KCPT Youth Programs Spring 2024 | April – May

Welcome to KCPT's Professional Theater Training for youth! We offer theater classes and workshops for all ages and skill levels. Our SPRING SESSION begins APRIL 2024 and we are excited to see returning and new students back on "the stage."

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Theatre Adventure Club

✓ Beginners & Previous Students

Channel your creativity into theatrical play!

Welcome explorers to Theater Adventure Club!

In this class, students begin foundational theatre techniques through games and exercises, while exploring self-expression and creative play.

This class is designed as an introductory course for students who have perhaps expressed an interest in theatre, but have yet to try it! These classes are great for building confidence and learning important social skills. Get ready to laugh, play, move, and explore characters!

This class is recommended as a prerequisite for Drama Fundamentals.

Class limited to 15 students.

Grades 3-6

April 8th- May 13th, 2024
Mondays
3:30pm - 4:45pm
Chimacum

Sign-Up! $120

Grades 1-2

April 9th - May 14th, 2024
Tuesdays
3:45pm - 4:45pm
Port Townsend

Sign-Up! $120

Full & partial scholarships available by request, please visit our Scholarship + Financial Aid Request page.

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Drama Fundamentals

✓ Beginners   ✓ Intermediate
✓ Port Townsend's Brigid's Loft

Are you ready to act? Students explore the fundamentals of drama and develop the building blocks of character and storytelling through a theatrical lens. While continuing their foundational techniques they learned in Theatre Adventure Club or previous classes, Drama Fundamentals encourages students to keep diving in! Build characters, begin scene work, explore improvisation, and keep the magic of ensemble building.

There will be a showcase on the last day of class for family and friends, 15 minutes before the end of class.

This course is great for new students and returning students who want to focus on scene work and improvisation. Class limited to 15 students.

Grades 3-5

April 11th - May 16th, 2024
Thursdays
3:45pm - 4:45pm
Port Townsend

Sign-Up! $120

Full & partial scholarships available by request, please visit our Scholarship + Financial Aid Request page.

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Theatre Academy

✓ Intermediate ✓ Advanced
✓ Port Townsend's Brigid's Loft

Theatre Academy is an advanced class for returning students. The focus of this class evolves every session to provide students with new theatre techniques to expand their artistic tool box. The curriculum is customized to reflect the student’s personal interests and skills. Previous focuses have been audition technique, musical theatre, stage combat, and physical theatre.

There will be a showcase on the last day of class for family and friends, 15 minutes before the end of class.

Registration to class upon approval of instructor.

Grades 6-9

April 9th - May 14th, 2024
Tuesdays
5:00pm - 6:00pm
Port Townsend

Email Instructor

Full & partial scholarships available by request, please visit our Scholarship + Financial Aid Request page.

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Youth Company (Cancelled)

✓ High School Students
✓ Port Townsend's Brigid's Loft

Channel your creativity to dramatic effect! This course is designed for teens who are in High School. Plus: Hone various theatre techniques from improvisation, physical and vocal, mime, combat, and scene work. This company of actors partake in a mix of acting classes, job skill training, networking and mentorship with professionals, plus performance opportunities at the theatre. Classes meet throughout the school year. Participants also receive a free ticket to a designated evening performance of each KCPT mainstage show.

Grades 9-12

April 11th - May 16th, 2024
Thursdays
5:00pm - 6:00pm
Port Townsend

Full & partial scholarships available by request, please visit our Scholarship + Financial Aid Request page.

 

Locations & Covid Safety

Our Chimacum Session are held at the Chimacum Grange conveniently located across from the School. 

Chimacum Grange
9572 Rhody Dr. Chimacum, WA  98325

We work with the school district to provide a  a safe and approved meeting point at the school where we then walk students across the street to The Grange. Details on this will be forthcoming.

Our Port Townsend Sessions are held at the Brigid's Loft (formerly Jefferson Community School) conveniently located downtown, 1.5 blocks from the Theater.

Brigid's Loft
280 Quincy St. Port Townsend, WA 98368

KCPT follows all current local and state guidelines regarding COVID 19 safety protocols and will provide updates and changes as necessary throughout our 6-week sessions.


Meet Our Instructors


2022-2023 Education Sponsor

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Questions?

Brendan Chambers

Brendan Chambers

Brendan Chambers holds a BFA in Acting from Carnegie Melon University and graduated with a Master’s degree in Educational Theater from New York University. He has worked with KCPT for over five years as a key artistic staff member. He has appeared in nearly a dozen productions, directed several mainstage shows, and led a variety of educational programs. In 2019 Brendan was promoted to Key City Public Theatre's Artistic Associate.

 

Call our box office Thursday/Friday from 1pm - 5pm, (360) 385-5278
or email Brendan Chambers at brendan@keycitypublictheatre.org.


Our theater education programs are funded in part by a grant from Jefferson Community Foundation
Jefferson Community Foundation