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Need help preparing for an upcoming audition?
Our audition prep workshop will give students the tools and confidence they need to walk into the audition room feeling ready. We will help the students pick an appropriate song and length for auditions.
This workshop will focus specifically on material for Winnie the Pooh Kids auditions.
Featured Cast auditions for Winnie the Pooh will take place August 11 12.

Celebrate the 100th anniversary of this classic tale with us! Welcome to the Hundred Acre Wood, where Winnie the Pooh is once again in search of honey. Along the way, he meets his pals, Tigger, Piglet, Rabbit and Owl, but soon discovers that Christopher Robin has been captured by the mysterious Backson! As they prepare for a rescue operation, the animals learn about teamwork, friendship and, of course... sharing snacks. “Bravery looks like showing up, even when you’re scared”
Friendship
Problem Solving/Facing Fears
Acceptance/Belonging Winnie the Pooh
Winnie the Pooh is a bear with very little brain. His good heart and love of honey will capture your audience's hearts as he helps his friends find Christopher Robin. Cast a performer who is a strong singer, as Pooh has several solo lines.
DEEPLY SINCERE Piglet
Piglet is a shy and quiet pig. They are often afraid of their own shadow but are also incredibly smart and noble and a great problem solver. Cast a performer who can portray the timid side of Piglet while projecting their voice – and personality – to the audience. Piglet's solo lines are perfect for a singer with a sweet voice.
ANXIOUS BUT ALWAYS TRYING Tigger
Tigger is a tiger and a bundle of energy. He is fiercely loyal, never stops bouncing and is always up for an adventure. Cast a student who can bring a big personality and a lot of excitement to the role. While a good singer will have a fun time with Tigger's song, it is most important that the personality of this character comes through.
CHAOTIC BUT NEVER MEAN Eyeore
Eeyore is a gloomy but loyal donkey. He can never seem to shake his bad luck and is constantly losing his tail. Despite his gloomy attitude, he always wants the best for his friends. While Eeyore has one solo singing line, this is primarily an acting role that requires a disciplined actor with good diction. Eeyore's lines are a treat for the audience, and can lead to a case of the giggles.
LOW ENERGY BUT VERY WISE Rabbit
Rabbit is a worrisome rabbit who means the best for his friends but is not always sure how to help. The actor playing this role should be able to find variety in the ways to portray Rabbit's nervousness. Rabbit primarily sings as part of the ensemble with only one solo singing line, so cast a strong actor in this role.
CONTROLLING BUT MOTIVATED BY CARE (ex. constantly fixing things) Owl
Owl is a well-educated, slightly pompous owl. He is quick to explain or lecture, even when he isn't sure of the right answer. Still, the other animals look up to Owl and come to him when Christopher Robin has gone missing. Owl's solos in "The Backson Song" are some of the most challenging in the show but can be spoken if necessary. Cast an actor with a good sense of rhythm and pitch in this role.
CONFIDENT BUT OFTEN WRONG Kanga
Kanga is a gentle kangaroo and mother to Roo. She is good-natured and always ready to take care of the other animals. This role has one solo singing line and is perfect for a performer with a lot of heart. Consider casting a performer who is taller than the actor playing Roo.
CALM, CARING, PROTECTIVE Roo
Roo is a kangaroo and the youngest animal in the wood. They are boisterous and playful and always look up to their friend Tigger. This is a great role for a student new to theater. You may want to audition Kanga and Roo at the same time, since they will always be together onstage.
BRAVE, PLAYFUL, AND ALWAYS EXPLORING Christopher Robin
Christopher Robin is a kind boy who plays with his animal friends in the Hundred Acre Wood and leads by example. While his disappearance creates the scare of the Backson, his return sets everything right again. This non-singing role is a wonderful opportunity for an actor who can deliver spoken lines loudly and clearly.
A QUIET LEADER WHO BELIEVES IN HIS FRIENDS (GENTLE, STEADY, KIND) Pooh’s Tummy
Pooh's Tummy is the endearing - but very hungry - part of Pooh! This role can be one or more performers who are onstage, offstage or any way that fits your production. The Tummy does not have any spoken lines and may be a great role for performers new to theater. While not necessary, you may want to find performers who are shorter than your actor playing Pooh. Red Narrator
Speaks with confidence, helps move the story forward with big storytelling energy. You are excited to share the adventure.
BOLD AND BRAVE Orange Narrator
Finds fun in everything. Brings warmth and excitement and keeps the audience engaged. You love telling this story.
JOYFUL AND ENERGETIC Green Narrator
Notices details and learns from what happens in the story. Wonders about the world. You are discovering the story as you tell it.
CURIOUS AND GROWING Blue Narrator
Slows things down when needed. Helps important moments land. Blue is the gentle emotional presence. You help the audience listen carefully.
CALM AND THOUGHTFUL Indigo Narrator
Sees deeper meaning and adds wonder and mystery. Connects emotions to the story. You bring imagination to life.
IMAGINATIVE AND INSIGHTFUL Violet Narrator
Supports characters emotionally and feels empathy for everyone. Creates warmth and connection.
KIND AND ENCOURAGING
Schedule
Auditions: 8/11 & 8/12 6p-8:15p
Show Description
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Audition Preparation
Participant will need to prepare 16-32 bars (about 1 minute) of a song of their choice. They should also be prepared to read sides from the show.
Sides 1 | Sides 2 | Sides 3

