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 9 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).
Acting Essentials: Tangled
Teacher: Cherie Wolfe
Don't stay locked inside a tower (or your house) this winter - join us for a fun class examining characters and their motivations, plus help write a short script to perform at the end of the session!
Class Cost: $150
Mondays 2:00-2:45pm
November 25 - February 3
No Class December 23, December 30
Thursdays 6:00-6:45pm
November 21 - January 30
No Class November 28, December 26, January 2
*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.
Twelve Hangry Jurors
Ages 7-12
Storybook Kids Production
Thursdays 7:00-8:30pm
Directed by
Cherie Wolfe
Classes begin:
November 21
No Class:
November 28
December 26
January 2
Costume Day:
TBD
Performances:
February 1 - 5pm
February 1 - 7pm
Time Period: Fantasy
Spaces in Class: 13
Tuition: $175
Class & Performance Location:
The City House
14300 US Highway 40
Kansas City, MO 64136
After hours of heated deliberation, twelve jurors still struggle to come to a consensus... on what to order for lunch. This parody of the classic courtroom drama will have audiences rolling in the aisles and asking all the tough questions, like ”Are there vegetarian options?” With incredibly simple costume and set requirements and an entirely gender-flexible ensemble cast, this short play can come together in just a few rehearsals. And your actors will have a blast putting their own spin on these characters and their quest to satisfy their culinary cravings! Justice cannot be served on an empty stomach!
A Year With Frog and Toad KIDS
Ages 7-12
Storybook Musical Production
Mondays 6:00-8:30pm
with additional rehearsals:
Thursday December 5 - 6:00-8:30pm
Thursday January 9 - 6:00-8:30pm
Thursday January 16 - 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):
February 10 - 5:30-8:30pm
February 11 - 5:30-8:30pm
February 14 - 4:30pm Call (Arrival) Time
Classes begin:
November 25
No Class:
December 23
December 30
Costume Day:
TBD
Performances:
February 14 - 7:00pm
February 15 - 5:00, 7:00pm
Time Period: Modern
Spaces in Class: 35
Tuition: $335
(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:
$111 Due Now
$112 Due December 15
$112 Due January 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.
This whimsical show follows two great friends – the cheerful, popular Frog, and the rather grumpy Toad – through four fun-filled seasons. Waking from hibernation, Frog and Toad plant gardens, swim, rake leaves, go sledding and learn life lessons along the way. Throughout the year, two best friends celebrate and rejoice in the differences that make them unique and special.