Storybook ages 12-18 Skills classes
Storybook Teen Performance Classes
Storybook Teen Classes are for ages 12-18.
If student's 12th birthday falls during the current semester, they are eligible to participate;
however, if they are a first-time student, we recommend starting with the age 7-12 group first.
Students may still participate during the summer after high school graduation if they choose.
Each performance class runs approximately 10-12 weeks.
Details for each production can be found below!
Please read full schedule of rehearsals and performances before registering.
Each student who registers will receive a speaking role in the production unless they specifically request otherwise.
Registration will close when the maximum number of participants has been reached.
Auditions on the first day of class will determine part distribution.
No previous acting experience required to participate.
Students may participate in both a play and a musical if desired (when available).
Performance day call time is 2.5 hours prior to performance.
Parents will be asked to help during tech week by running ticket/concession sales, providing supplies, and assisting as needed. It is MANDATORY to help with strike (cleanup) after the close of each performance.
The Bremen Town Musicians
Ages 12-18
Storybook Teen Production
Thursdays 6:00-8:00pm
And TECH Rehearsals:
April 13 - 5-9pm
April 14 - 5-9pm
April 16 - 5-9pm
Classes begin:
February 12
Directed by
Jessica Luke
Costume Day:
March 21 or March 28
(Signup sent after registration; you choose a date+timeslot)
Performances:
April 17 - 7:00pm
April 18 - 2:00pm, 7:00pm
Time Period: Fairytale
Spaces in Class: 10
Tuition: $285
(Payment plans available if needed; please just contact us)
Class & Performance Location:
The City House
14300 US Highway 40
Kansas City, MO 64136
Show Description:
When the audience shows up to a rehearsal unexpectedly, the cast of ’The Bremen Town Musicians’ decides the show must go on even though opening night is a week away! Actors scramble for found objects to serve as props and costume pieces while others worry about not knowing their lines. Luckily, since the characters aren’t really musicians, the only music involved is a simple rhyme with stomping and clapping, and it doesn’t even have to be sung well! The know-it-all squirrel narrator, Squire, bosses the others around while the vain bird Flinch gets his feathers — er, feather — ruffled when he keeps barging onstage demanding a part in the show! The set and costumes are slowly ’built’ before our eyes as the play progresses. The show gets on the road, but not without comedic speed bumps along the way! The interruptions, squabbles and oversized egos don’t slow them down, they only make for more laughs! With a little creativity and teamwork, the acting troupe pulls off the heartwarming story of four woebegone animals who find friendship, foil a gang of robbers, and live happily ever after... !
Captain Nemo and His Magical Marvelous Submarine Machine
Ages 10-18
Storybook Studio Production
Tuesdays 6:00-8:00pm
Classes begin:
March 3
Directed by
Cherie Wolfe
Costume Day:
March 21 or March 28
(Signup sent after registration; you choose a date+timeslot)
Performances:
May 9 - 5pm
May 9 - 7pm
Time Period: Fantasy
Spaces in Class: 14
Tuition: $210
Class & Performance Location:
The City House
14300 US Highway 40
Kansas City, MO 64136
Show Description:
Young Danny Smith and his sister Nancy are vacationing at Coney Island when Cap’n Spoon, the Pirate King, and his men are sighted. What else can Barnacle Bess, the Fisherwoman, do but radio out to sea for Captain Nemo and his magical marvelous Submarine Machine, the Nautilus? It’s an underwater vehicle that can also fly like a jet plane and travel on land like a mobile home! It comes equipped with scanoscopes that monitor giant squid, sleep rays that neutralize enemies and an alarm system to alert the crew to impending danger.
The encounter with the zany Cap’n Spoon becomes a hilarious scene when it’s discovered he imprisons vacationing girls and boys so he can write ransom notes demanding sliver tablespoons (we won’t reveal why he wants the spoons... that’s part of the fun)! Then the Sea Witch appears, determined to steal the Nautilus and use it for her evil schemes. She enlists the aid of Spoon and his band in a plan to take over the submarine and capture Nemo. But Danny and Nancy join with Nemo in defeating the Sea Witch and her Pirate Crew.
The SpongeBob Musical
Youth Edition
Ages 12-18
Storybook Musical Production
All Mondays/some Thursdays 6:00-8:30pm
Mondays will be full cast.
Thursdays will vary; everyone may not be needed every week.
Thursday rehearsals will ONLY be:
February 19
February 26
March 5
And Tech Week:
(tech is mandatory unless conflicts listed at registration - events for school that don't have dates yet can be exceptions; just keep us posted):
April 20 - 5:00-9:00pm
April 21 - 5:00-9:00pm
April 23 - 5:00-9:00pm
April 24 - 4:30pm Call (Arrival) Time
Classes begin:
February 16
Costume Day:
March 21 or March 28
(Signup sent after registration; you choose a date+timeslot)
Performances:
April 24 - 7:00pm
April 25 - 2:00pm, 7:00pm
Time Period: Modern
Spaces in Class: 35
Tuition: $365
(Payment plans available if needed; please just contact us)
Class & Performance Location:
The City House
14300 US Highway 40
Kansas City, MO 64136
REGISTER HERE FOR PAYMENT PLAN:
$121 Due Now
$122 Due February 15
$122 Due March 15
You will be invoiced for the payments, they are NOT auto-pay unless you select this when paying your invoice. Note that you CANNOT sign up for a payment plan option if you have existing unpaid invoices. Your student will not be allowed to perform if payment is not complete prior to tech week.
Show Description:
Plunge into this stunning all-singing, all-dancing, dynamic stage show! When the citizens of Bikini Bottom discover that a volcano will soon erupt and destroy their humble home, SpongeBob and his friends must come together to save the fate of their undersea world. With lives hanging in the balance and all hope lost, a most unexpected hero rises up. The power of optimism really can save the world!
The SpongeBob Musical is based on the beloved animated series created by Stephen Hillenburg and features a book by Kyle Jarrow, with original songs by Yolanda Adams, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith, Sara Bareilles, Jonathan Coulton, Alexander Ebert of Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, The Flaming Lips, Lady A, Cyndi Lauper, John Legend, Panic! At the Disco, Plain White T’s, They Might Be Giants and T.I., and songs by David Bowie, Tom Kenny and Andy Paley. Additional lyrics are by Jonathan Coulton, with additional music by Tom Kitt. The musical production was conceived by Tina Landau.
Storybook Intern Program
Interested in joining the Storybook teen intern program?
We are looking for more teens to assist our various productions this way.
Interns receive tuition discounts, free t-shirts, and valuable leadership experience.
To find out more, contact us!