August 3 - 6, 2021
9am - 12pm, Daily OR 9am - 3pm, Daily In the Sagebrush Theatre Lobby $110 / $215 + GST
Early-bird Discount! Save $30 when you register before May 31st.
This class is a super fun introduction to acting!! Students will play tons of fun theatre games and create, explore, and discover their creativity. They will learn the early fundamentals of the stage, while using costumes, puppets and their imaginations! The classes will focus on body and movement, storytelling, and collective creation.
August 9 - 13, 2021
9am - 3pm, Daily In the Pavilion Theatre $270 + GST
This fun introductory class will get your kids excited about theatre!! This week long course includes tons of theatre games, exciting exercises and theatre fundamentals to get your budding thespians on the stage! Acting Essentials will give your child the tools they need to begin their theatrical journey, while having tons of fun and developing important social skills.
9am - 3pm, Daily In the Sagebrush Theatre Lobby $270 + GST
We are so excited to offer this amazing class to your children! This week long course will have your teen focusing on a particular scene for study, as well as variety of mini workshops through-out the week taught by specialized instructors! This course is not to be missed!
August 16 - 20, 2021
Sing! Dance! Act! Have your child be introduced to the wonderful world of Musical Theatre!! In this weeklong course, students will have an opportunity to work with a professional Musical Theatre artist. This fun, fast paced week is a must for those interested in this genre.
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**Please note that provincial protocols will be in place for our summer classes. Parents will be notified of these protocols prior to the beginning of classes. Please provide a mask for your child.
If you have any questions, or wish to register, please contact our Education Director, Terri Runnalls, at terri@wctlive.ca.
TERRI RUNNALLS | Director of Education and Outreach terri@wctlive.ca
This bursary is awarded to students in financial need with a strong interest in the arts. The bursary pays for entrance into the Stage One Theatre School.
Contact Terri Runnalls, terri@wctlive.ca, for more information and an application form.
The training and development of young artists has been a priority for Western Canada Theatre since its inception in the 1960’s. Originally, as Western Canada Youth Theatre, founding artistic director, Tom Kerr, toured with students as far away as the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
In its current form, our goals have been a little closer to home, offering classes in a variety specific theatre disciplines, based on the skills of visiting and/or resident artists. Classes can include introductory acting classes, advanced performance classes, and musical theatre classes for, primarily, children and youth aged 4 – 18. The program has grown to offer year-round options, including performance courses, in which the students build, produce and perform a full production for a public audience!
We have watched two generations of young people grow in confidence, creativity and expression, having benefited from exposure to and involvement in the performing arts. Whether they develop into professional artists—and some do—or they simply develop a deeper understanding of themselves and the world around them, Stage One students profit greatly from the classes. They will be the creative thinkers of the future.
WCT is recognized nationally for producing award-winning artists, so although we live, work and play in a small city, we offer a tangible opportunity for growth for the young people of Kamloops and our region. The Stage One Theatre School is where it all begins.