Storybook Acting skills Classes
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 9 weeks of class, the students will incorporate what they’ve learned into short showcase performance which will be presented at the end of the semester.
Acting Essentials
Teacher: Cherie Wolfe
Join us for a fun class where you'll learn some new skills to aid you both onstage and off, plus memorize and perform a short script at the end of the session!
Class Cost: $150
Mondays 2:00-2:45pm
August 25 - October 27 (No class on Labor Day)
Thursdays 6:00-6:45pm
August 28 - October 23
Students who participate in an Acting Essentials class will also have the opportunity to perform in Scrooge! in a featured ensemble role - December 12-13, 2025.
To participate in this additional role, please plan to attend the following rehearsal times:
Monday, November 17 - 6:00-6:30pm
Monday, November 24 - 6:00-6:30pm
Monday, December 1 - 6:00-6:30pm
Monday, December 8 - 6:00-6:30pm
Tuesday, December 9 - 6:00-6:30pm
*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.* To get this discount, sign up for your production class and click the "Skills add-on" option during registration, or fill out our multiple class request form.
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 multiple productions if desired.
Performance day call time is typically 2.5 hours prior to performance but sometimes varies.
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.
Hairum Scarum: Villains Edition!
Ages 7-12
Storybook Kids Production
Mondays 7:00-8:30pm
Directed by
Hadley Stoneburner
Classes begin:
August 25
Costume Day:
September 20
Performances:
October 25 - 5pm, 7pm
Time Period: Fantasy
Spaces in Class: 15
Tuition: $185
Class & Performance Location:
The City House
14300 US Highway 40
Kansas City, MO 64136
Show Description:
What happens when everyone's favorite hair salon owners, Olivia and Hilda, have a really unexpected and BAD bunch of customers show up looking for hair solutions? It's more fairy tale confusion and chaos in this brand new tale written for the Storybook stage. It turns out that evil queens, big bad wolves, pirate captains, and misunderstood green witches need a little hair help, too!
The Stone in the Road
Ages 7-12
Storybook Kids Production
Thursdays 7:00-8:30pm
Directed by
Cherie Wolfe
Classes begin:
September 4
NO CLASS OCTOBER 23!
Costume Day:
September 20
Performances:
November 8 - 5pm, 7pm
Time Period: Fantasy
Spaces in Class: 15
Tuition: $185
Class & Performance Location:
The City House
14300 US Highway 40
Kansas City, MO 64136
Show Description:
A queen puts her subjects to the test: who will move the large boulder from the road? Anyone kind enough to move the stone will be handsomely rewarded with a job as royal counselor to the queen! A host of wacky characters pass through the scene as the queen and her faithful servant, Barcarole, watch from a hiding place to see who will be unselfish. Join these characters as they come to see how actions, not complaints, often get a job done in this playful adaptation. This well-known fairytale entertains children of all ages while teaching the importance of helping others.
Bedtime Stories
(As Told By Our Dad)(Who Messed Them Up)
Ages 8-18
Storybook Studio Production
Tuesdays 6:00-8:00pm
Extra Rehearsal:
Saturday, October 4 - 10:00am-12;30pm
Classes begin:
August 26
Costume Day:
September 20
Performances:
October 18 - 5pm
October 18 - 7pm
Time Period: Fantasy
Spaces in Class: 15
Tuition: $200
Class & Performance Location:
The City House
14300 US Highway 40
Kansas City, MO 64136
Show Description:
It's Dad's turn to tell his three rambunctious kids their bedtime stories, but when he gets fuzzy on the details, the classics get creative: a prince with a snoring problem spices up The Princess and The Pea, The Boy Who Cried Wolf cries dinosaur instead, and Rumpelstiltskin helps turn all that pesky gold into straw. You may think you know your fairy tales, but not the way Dad tells them.
We Are Monsters
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 3 - 5:30-8:30pm
November 4 - 5:30-8:30pm
November 7 - 4:30pm Call (Arrival) Time
Classes begin:
August 25
Costume Day:
September 20
Performances:
November 7- 7:00pm
November 8 - 5:00pm, 7:00pm
Time Period: Fantasy
Spaces in Class: 35
Tuition: $345
(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:
$115 Due Now
$115 Due September 1
$115 Due October 1
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:
We Are Monsters is a hilarious new musical that follows human kids into a monster cabaret filled with quirky monster characters. The adventurous humans uncover vegetarian vampires and rock n’ roll werewolves, gradually realizing there may be more to these monsters than meets the eye! Most importantly these monsters and kids discover the importance of friendship and celebrating in the attributes that make each of us different and unique.