In our beginning choir class for grades 4-8, students will learn the fundamentals of music theory, including reading notes and rhythm.
They will develop their vocal skills through engaging exercises and warm-ups. Additionally, the class will incorporate singing popular songs that the students love, making the learning process both educational and fun. The class will end with a parent performance.

Gather up all your class clowns, tumbling tots, and funny bunnies and allow them to run away with the circus (with parental permission, of course!)
In this class, students will have the opportunity to play with circus equipment like juggling scarves, hula hoops, beginner magic, and more. These students will receive a free ticket to our Circus Spectacular on 9/20 at 4p.

This class is perfect for students who are looking to solidify their acting foundation.
Students will learn physical skills such as diction, body language, facial expression, and eye contact, and they will begin to dabble into the nuances of acting, such as timing and spacing. This class will conclude with a showcase for friends and family.

This course combines interpreting drama from the actor’s point of view as well as appreciating drama from a historical and literary perspective.
Students will focus on the mastery of key elements of interpreting a text, such as character, blocking, voice and diction, stage environment, and theatre history. This class will conclude in a showcase for friends and family.

This class is perfect for students who are curious about acting or looking to solidify their acting foundation.
Students will learn physical skills such as diction, body language, facial expression, and eye contact, and they will begin to dabble into the nuances of acting, such as timing and spacing. This class will conclude with a showcase for friends and family.

While playing out particular scenes, LARP participants have an opportunity to develop skills and universal competencies, such as empathy, persuasion, creative problem solving, decision-making, and teamwork.
We will explore different scenarios, both realistic and fictional, while building characters and supporting character choices. And they get to run around with foam swords for an hour to burn off steam!

Improv classes for kids. Improv is a fun way to be creative and to build confidence. This class will be a pure fun, low-pressure, skills-building course!
Your child will learn the fundamentals of improv in a supportive environment while using their imagination through a wide variety of improv games and exercises designed to build theatre skills, confidence, & teamwork. This class will include a mini performance for family & friends on the last day of the course!

Improv for teens. These improv classes are created for older youth in a course designed to refine their improv skills and put together a show that will display their humor, imagination and skill.
First they discover their strengths, then they develop and produce on stage an ‘SNL’ type comedy show based on the improv discovery they’ve learned during the course. Class will end with a performance for friends and family.

This class is perfect for students who are curious about acting and looking to gain confidence on stage.
Students will learn the basics of physical and vocal skills that aid in storytelling and character building. This class will conclude with a showcase for friends and family.

Here's an opportunity to play your favorite character with a new twist! Moana in a desert?
Captain America at wizarding school?! What will you come up with?! In this class, students will create an original short play using themes, settings, and characters from beloved pop culture and mixing them together to create something brand new! The production graces the stage only once, so don't miss it!

Sing, dance and act – all in one class!
These musical theater snippets will thrill your “stage-loving” child, as we learn scenes, songs, and light dance numbers for a final performance during the last class. Your child will build confidence and basic knowledge of blocking, music, and footwork.

