Storybook Acting skills Classes (New!)
Storybook's skills classes have been designed to help your child will learn core acting. Whether your child is shy or not, this class will be an encouraging and fun environment to learn and grow together. We suggest this as a great beginner class for the student who is unsure about acting, but also for the experienced student with several past productions on their theatrical resume, as we will cover skills and topics such as body language, facial expressions, character work, projection, pronunciation, diction, and more. These are skills that do not always come naturally, but will help the student in their growth in the acting world!
During the 11 weeks of class, the students will incorporate what they’ve learned into a 10 minute showcase performance (performed during the final class in this session), plus have the opportunity to perform in a selected scene in the teen musical theatre production on November 15-16, 2024.
Acting Skills Class
Teacher: Cherie Wolfe
Class Cost: $150
Mondays 2:00-2:45pm
August 26 - November 11
No Class Labor Day
Thursdays 6:00-6:45pm
August 29 - November 14
No Class Halloween
*NOTE: your student DOES NOT have to register for a "skills" class. Students are welcome to register for a skills class alone, a performance class alone, or a combination of both. Sign up for a performance class + an acting skills class and save $25.*
Storybook Kids PERFORMANCE Classes
Storybook Kids Classes are for ages 7-12.
If student's 7th birthday falls during the current semester, they are eligible to participate.
It is helpful for students to be able to read, but not required.
View daytime class options on our Homeschool page.
Each time is for ONE production. Class commitment is one rehearsal a week (see below for exceptions)
Details for each production can be found below!
Each play performance class has rehearsal for 8-9 weeks. Musicals run for a longer number of weeks.
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.
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.
Snow White and the Seven Endings
Ages 8-18
Storybook Studio Production
Tuesdays 6:00-8:00pm
Classes begin:
August 27
Costume Day:
September 21
Performances:
October 26 - 5:00, 7:00pm
Time Period: Fairy Tale
Spaces in Class: 13
Tuition: $200
(Payment plans available if needed; please just contact us)
Class & Performance Location:
The City House
14300 US Highway 40
Kansas City, MO 64136
Happily-ever-after gets turned on its head in this comedic retelling of Snow White’s classic princess fairy tale. When the seven forest dwellers (who can be tall or short, it doesn’t matter!) reminisce about their recent run-in with a royal run-away, they each have a different take on how the story unfolds and who the real hero is. But which is the real ending? The only thing they agree about is that the Prince shouldn’t get the credit! Laughter abounds as each of the seven forest dwellers takes their turn sharing their recollection of what happened to Snow White once she came to their cottage. Which will be your favorite? The mysterious ”And Then There Were Seven,” the melodramatic ”Perilous Plight of Miss Snow White,” or the slapstick ”Snow Alone — Lost in the Woods”? Naturally, everyone loves the action-adventure ”Spindiana Jones and the Apple of Doom!” There’s also the Shakespearean ”Mid-Snow White’s Dream” and the hysterical interpretive dance, ”The Hunt-Cracker,” along with the classic retelling.
Supervillains Anonymous
Ages 7-12
Storybook Kids Production
Tuesdays 7:00-8:30pm
Directed by
Megan Clifford
Classes begin:
August 27
Costume Day:
September 21
Performances:
October 26 - 5pm
October 26 - 7pm
Time Period: Fantasy
Spaces in Class: 14
Tuition: $175
Class & Performance Location:
The City House
14300 US Highway 40
Kansas City, MO 64136
The city’s supervillains have long been obsessed with defeating unbeatable superhero Wonder Man. That’s why they’re all now at the Supervillains Anonymous support group meeting, ready to give up their evil ways. When Danger Girl, a fiery and determined would-be supervillain looking for a mentor, barges in on the session, the villains use a series of silly flashbacks recounting their last humiliating, yet hilarious, defeats at the hands of Wonder Man. The meeting is interrupted by the surprise appearance of Wonder Man and his sidekick, Star Kid! Can Danger Girl inspire the supervillains to take up their evil ways once again?
The Mother Goose Merger
Ages 7-12
Storybook Kids Production
Thursdays 7:00-8:15pm
Directed by
Jessica Luke
Classes begin:
September 5
Costume Day:
September 21
Performances:
October 26 - 12pm, 2pm
Time Period: Fantasy
Spaces in Class: 12
Tuition: $175
Class & Performance Location:
The City House
14300 US Highway 40
Kansas City, MO 64136
There’s an ongoing rivalry between The Cat & The Fiddle Cafe and The Hey Diddle Diddle Diner - which happen to be right across the street from each other. The Cafe faces closing due to various troubles (like a leaky nook and a sneaky cook), and the Diner sends a spy while the Cafe staff tries to keep their patrons happy and well-fed. Fast-paced with quirky characters all around!
Space Pirates!
Ages 7-12
Storybook Musical Production
Mondays 6:00-8:30pm
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):
November 4 - 5:30-8:30pm
November 5 - 5:30-8:30pm
November 8 - 4:30pm Call (Arrival) Time
Classes begin:
August 26
Costume Day:
September 21
Performances:
November 8- 7:00pm
November 9 - 5:00, 7:00pm
Time Period: Modern
Spaces in Class: 35
Tuition: $335
(Payment plans available if needed; please just contact us)
Sign up for Group Voice (only for ages 9-14) + a musical theatre production class and save $25.
Class & Performance Location:
The City House
14300 US Highway 40
Kansas City, MO 64136
REGISTER HERE FOR PAYMENT PLAN:
$111 Due Now
$112 Due September 15
$112 Due October 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.
Pirates! Aliens! Space Travel! Space Pirates tells the story of Gabby, a kid who gets picked on during a school trip to the museum. Everything quickly changes when an alien space ship accidentally beams Gabby and her classmates up to outer space. Things go from bad to worse when the alien space ship is suddenly attacked by SPACE PIRATES! It’s only after this whirlwind space adventure that Gabby becomes comfortable in her own skin, and her classmates appreciate her for who she is.