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Acting and Play Production

Acting and Play Production students learn the fundamentals of acting and audition technique.  Students in 7th-12th grade will apply their knowledge as they audition for our fall one-act play, The Hallmarks of Horror (October 25-27), as well as a spring play, The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood (May 2-4). All students enrolled in the class will be cast in the play. After auditions and casting have concluded, all students will begin to gain the powerful hands on experience of producing a play.  Rehearsals will be held during their normal class time, with the possibility of a few extra rehearsals being called the weeks leading up to the play.

About The Hallmarks of Horror: Scary movies are full of different ways to give you nightmares–but once you figure out the formula, the frightful looks pretty funny. Take a whirlwind tour through the common categories of the creepy, from lines like “let’s split up!” to tropes like the car that never starts. If you dare to master everything from cobwebs to clowns, you’ll be ready when they all converge in a single hilarious finale scene. You won’t believe how fast the spine-chilling turns side-splitting when you know the secrets of The Hallmarks of Horror. 

About The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood: It sure is hard to be humble when you’re a swashbuckling, egocentric super-hero. But our gallant guy-in-green tries his best as he swaggers through The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood, a frantically funny, Monty Pythonesque retelling of the classic. This time around, the legendary legend, in his never-ending quest to aid the needy, encounters a lovely damsel-in-distress (oddly obsessed with skin conditions); an ever-scheming sheriff who would rather bowl a strike than hit a bull’s-eye; a gold-hoarding, bad-guy monarch wannabe; and a good-natured “Town’s Guy” who manages to make his way into every scene, whether he belongs there or not. Combine them with a band of spoon-wielding Merry Men whose collective IQs equal six, and you’ve got an irreverent jaunt through Sherwood Forest you won’t soon forget!

Classes for the 2024-2025 Season begin August 25, 2024

  • Sundays from 5:15-6:45 pm (7th-12th grade)

Tuition

Tuition is $89 per month.  Students taking more than one class (i.e. Acting and Play Production and a dance class) will receive a discounted rate on additional classes. 

Additional Fees

In addition to the $86.00 monthly tuition, there is also a $60.00 Production Fee due in the spring semester, as well as an annual $35 Enrollment Fee.  The Production Fee helps cover the cost of show royalties, scripts, costumes, sets, props, etc.

Additional Rehearsals

Toward the end of each semester, students in Acting and Play Produciton may be called on a Saturday to rehearse with the entire cast.  During the week of the show they will be called for extended, mandatory rehearsals at the theater.

Class Attire

Students should wear clothes which allow for ease of movement to class. 

Performance Dates

Performances for The Hallmarks of Horror will be October 25-27, 2024.   We will announce the performance times after enrollment is finalized. The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood will be May 2-4, 2025.

Venue

Rehearsals and performances will be at the Loft Theatre at the ArtWorks Academy Main Campus in Norman, which is located at 3251 Market Place.

 

Tickets

Tickets will be $12 each.  They will go on sale two weeks before the show. Parents will receive an email with instructions on how to purchase tickets. 

“My granddaughter, Ashley, has been going here since she was in 5th grade. She has grown so much in dance, singing and her drama skills. ArtWorks Academy is very dedicated to helping all their aspiring theater students. They do a fantastic job!” –Rita S.