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CHILDREN
& TEEN
CLASSES
SUMMER 2015
DEAR PARENTS,
It’s summertime!
As always, we at the Denver Center for the Performing
Arts are committed to offering exceptional theatre
programming to the students of our community. This
summer is filled with the fun of Broadway musicals, improvisation, on-camera acting classes, The Hobbit, puppet creations and the Teen Intensive for experienced
high school actors. Whether it’s acting, movement and
dance, voice and singing, or design, we’re sure you’ll
find the perfect fit for your child. While learning performing arts skills, your child also will build his or her
communication, critical thinking and collaborative skills.
Our facilities are unparalleled—14 classrooms including
multi-media, dance and design studios. Plus your child
will have the chance to perform in one of our professional theatres. We are proud that all of our teachers
are screened professional artists and educators who
look forward to creating an unforgettable experience
for your child. And, for your convenience and your
child’s safety, we provide supervised curb-side drop-off
and pick-up service.
Thank you for choosing to come to the Denver Center
for the Performing Arts and becoming a part of our
Education family.
See you in our hallways soon!
Allison Watrous
Allison Watrous
Director of Education
SPECIAL NOTE
The Denver Center wishes to recognize and thank
Tam Dalrymple Frye for her 23 years as Director of
Education. We wish her well as she departs the DCPA
and look forward to seeing her as an instructor for
many years to come.
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PRE-K
THE NEWMAN SUMMER SERIES:
PRE-K WEEK-LONG PROGRAMMING
FIRST STAGES
Our dynamic First Stages programming is designed
specifically to introduce theatre skills to budding actors
ages 3-4. A variety of weekly themes sparks imaginative play and builds social skills. Each week promises
the delight of telling stories, role playing, and singing
and dancing. Every Friday culminates in an open class
sharing. All actors must be potty trained.
First Stages: Dramatic Play with Fairytales
June 15-19 • Mon-Fri • 9:30am-12:30pm • $125
First Stages: Dramatic Play with
Shakespeare’s Plays and Poems
July 6-10 • Mon-Fri • 9:30am-12:30pm • $125
First Stages: Dramatic Play on Safari –
Animals, Habitats and Adventures
July 13-July 17 • Mon-Fri • 9:30am-12:30pm • $125
First Stages: Dramatic Play on Screen –
Lights, Camera, Action
July 27-July 31 • Mon-Fri • 9:30am-12:30pm • $125
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K – 5TH
THE NEWMAN SUMMER SERIES:
CHILDREN’S CLASSES
These all-day programs examine four of the performing
arts disciplines: Acting, Movement/Dance, Voice/Singing and Design.
One-week programs focus on theatre skills, acting
techniques and the students’ individual needs.
Two-week programs focus on the steps necessary to
build an original 10-minute musical.
Class placement is determined by the grade the
student is entering in fall of 2015.
Kindergarten 1st Grade
2nd Grade
3rd Grade
4th Grade
5th Grade
Bring a sack lunch with two snacks, a water bottle and
be ready to have fun!
ONE-WEEK PROGRAMS
Triple Threat
June 8-12 • 9am-3:30pm • $250
Ready for Broadway? Learn the basics of acting, dancing and singing
when you perform scenes from
your favorite Broadway musicals.
Improv
June 15-19 • 9am-3:30pm • $250
Theatre in an instant! Students
will create characters on the spot,
imagine instant stories, develop
their own dance moves and work as
a team to become a quick-thinking
improv ensemble. Be spontaneous in
this fun class!
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In Focus
June 22-26 • 9am-3:30pm • $250
Explore the magic of mixed media! You’ll learn the
secrets of working in front of the camera as you create
your own scenes frame by frame, record character
voices, broadcast the news, and learn how to act in
commercials, TV scenes and films.
Broadway Bound
July 6-10 • 9am-3:30pm • $250
Get ready to be a triple threat! Learn the skills—singing,
dancing and acting—to get you started on the road to
Broadway.