This scene study class will focus on character work through skits and scenes made popular through cinema and television.
Each student will be challenged by warm-ups and lessons focused on creating character. In small group scenes and ensembles, each student will grow their technique and love of acting. Class will end with a small in class performance for friends and family.
Sold OutMain Themes: Grief, loss, perseverance
Genre: Dramedy
Reeling from her sisters' death, Beth suddenly finds herself journeying through a world suspiciously resembling the film 'The Wizard of Oz.' But with the yellow brick road sold to foreign investors after a financial meltdown, the Scarecrow reveling in his ignorant bliss, the Cowardly Lion acting like a paranoid sociopath, and the Tin Man embracing his emotional numbness, Beth wonders what role she plays in this classic story gone awry.
Your student must bring their lunch every day. Performances will be on 7/10 at 6pm and 7/11 at 10am. 16 spots available. Each student will receive two complimentary tickets.
Sold OutMain Themes: Grief, loss, perseverance
Genre: Dramedy
Reeling from her sisters' death, Beth suddenly finds herself journeying through a world suspiciously resembling the film 'The Wizard of Oz.' But with the yellow brick road sold to foreign investors after a financial meltdown, the Scarecrow reveling in his ignorant bliss, the Cowardly Lion acting like a paranoid sociopath, and the Tin Man embracing his emotional numbness, Beth wonders what role she plays in this classic story gone awry.
Your student must bring their lunch every day. Performances will be on 7/10 at 7:15pm and 7/11 at 11:15am. 16 spots available. Each student will receive two complimentary tickets.
Sold OutDiscover your inner filmmaker!
You don’t have to be an actor to jump in—this experience takes students behind the scenes and into the full Hollywood process.
From creating stories and directing scenes to filming, acting, and editing, students will learn how movies are really made. By the end of the week, they won’t just star in an amazing film—they’ll walk away with the skills and confidence to create their own movies with friends long after camp ends. Students should bring their own lunch each day. To top it all off, we’ll roll out the red carpet! Friends and family are invited to a Red Carpet Film Premiere at Black Box on 8/8 at 6:30 PM, where students’ films will shine on the big screen. 15 spots available.
Sold OutMain Themes: Justice and fairness, multiple perspectives, accountability and consequences
Genre: Comedy/Spoof
In this kooky spoof of TV courtroom dramas that's perfect for younger actors and audiences, Amanda Marie Locks, known as Goldilocks or even "Goldie," is on trial for breaking and entering and destruction of private property. The entire justice system is left in silly shambles in this slapstick one-act designed for laughs. Your student must bring their lunch every day. Performances will be on 7/24 at 7pm and 7/25 at 10am. 14 spots available.
Sold OutHave you ever seen a group of 3–6-year-olds write and perform their very own play?
In this imaginative camp, beginner playwrights will explore the classic story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears and turn it into a brand-new performance of their own creation!
Through storytelling, movement, and play, students will research the story, make creative choices, take joyful risks, and find their unique voices along the way. With plenty of encouragement and fun, young artists will build confidence while bringing their ideas to life on stage. It’s creativity, collaboration, and big imagination—perfectly sized for little performers!
Your student must bring their lunch every day. The performance will take place on 7/24 at 3pm. 8 spots
Sold OutMain Themes: Friendship, team work, good and evil, self discovery, courage
Genre: Children’s Fantasy
In this fractured fairytale, Captain Hook and Prince John discover that they are secretly brothers living in separate fairytale worlds. With this news, they collaborate on an evil scheme to capture the Queen Fairy and use her pixie dust to get everything they’ve ever wanted out of life. The heroes of the fairytale world learn of this evil collaboration and combine forces to save the Queen Fairy. This script combines the stories of Peter Pan and Robin Hood to create an epic adventure. With tons of characters, this script provides great opportunities for small and large classes alike. Small roles can easily be doubled to provide young actors with an opportunity to create specific character choices for several characters or they can be divided up to provide many students the opportunity to join in on the fun. Performance will take place on 7/31 at 11:45am. 14 spots available.
If you sign up for both Imagination Playcation and The Quest for Pixie Dust, students can bring lunch and stay with the teacher for the hour in between.

Sing, dance, act, move, play, and create!
Step into a week where imagination takes center stage and anything is possible.
Designed to celebrate a child’s natural love of play, this experience invites students to explore, express, and create in new ways every day. From movement and storytelling to games and performance, each day brings a brand-new adventure—full of creativity, laughter, and discovery. Come ready to dream big, try something new, and let your imagination run wild! There will be a performance for family and friends on July 31 at 3:45pm. 12 spots available.
If you sign up for both Imagination Playcation and The Quest for Pixie Dust, students can bring lunch and stay with the teacher for the hour in between.

Main Themes: Perseverance, adaptability, love
Genre: Fantasy
The lights rise on a beautiful sunset. A mermaid is silhouetted against an ocean backdrop. Hauntingly familiar music fills the air... Then the Lawyer shows up -- and that's when the fun really begins. The Little Mermaid (More or Less.) is the story of a theatre company attempting to stage a children's version of the Hans Christian Anderson classic. The only problem? It looks and sounds an awful lot like a movie of the same name. That's when the Lawyer for a certain "mouse-eared company" starts talking about a possible lawsuit for copyright infringement. Lawsuit? Copyright infringement? Throw out the costumes! There's a bunch of old rags backstage from the 1970's. Well, don't just stand there! Go get them! Ditch the music! What did you say? Somebody's mom has a greatest disco hits CD out in the car? That'll be perfect! Change everyone's names! Tartar Sauce! Little M.! The Crab Formerly Known As Sebastian! Everybody ready? Ok, action! It's the funkiest version of The Little Mermaid ever seen on stage! Your student must bring their lunch every day. Performances will be on 7/31 at 7pm and 8/1 at 10am. 20 spots available. Each student will receive two complimentary tickets.

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