Acting, Dance, & Theatre Classes
for Kids & Adults
Winter/Spring 2023 Theatre Classes
Happy New Year! What better way to start 2023 than with classes for your kids, grandkids, nieces, and nephews at the Racine Children’s Theatre!
All classes will have a short presentation for family and friends to see student’s hard work come to life on the final day of the course. Sessions do fill quickly, so register now for fun-filled weeks of theatre!
ALL WINTER/SPRING CLASSES ARE FULL
Fairytale Players | $100* – FULL
Mondays, January 30 – April 3, 2023 | 4:30 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Ages 10 – 13
Doesn’t everyone want to live a fairytale life where good triumphs over evil? Now you can by learning basic theatre skills through rehearsing and performing a familiar fairy tale for friends and family. The Not So Mysterious Disappearance of Cinderella is a hilarious new version of Cinderella offers up a much more contemporary twist to the old tale. This time, Cinderella goes missing and everyone in the kingdom is a suspect. Packed with humor, fresh takes on classic characters, and plenty of pop-culture references, students will learn all about creating a story for the stage. Instructor: Tina Paukstelis
Broadway Bound | $100* – FULL
Wednesdays, February 1 – April 5, 2023 | 4:30 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Ages 6 – 9
Students will learn the skills of a “triple threat”- singing, dancing, and acting – all while diving into fun! A fun-filled mini musical lets students expand their creativity and guides them through the process as budding performers. In Welcome to the Jungle, we join Tumbili the monkey, Tembo the elephant, Kiboko the hippo, Twiga the giraffe, and the rest of the jungle gang for a very special adventure. A group of storytellers narrate the story of Panya, a tiny mouse who uses her charm to escape the claws of Maliki, a ferocious lion. It’s a story of promises kept and friendships made and written especially for young performers. Instructor: Rylie Armantrout
QUESTIONS?
Contact us at classes@racinetheatre.org, call (262) 633-4218, or stop by the Box Office, Monday – Friday, 12 – 6 p.m. for more information!
MEET OUR INSTRUCTORS
RYLIE ARMANTROUT is the K – 5 Music teacher at Gilmore Fine Arts. She most recently appeared on stage at the Racine Theatre Guild in Mamma Mia! and directed her students from GFA in their production of Annie, Jr. during the Racine Children’s Theatre 90th Season this fall.
TINA PAUKSTELIS graduated from UW-Parkside with a degree in theatre. A founding member of Upstart Theatre and active at Over Our Head Players, her most recent roles on the Racine Theatre Guild stage were Bella in Lost in Yonkers and Sonia in Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike. She has been sharing her acting education with students over the past several years.
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