TWO-WEEK
PROGRAMS
Musical Madness
July 13-24 • 9am-3:30pm
$500
Perform at the DCPA! You
create the story, lyrics and
scenic elements to produce the
best original musicals. The curtain
goes up on July 24 at 1:30pm for a
performance to be shared with family and friends. This
is your chance to transform your ideas and skills and
create your very own ten-minute musical.
Musical Mayhem
July 27-Aug 7 • 9am-3:30pm • $500
Join us for the summer finale. You create the story,
lyrics and scenic elements to produce the best original
musicals. The curtain goes up on Aug 7 at 1:30pm for a
performance to be shared with family and friends. This
is your chance to transform your ideas and skills and
create your very own ten-minute musical.
ENCORE: AFTER-CLASS PROGRAM
Stay and play!
3:30-5pm • Grades K-5 • Limit 30 students
Can’t get enough drama? Stay with us for the afternoon to explore more theatre and drama skills. Each
week will vary in theme. Encore students must be
registered in an all-day Education program.
June 8-12
$50
June 15-19
$50
June 22-26
$50
July 6-10
$50
July 13-24
$100
July 27-Aug 7 $100
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MIDDLE SCHOOL
These concentrated skills building programs establish
fundamental principles of acting and introduce new
techniques. Every day, participants take classes in acting as well as specialty courses based on each week’s
theme. Students must have completed 5th grade.
Dates and themes are as follows:
Improv: Short Form
June 8-12 • 9:30am-4pm • $250
This class will explore the fun and spontaneous world
of short form improv. Using group activities, games
and improvised scene work, students will create a rich,
supportive environment for creativity, spontaneity and
strong choices. The week will conclude in a Short Form
Showcase celebration on June 12.
Original Musical
Two-week Program
June 15-26 • 9:30am-4pm • $500
Put your skills to the test and devise an original musical
one-act. Students will work on the acting process while
incorporating the singing voice and dance choreography in their own original work. On June 26, students
will showcase their creation and talents for family and
friends.
The Acting Factor
July 6-10 • 9:30am-4pm • $250
Understanding the structure of a good play helps the
actor make strong character and acting choices. We’ll
reaffirm fundamentals in the process as we develop
the vocal, physical and analytical aspects of classical
and contemporary acting techniques using scenes and
monologues.
Improv: Advanced Forms
July 13-17 • 9:30am-4pm • $250
Take your improv to the next level! This class will expand your improvised world and allow performers to
explore advanced short form games, long form structures and write original comedy sketches. Previous
experience is not necessary, but enrollment in Improv:
Short Form is encouraged. This week will conclude in
an Advanced Improv Showcase celebration on July 17.
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Get Reel
July 20-24 • 9:30am-4pm • $250
Explore acting in front of the camera using scripts from
current commercials, TV shows and movies. Learn to
analyze scripts, flesh out characters and connect with
the camera. Get comfortable in front of the lens!
Broadway Bound
July 27-31 • 9:30am-4pm • $250
Build the necessary skills to be a triple threat! This class
will work on your singing, dancing and acting skills as
we explore scenes and songs from Broadway musicals.
The Audition Intensive
Aug 3-7 • 9:30am-4pm • $250
Auditioning might just be the hardest job an actor has
to do. This workshop is designed for students eager to
hone their auditioning skills. This class will help actors
take control of their audition situations and prepare
their material. Actors will learn how to nail the cold
reading and take the fear out of the audition room.
MIDDLE SCHOOL
PERFORMANCE PROGRAM
Teen Performance: The Hobbit
Directed by David Saphier
July 6-17 • 9:30am-4pm • $500
Travel to Middle Earth! This adapted version of JRR
Tolkien’s classic tale, The Hobbit, will allow actors to
fine-tune their acting skills, work as an ensemble and
share it with an audience. Please prepare a one-minute
contemporary monologue for the first day of rehearsal. Casting will be based on auditions; every student
will have a role. Rehearsals will be Monday through
Friday for two weeks with performances on Friday,
July 17. Participants must attend all rehearsals and
performances.
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HIGH SCHOOL
These concentrated skills building programs establish
fundamental principles of acting and introduce new
techniques. Every day, participants take classes in acting as well as specialty courses based on each week’s
theme. Students must have completed 8th grade.
