with sound, singing, movement, and imagination. Students will get an opportunity to use percussion instruments, learn beginner vocal skills, and tell a story using non-verbal cues for movement and reaction. They will also get to make “magic” on the stage and act out characters and mini stories based on a theme created by our teachers. Though this beginner-level class is recommended for younger learners, we welcome students (through age 7) who may feel more comfortable in this age group to join us.
We encourage a parent/guardian to participate in this class!
Lights! Curtain! Musical! | Grades 1st - 4th
- Saturdays | 10:30am - 11:30am | September 28 ~ December 21
- 12 - Week Program (No Class November 30)
- Price - $235
- Showcase of Songs - December 21
This musical workshop allows students to use their voices beyond the script. With focus on proper voice technique for maintaining a healthy performance, students will work with their teacher to use song and basic movement to develop a musical revue which will include award-winning songs from theater and film. Each class will be dedicated to learning music and simple choreography to musical numbers. This class is meant to be fun and energetic and is recommended for students looking for an introduction to musical theater and voice. This class will culminate in a showcase of musical numbers as picked by the teacher.
Performance Workshop | Grades 2nd - 6th
- Saturdays | 12:00pm - 3:00pm | October 26 ~ November 16
- 4 - Week Workshop
- Price - $275
- Performance - November 16 at 3:00pm
This workshop will rehearse and perform a one-act production at the end of the 4-week program. Students will work together to rehearse and prepare a condensed version of a Gemini main-stage show. In-class auditions will be held to assign roles, with all students participating in the production. In true Gemini fashion, students will have the opportunity to give input on how their characters will look and sound, as well as collaborate to make unique twists in the story. Students will learn how to take blocking notes, work as a team on stage, and help create their own live performance in one month! This class is great for students who want to perform in a live production but need a less rigorous rehearsal schedule.
Saturdays: October 26, Nov 2,9,16 12:00-3:00 FINAL PERFORMANCE: November 16 at 3:00 pm
Now Available ~ Private Virtual Acting Coaching
Kaitlin Descutner is looking forward to working with your student to help them prepare for auditions, to develop technique, or to just learn more about acting! She offers lessons for 30, 45, or 60 minutes at $1 per minute. A complimentary 30 minutes will be added to your first lesson with Kaitlin. This is a chance for you and your child to get to know Kaitlin and discuss her style of coaching.
Scholarship and Tuition Assistance Fund
The Scholarship and Tuition Assistance Fund is made possible by generous support from
- McSwigan Family Foundation of The Pittsburgh Foundation
- Paige’s Promise
- Kenny’s Club
- Christopher Lynch Memorial Fund
We do our best to give every child an opportunity to participate in our assistance program.
Applications for Tuition Assistance for Acting Classes and Summer Camps are processed online during the registration process. To apply, register your child for the class you are interested in attending and select “Applying for Tuition Assistance” and complete the form. Please note that incomplete applications will delay your request.
Cancellation Policy
In the event you choose to cancel and withdraw your child from a Gemini Theater Class, the following restrictions apply:
- A student withdrawn after attending less than three weeks of classes will be refunded 75% of their tuition
- Student withdrawal after three weeks of classes will only eligible for credit or special refund due to emergency or medical situations or at the discretion of the Executive Director
- “No Show” students may not be offered a refund if Gemini Theater is unable to make contact within three weeks of class start date. Credit for another class will be offered at the discretion of the Executive Director
- Gemini Theater reserves the right to change these policies based on individual circumstance
- Special circumstances where a credit may not be issued include loss of class day due to severe weather conditions causing Gemini Theater to shut down or close temporarily.
COVID Requirements
Gemini Theater is requiring that all guests, students, patrons, and other visitors wear a mask when attending any show, class or event. Proof of vaccination is not required AT THIS TIME, since many of our visitors are children below the recommended age to receive it. With continuing changes regarding COVID and it’s variants, we will make updates to our policy as necessary.
We understand that not every one is ready to return to see live theater. We are maintaining assigned seating with social distancing seating blocked around every group. The theater will be cleaned before and after all classes and events as well as between show times on the weekends. We ask that you stay home of any of your family members are ill and visit us when everyone is healthy. Tickets are always exchangeable due to illness in the family.
At this time, our staff, teachers, actors, and technicians are fully vaccinated, per our hiring contracts. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the Gemini Theater COVID Policy, you may email Jill Jeffrey at jjeffrey@geminitheater.org.
Stay safe. Stay healthy. Stay magical.”
Thanks!!!
Jill Jeffrey, Executive Director
Gemini Theater Company
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