Storybook Acting skills Classes
Storybook's skills classes have been designed to help your child 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 5:00-5:45pm
February 16 - April 13
Students who participate in an Acting Essentials class will also have the opportunity to perform in The SpongeBob Musical in a featured ensemble role - April 24-25, 2026.
To participate in this additional role, please plan to attend the following rehearsal times:
Monday, March 30 - 6:00-6:30pm
Monday, April 6 - 6:00-6:30pm
Monday, April 13 - 6:00-6:30pm
Monday, April 20 - 6:00-6:30pm
Tuesday, April 21 - 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.
Belle and That Beast Guy
Ages 7-12
Storybook Kids Production
Mondays 7:00-8:30pm
Directed by
Hadley Stoneburner
Classes begin:
February 16
Costume Day:
March 21 or March 28
(Signup sent after registration; you choose a date+timeslot)
Performances:
April 18 - 5pm, 7pm
Time Period: Fantasy
Spaces in Class: 12
Tuition: $185
Class & Performance Location:
The City House
14300 US Highway 40
Kansas City, MO 64136
Show Description:
A bit like the classic story, “that Beast guy” was once a handsome prince — before being cursed by an old woman for being such a poor student! The hairy dude and his servants, now collaterally cursed as common household items, become cut off from the world. That is, until Belle, fleeing the advances of pompous Gastoff and in search of a Dairy Queen, finds a castle and a Beast in need! As Gastoff and his sniveling pals set out after Belle, Beast warms to the kindhearted Belle, who teaches him to read and write. When vainglorious Gastoff arrives, he finds that Belle is no captive of Beast, but rather captivated by his newfound literacy!
Simply Cinderella
Ages 7-12
Storybook Kids Production
Tuesdays 5:30-7:00pm
Directed by
Leah Long
Classes begin:
February 17
Costume Day:
March 21 or March 28
(Signup sent after registration; you choose a date+timeslot)
Performances:
April 16 - 7pm
April 17 - 7pm
Time Period: Fantasy
Spaces in Class: 10
Tuition: $185
Class & Performance Location:
The City House
14300 US Highway 40
Kansas City, MO 64136
Show Description: Overworked and under-appreciated Cinderella swings her broom at the Fairy Godmother, thinking she’s a giant moth. Meanwhile, Queen Hobnail wants Prince Shubert to choose a suitable princess, but he would rather play video games than dance with a girl. The beleaguered Fairy Godmother manages to bring the two together, at least until midnight, while Cinderella’s stepmother and stepsisters wait for the other shoe to drop.
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 Rainbow Fish Musical
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):
May 11 - 5:30-8:30pm
May 12 - 5:30-8:30pm
May 15 - 4:30pm Call (Arrival) Time
Classes begin:
February 23
Director - Elizabeth Harness
Music Director - Lauren O'Neal
Choreographer - Kara Nash
Costume Day:
March 21 or March 28
(Signup sent after registration; you choose a date+timeslot)
Performances:
May 15- 7:00pm
May 16 - 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 February 15
$115 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:
This musical features a variety of charming school fish and sea-creature characters who admire the famous Rainbow Fish, the most beautiful fish in all the ocean. When Rainbow Fish refuses to share his (or her!) vibrant, shimmering scales (played by separate actors who become a chorus for solo songs), the whole ocean seems to turn against the vain creature. Unhappy that no one adores him anymore, the Rainbow Fish seeks out the wise Octopus, whose tentacles can also be played by separate actors. Octopus helps the young fish learn that it’s far better to be admired for being kind than for being beautiful.