Dates and themes are as follows:
Improv: Short Form
June 8-12 • 9:30am-4pm • $250
This class will explore the fun and spontaneous world
of short form improv. Using group activities, games
and improvised scene work, students will create a rich,
supportive environment for creativity, spontaneity and
making strong choices. The week will conclude in a
Short Form Showcase celebration on June 12.
The Acting Factor
June 15-19 • 9:30am-4pm • $250
Understanding the structure of a good play helps the
actor make strong character and acting choices. We’ll
reaffirm fundamentals in the process as we develop
the vocal, physical and analytical aspects of classical
and contemporary acting techniques using scenes and
monologues.
The Combat of Shakespeare
June 22-26 • 9:30am-4pm • $250
Get combat ready! Shakespeare plays are full of battles, duels and lover’s quarrels but how do you act the
fight while still speaking the speech? This intensive
class combines stage combat training with
Shakespearean scene work to build a
performance ready scene for a
showcase on June 26.
Get Reel
July 6-10 • 9:30am-4pm • $250
Explore acting in front of the
camera using real scripts from
current commercials, TV shows
and movies. Learn to analyze
scripts, flesh out characters and
connect with the camera. Get
comfortable in front of the lens!
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Improv: Advanced Forms
July 13-17 • 9:30am-4pm • $250
Take your improv to the next level! This class will expand your improvised world and allow performers to
explore advanced short form games, long form structures and write original comedy sketches. Previous
experience is not necessary, but enrollment in Improv:
Short Form is encouraged. This week will conclude in
an Advanced Improv Showcase celebration on July 17.
Original Musical
Two-week Program
July 20-July 31 • 9:30am-4pm • $500
Put your skills to the test and devise an original musical
one-act. Students will work on the acting process while
incorporating singing and choreography in their own
original work. On July 31, students will showcase their
creation and talents for family and friends.
The Audition Intensive
Aug 3-7 • 9:30am-4pm • $250
Auditioning might just be the hardest job an actor has
to do. This workshop is designed for students eager to
hone their auditioning skills. This class will help actors
take control of their audition situations and prepare
their material. Actors will learn how to nail the cold
reading and take the fear out of the audition room.
Actors will prepare for a mock audition on Aug 7.
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HIGH SCHOOL
PERFORMANCE PROGRAMS
Announcing High School Auditions for:
The 2014 DCPA Regional High School
Playwriting Competition Winner!
Join us for the full-production of a brand-new play
written by, cast with and produced by Colorado teens.
The winner of the Regional High School Playwriting
Competition will be selected from submissions across
the state and receive a staged reading at the 2015
New Play Summit. Winner will be announced in
February. Don’t miss this opportunity to be a part
of the fully-staged world premiere! Prepare a
two-minute contemporary monologue.
Audition date: Sat, May 16, 2015 • 12-2pm
Rehearsal dates: June 8-26 • 9:30am-4pm
Performances: Fri, June 26 • 1:30pm and 7pm
$300
Runaways by Elizabeth Swados
Directed by Patrick Elkins-Zeglarski
July 20-Aug 7 • 9:30am-4pm
Performance: Aug 7 • 7pm
Three weeks • $650
This powerful play explores the complex dynamics of
running away. Having created a tribe for themselves,
a group of lost and losing souls struggle together
through their common reality and celebrate their
dreams and hopes. Both dark and joyous, Runaways’
beautiful poetry provides a unique journey for performers and audience alike. Actors must be able to attend
all rehearsals and performances.
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HIGH SCHOOL TECHNICAL
THEATRE SUMMER SERIES
Don’t miss this opportunity to work with the
master production team of the Theatre Company!
NEW!
The Craftsmanship Intensive: The Hobbit
June 22-26 • 9:30am-4pm • $300
Dive in to the world of props and craftsmanship with
the Denver Center’s Master designer, Kevin Copenhaver! Design, create and craft the puppets, masks and
environment of Middle Earth for our production of
The Hobbit including Smaug the dragon. This week
of hands-on invention will explore puppetry, mask,
costume design and much more.
