Acting Out Class Details
Acting Out Class Details
Classes at Acting Out focus on learning the skills of theatre as a process and will culminate in a skills demonstration at the end of the term.
Students have the opportunity to explore Acting for the Theatre or Film, Musical Theatre, Dance, and Private Voice lessons. Classes range from grades one to 12. Drama skills not only build confidence as an actor, but improve communication, promote physical awareness, relieve stress, develop friendships and encourage empathy.
No previous experienced required for Acting Out classes.
For more information about the curriculum, contact Program Director Fayth Caruso at brownf@uncsa.edu.
Please use the form below for general inquiries.
Class Descriptions
Acting, Grades 3-5
Acting Antics: Fun & Games for Stage, Grades 3-5
Wednesdays, 4:30-5:15 p.m. (Jan. 7 - Apr. 29, 2025)
$350 / 16-week semester
Jordan Brown, Instructor (Arts Based School)
Students will be immersed into the ridiculously fun world of theater games - a methodology inspired by the teachings of Viola Spolin - to encourage cooperative play and ensemble thinking. This process-based class will include improv and pantomime to ignite children's imaginations in a manner that gets them acting in front of their peers without even realizing it! No final class demonstration will be offered for families; kids-only fun!
Stagecraft: Acting for the Theatre, Grades 3-5
Wednesday, 5:30-6:15 p.m. (Jan. 7 - Apr. 29, 2025)
$296 / 16-week semester
Jordan Brown, Instructor (Arts Based School)
Explore the world of theatre through scene work, theatre games, and monologues. Get creative, build communications skills and confidence while having fun! No final class demonstration will be offered for families; kids-only fun!
Acting Antics and Stagecraft classes are held at:
Arts Based School
North Campus
1380 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
Acting, Grades 6-8
Reel Adventures: Exploring Acting in the World of Film, Grades 6-8
Mondays, 4:30-5:15 p.m. (Jan. 5 - Apr. 27, 2025)
$296 / 16-week semester
Jordan Brown, Instructor (Arts Based School)
In this class, students will be introduced to the camera as their audience. Students will learn basic camera angles and will work together using a green screen and a phone camera to create their very own movies!
The Art of Comedy, Grades 6-8
Mondays, 5:30-6:15 p.m. (Jan. 5 - Apr. 27, 2025)
$296 / 16-week semester
Jordan Brown, Instructor (Arts Based School)
In this class students will explore the world of comedic performance including improvisational skills, creating comedic characters, finding your unique voice and process, understand comedic timing and work with an ensemble. This class will develop student's confidence, creative writing skills and perhaps also train the next best comedian.
Reel Adventures and The Art of Comedy classes are held at:
Arts Based School
North Campus
1380 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
Musical Theatre
Broadway Bound: Musical Theatre, Grades 7-12
Mondays, 4:30-6 p.m. (Jan. 5 - Apr. 27, 2025)
$624 / 16-week semester
Charlie Kluttz, Instructor
This class will focus on skills training in sight reading, rhythm, vocal technique, audition preparation, and acting the song. Solo and small group numbers will be explored as well as research.
Showtime: Exploring Musical Theatre, Grades 5-8
Tuesdays, 6-7:30 p.m. (Jan. 6 - Apr. 28, 2025)
$624 / 16-week semester
Charlie Kluttz, Instructor
This course begins with the fundamentals of singing technique; then each student will receive one-on-one tutorials on vocal and acting technique within a solo or group song. We will promote music reading study on a musical theater choral work, which will then incorporate simple dance moves that are appropriate to the style. This skills class is designed to build confidence in both the novice and experienced singer and challenge the students where they are in their training — and have fun while doing it!
Musical Theatre classes are held at:
UNCSA School of Drama
De Mille Workplace 202
1960 De Mille Dr
Winston-Salem, NC 27127
Private Voice Lessons
Private Voice Lessons
16-week semester of one lesson per week
- $44 / 30-minute lesson
- $55 / 45-minute lesson
- $65 / 60-minute lesson lesson
Private instruction based on the student's level and experience.
Instructor: Emily Ennis
To learn more, please complete a Private Lesson Inquiry Form.
Dance
Beginning Musical Theatre Jazz Dance, Ages 8-13
Saturdays, Feb. 7 - May. 16, 2025
10:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., School of Dance
$197.99 / 14-week session
Designed to build dancers’ skill for contemporary musical theatre performance, Jazz Technique is rooted in dance styles to include African, ballet, modern, and social dances. Fundamental to dance in musical theatre is the use of rhythm, syncopation, and improvisation. In foundational exercises, students will build technical dance vocabulary while developing their flexibility, strength, and stamina. Using music and choreography excerpts from favorite recent musicals, students will apply the foundational dance technique to routines that will prepare them for success on the stage.
Note - These classes are listed under Acting Out and Preparatory Dance Electives in the registration system.
Class Locations
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