Teacher: Olivia Johnson

Let your imagination take flight into the world of theater through song, music, and dance. The fun never stops in Troupers and includes theater basics while learning the foundations of performing in a safe, encouraging environment. Let your child take the spotlight! Students enrolled in this class may audition only if they turn 8 by the last day of the session.

Teacher: Noah Benson

Explore the building blocks of acting through creative movement, theater games, and more! You’ll be able to use your whole body, voice & facial expressions to portray any character you choose!

Teacher: Lindsey Cunningham

1, 2, 3, 4 – Let’s get up and rock the floor! 5, 6, 7, 8 – Point your toes and stand up straight! Step up to the basic techniques that will prepare you to take on any form of dance. Whether you want to learn Ballet, Jazz, Lyrical, Modern, Tap, Hip Hop, or Ballroom, this class will give you the foundation you’ll need to succeed. This foundational class focuses on basic ballet and jazz dance.

Teacher: Taylor Gonzaga

Whether you sing in your church choir, along with Rock Band, or just in the shower, singing can be fun! Learn how to put those pipes to use with good technique and style. In this interactive class, students will learn the fundamental concepts and training of the voice, learn proper posture and breathing techniques, phrasing and how to stay on pitch. Students will develop the confidence they need to perform solos in showcase through an encouraging learning environment.

Teacher: Abbie Van Boxtel

Pre-Requisite: Foundations of Drama

Get into the meat of the story through understanding common character types. Learn to investigate the design of the characters, their purpose in the story and their motivations. Learn techniques and exercises to become an authentic and believable rendition of the characters you’ve longed to play.

Teacher: Brianna Mahoney

Pre-Requisite: Foundations of Voice

Harmonize together! This class breaks down the process of harmonizing with another vocalist or in a group. Learn blending, balance, character relationships in duets as well as how to maintain part independence in canons and partner songs. Grow in confidence of music theory and harmonic structure to create basic chords within a duet, trio or ensemble!

Teacher: Lauren Rogers

Pre-Requisite: Foundations of Dance

Alright, dancers! It’s time to leap through Broadway’s most popular form of dance: Jazz! Kick up your knowledge of dance as you tackle the building steps while strengthening your foundation in basic techniques. This class will focus on style as we explore classic jazz. Jazz shoes are required.

Teacher: Chelsea Pitel, Claire Barton, Melissa Bareford

Pre-Requisite: By Audition

The Journey Studio Musical Theater class is designed to challenge you in all areas of musical theater: singing, dancing, and acting. In this class, you will get more personalized instruction and material to help you develop into a triple-threat performer and prepare you for that musical theater grind. Auditions for the 2023-2024 year are over. Information about auditions for the 2024-2025 session will be published Summer 2024.

Teacher: Cheri Hogan

Explore the building blocks of acting through creative movement, theater games, and more! You’ll be able to use your whole body, voice & facial expressions to portray any character you choose!

Teacher: Jessica Dore

Explore the building blocks of acting through creative movement, theater games, and more! You’ll be able to use your whole body, voice & facial expressions to portray any character you choose!

Teacher: Micah McIlvain

Whether you sing in your church choir, along with Rock Band, or just in the shower, singing can be fun! Learn how to put those pipes to use with good technique and style. In this interactive class, students will learn the fundamental concepts and training of the voice, learn proper posture and breathing techniques, phrasing and how to stay on pitch. Students will develop the confidence they need to perform solos in showcase through an encouraging learning environment.

Teacher: Trina Volk

1, 2, 3, 4 – Let’s get up and rock the floor! 5, 6, 7, 8 – Point your toes and stand up straight! Step up to the basic techniques that will prepare you to take on any form of dance. Whether you want to learn Ballet, Jazz, Lyrical, Modern, Tap, Hip Hop, or Ballroom, this class will give you the foundation you’ll need to succeed. This foundational class focuses on basic ballet and jazz dance.

Teacher: Olivia Johnson

Pre-Requisite: Foundations of Drama, Foundations of Dance, Foundations of Voice

It’s time to put it all together! Dancing, acting, and singing all work together to create the magical world of musical theater. Start the journey to becoming a triple threat by learning how to combine all the basic skills you learned in previous Core Classes into one show-stopping showcase!

Teacher: David Bareford

Arm yourself with the flashing blades and debonair style of the swashbuckling legends of Hollywood! Using fanciful techniques pulled from classic cinema, this class will teach you to fence with light swords in true heroic style, including dramatic, ground-covering footwork, impressive weapon flourishes, and even how to take on multiple opponents with poise, style, and devil-may-care nonchalance. Of course, the class also stresses the underlying principles of safety, illusion, and story that make any kind of stage combat effective, and emphasizes the perfect form that is the hallmark of the skilled hero.

Teacher: Michael McCormic Jr

Pre-Requisite: Foundations of Voice (or other formal vocal training, upon approval)

Set the bar higher and strengthen your vocal technique! This class is designed for boys who want to navigate the specific challenges that come with being a male vocalist. Students will be given tools to help them better understand their voices.

Teacher: Cole Peterson and Maggie Peterson

Pre-Requisite: By Audition

The Improv Studio is a space for those who love the craft of improvisational theatre. In this course we will work towards a deep understanding of CROW (Character, Relationship, Objective, and Where), not only analyzing how it affects improv, but also how it interacts with theater and our lives at large. We will apply this knowledge to the process of developing and telling stories all on the spot. To keep it interesting, we will be filtering these stories through a wide variety of games. These will come from a slew of categories- hoop, verbal restriction, guessing, storytelling, musical, and more. You will quickly learn how to differentiate these categories, along with the games that fit within them. This course will bolster your skills as an actor, teach you an abundance about the art of storytelling, and boost the confidence you bring to all areas of life- big promises, but we can assure you, they are true! Auditions for the 2023-2024 year are over. Information about auditions for the 2024-2025 session will be published Summer 2024.