NEW!
Technical Theatre Practicum: Runaways
July 20-Aug 7 • 9:30am-4pm
Performance on Aug 7 • 7pm
Three weeks • $650
Calling all technical theatre students! Students with an
interest in technical theatre will have an opportunity
to design, build, stage manage and run performances
of Runaways in our Conservatory Theatre. Scenic
elements, lighting, sound and costumes for the
production will be crafted by students with the
guidance of our skilled technical theatre instructors.
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HIGH SCHOOL
SUMMER INTENSIVE
July 6-17 • 9am-5pm • Two weeks • $650
Designed for students who currently excel in
school drama productions, our program assists
young actors who are considering a serious career in theatre or film. Modeled after prestigious
curriculums of the nation’s top acting programs,
these two weeks are a unique opportunity to
improve acting skills and rub elbows with acting
professionals from the Denver Center for the
Performing Arts. Students must be a sophomore, junior or senior in high school. Our teen
conservatory program promises to be the most
challenging actor-training experience in the
metro area. For students interested in returning,
we promise brand new curricula, including:
• Scene analysis (contemporary & classical)
• Voice and Speech
• Music and Character
• Dance, Movement
• Improvisation
• Auditioning
• Acting for the camera including a Q & A with
a local talent agent
• 20th Century Acting Theory
• Showcase
Limited to 24 students. Students must be
enrolled in high school and have completed
the 9th grade. To apply, please submit:
• One letter of recommendation
• Current resumé
• Current photograph
• Student’s letter of interest
Mail to:
Denver Center for the Performing
Arts Education
Attn: High School Summer Intensive
1101 13th St.
Denver, CO 80204
Must be postmarked no later than June 1, 2015.
Applicants will be notified of acceptance by
June 8, 2015. If you have questions, contact us
at 303.446.4892.
DROP-OFF & PICK-UP
PROCEDURES FOR
CHILDREN & TEEN
SUMMER CLASSES
All DCPA Education classes are held in the Robert
and Judi Newman Center for Theatre Education,
1101 13th Street at the corner of 13th and Arapahoe
streets in downtown Denver.
Drop-off and Pick-up BOTH happen on 13th Street
under the Arts Complex. (SEE MAP)
Enter 13th St. from Arapahoe Street
Students will always be on the south side of the street
in the theatre loading dock area.
CarsSt.may line up on
Lawrence
the south side to wait for students.
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DCPA EDUCATION INSTRUCTORS
All DCPA Education teachers are professionals working
in various fields of theatre. All personnel undergo training for the summer programs. A background check by
the Colorado Bureau of Investigations is conducted on
all Education personnel.
DCPA Education Teaching Assistants have attended
the summer programs in their youth, must be recommended by a high school teacher and possess a love of
the theatre arts and the means of sharing information.
For a complete biography of staff members, please call
303.446.4892.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Scholarships are provided on a financial-need basis. Call
303.446.4892 for an application.
Classes are located at 1101 13th Street (corner of 13th &
Arapahoe) in the Robert & Judi Newman Center for Theatre
Education on the third floor.
Parking is available across the street at the Denver Performing
Arts Complex with entrances off of Arapahoe and 13th streets.
Access is available for persons of all abilities and RTD stops
nearby.
Auditing is available to any potential student on one occasion
free of charge. Please call ahead to reserve auditing space for
that day, arrive early and plan to stay for the entire class.
REGISTRATION: All summer courses are on a first-come,
first-served basis.
Online: denvercenter.org/ACT
Phone: 303.446.4892 (M-F, 9am-5pm)
FAX: 303.623.0693
Mailing address:
DCPA Education
1101 13th Street
Denver, CO 80204
Payment may be made by check payable to DCPA-Education
or by Visa, Mastercard, Diners Club, American Express or
Discover. A $5 non-refundable registration fee is collected.
There will be a $25 charge for all returned checks.
Refund Policy: Full tuition refunds are available with 48 hours’
notice (one week notice for single day workshops). A 75%
refund is available through the first day of class. Tuition refunds
are not available after this time regardless of attendance.
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