Teen Actors
Grades 8 Through 12
Classes for The Coterie’s Teenage Actors allow young actors to continue their growth and exploration as actors by taking more in-depth classes that introduce them to the various techniques of acting.
Unleash your child’s creativity!
Musical Theatre: Triple Threat
Incoming Grades 5-10
Summer
If you like acting, singing, and dancing, then musical theatre is for you! In this class, you will perform showstoppers from Broadway like Matilda, Legally Blonde, Hadestown, and more! Students will spend the week exploring character, learning choreography, and singing as an ensemble under the direction of an expert musical theatre actor and an accompanist. Students will perform as a chorus for family and friends during the final class.
Audition Lab
Incoming Grades 6-12
Summer
Audition Lab is a great way to prepare for upcoming auditions! With the help of a professional teaching artist, students will choose audition monologues that match their age, personality, and individual audition needs. Students will prepare a monologue, develop successful strategies for cold readings, and learn how to create a professional resume. The final class includes a special audition with a member of The Coterie staff for youth roles in the upcoming Coterie season.
This class offers an opportunity for consideration in The Coterie’s Acting Master class.
Comedy On Your Feet
Incoming Grades 8-12
Summer
This popular Coterie class steps up your comedy game as students explore the wide-open world of improvisation. Students new to improv will learn the framework needed for successful comedy and alumni will sharpen their comedic skills as they learn about comedy, creating character, and dramatic action.
This class offers an opportunity for consideration in The Coterie’s Comedy Master class.
Out Loud: Create Your Own Play
Incoming Grades 6-12
Summer
Let’s get on our feet and team up to write and perform a brand-new play! This is a unique performance experience where students will get a chance to work with a professional playwright to create a new short play, and a professional director to rehearse the show in time to have a world premiere on Friday night! On the first day, students will be led through playwriting and character creation activities. Then our playwright will take your ideas and turn them into a script that you will rehearse and perform on Friday evening. Bring your creativity and join us for this fun and exciting challenge!
All students enrolled will have a speaking role—some large and some small.
Theatre Artist’s Toolkit
Grades 8-12
Fall
Become a more well-rounded actor! Try something new or gain more experience doing something you love. Each week we’ll introduce a new workshop on a different topic: stage combat, improv, stage makeup, accents, physical comedy, and cold readings.
This class offers an opportunity for consideration in The Coterie’s Acting Master class.
Creating Scenes and Sketches
Grades 8-12
Winter
Let your imagination come to life! In this class you will collaborate to create original scenes and characters. Create sketch comedy or a suspenseful tale. Bring your own ideas, brainstorm together, and work off scripted prompts to perform scenes with interesting characters, plots, and story structure.
This class offers an opportunity for consideration in The Coterie’s Acting Master class.
Acting for the Camera
Grades 8-12
Spring
Did you know that many of the actors who work on The Coterie stage also do commercials, television series, and films? Learn to transfer your acting skills to the screen! This course covers analyzing commercial and film “copy,” acting, taking direction, audition skills, and techniques on how to work with the camera.
This class offers an opportunity for consideration in The Coterie’s Acting Master class.