•Youth Educational Opportunities


The Education Program at TMP provides an enlightening experience in musical theater arts, including instruction in both performance and technical aspects, with an emphasis on teamwork and personal growth. The youth education program now serves ages 4 to 18. For more information, contact the Director of Education.




ACT @ TMP!

Tacoma Musical Playhouse is pleased to offer courses designed to help students aged 4-18 to reach new heights in their studies of Musical Theater. The Academy of Classes for Theater at TMP (ACT @ TMP) offers Saturday morning classes lead by local teaching artists and performing professionals who will challenge and inspire students while building a solid base of the skills necessary to succeed in Musical Theater. Each session will include 10 classes, and each term offers a wide variety of courses to choose from.

Tuition for these classes is $160 for one session. Individuals registering for multiple classes, or with a friend or family member, will qualify for the Companion Discount:
   Two sessions (20 classes) = $290
   Three sessions (30 classes) = $375


COURSES OFFERED WINTER 2012 SESSION (January 21 - March 24, 2012):

I Want To Be A Actor! (Ages 4-7)
The Amazing Actor (Ages 8-11)
Advanced Acting & Scene Study (Ages 12 & up)
Movement for the Actor (Ages 8 & up)


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After-School Academy
Fall, Winter & Spring Sessions

The After-School Academy program offers students the opportunity to acquire basic skills including singing, dancing, acting, collaboration and teamwork throughout the school year in a performance-based setting.
Classes this session will meet Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays after school. Performances are scheduled on the Saturday morning following the final day of the class.



WINTER 2012 AFTER-SCHOOL ACADEMY - Session #1:
Open to students in Grades 1-8

THWACKED!
January 16 - February 10, 2012

Rehearsals: Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays from 4:30 pm-6:30 pm
Performance: Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 10:00 am
   Free admission to performance. Donations gladly accepted.

Tuition: $175 (Registered by January 6, 2012)
            $185 (Registered after January 6, 2012)

This class is now FULL. Don't miss the exciting performance on Saturday, February 11th. Tickets available at the door by donation.



AFTER-SCHOOL ACADEMY - WINTER INTENSIVE
Open to students in Grades 5-9

ROMEO AND JULIE (A Musical Comedy Spoof of Shakespeare’s Classic)
February 27 - March 24, 2012

Rehearsals: Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays from 4:30 pm-6:30 pm
Performance: Saturday, March 24, 2012 10:00 am
   Free admission to performance. Donations gladly accepted.

Tuition: $175 Early Bird Discount (Registered by February 15, 2012)
            $185 (After February 15, 2012)

Nothing tragic about this rock 'n roll version of the classic. Shakespeare's story of teenage lovers finds new energy in this modern idiom with rap and rock 'n roll music. Even the feuding families, the DeCapitates and the Mountainviews, become good friends. The Bard's classic lines are translated into teenage slang within an unpredictable situation comedy. It's the same love-at-first-sight tale, but Romeo and Julie's presumed elopement turns out to be nothing more than puppy love.


For more information, download & print registration form here.



SPRING 2012 AFTER-SCHOOL ACADEMY - Session #1:
Open to students in Grades 1-8

SNOW WHITE - Revisted
April 16 - May 12, 2012

Rehearsals: Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays from 4:30 pm-6:30 pm
Performance: Saturday, May 12, 2012 at 10:00 am
   Free admission to performance. Donations gladly accepted.

Tuition: $175 (Registered by April 4, 2012)
            $185 (Registered after April 4, 2012)

What can you say about a show that features a wise-cracking magic mirror, seven dwarfs with questionable standards of hygiene, a huntsman who couldn’t out-think a tree stump, and a cameo appearance by Peter Pan? You can safely say this isn’t your grandfather’s Snow White. In this production, the basic fairytale has been totally fractured in an uproarious and slap-sticky free-for-all that even features six musical numbers as funny as the script.

Registration for this session begins mid-February. Check back for details.


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Winter Break Youth Musical Theater CampTMP

This intense, two-week program culminates with two performances of a fully-staged, Broadway-style musical. Register early for the Early Enrollment Bonus!


Disney's BEAUTY & THE BEAST, Jr.
December 17 - 31, 2011
Open to students in grades 1-12


Tuition: $325 (Registered by November 30, 2011.)
            $350 (Registered after November 30, 2011.)

Rehearsals:
Saturday, Dec. 17 - 9am-12pm (Placement auditions.)
Dec. 19*, 20*, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29 & 30 - 9am-4pm


Performances:
Friday, December 30 at 7pm
Saturday, December 31 a 2pm

Tickets:
$7 per person
Available over the phone or at the door only. 253-565-6867


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Spring Break Youth Musical Theater CampTMP

This intense, week-long program culminates with two performances of a fully-staged, Broadway-style musical.


G2K - OKLAHOMA!
March 31 - April 7, 2012
Open to students in grades 1-12


Tuition: $325 (Registered by March 7, 2012)
           $350 (Registered after March 7, 2012)
           $275 (Sibling Discount)

Rehearsals:
Saturday, March 31, 2012 9:00 am-12:00 pm (Placement auditions.)
Monday - Friday, April 2-6, 2012 9:00 am-4:00 pm

Performances:
Friday, April 6 at 7:00 pm and Saturday, April 7 at 2:00 pm
Tickets: General Admission $7.00

Rodgers & Hammerstein's first collaboration remains, in many ways, their most innovative having set the standards and established the rules of musical theater still being followed today. Set in the Western Territory just after the turn of the century, the high-spirited rivalry between the local farmers and cowboys provides the colorful background against which Curly, a handsome cowboy, and Laurey, a winsome farm girl, play out their love story. Although the road to true love never runs smooth, with these two headstrong romantics holding the reins, love's journey is as bumpy as a surrey ride down a country road. That they will succeed in making a new life together we have no doubt, and that this new life will begin in a brand-new state provides the ultimate climax to the triumphant Oklahoma!


For more information, download & print registration form here.


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Summer Youth Musical Theater CampTMP
  July 16 - August 12, 2012

This four-week musical theater experience offers a more in depth study of the musical theater production process and culminates with two performances of a fully-staged, Broadway-style musical. Programs are available for students entering grades 1-3, 4-6 and 7-12.


2012 Show Titles still too exciting to be announced but here are the dates to mark your calendars!

Grades 7-12:
Rehearsals:
July 16 - August 10, 2012
Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Performances:
Friday, August 10 at 7:00 pm
Saturday, August 11 at 2:00 pm


Grades 4-6:
Rehearsals:
July 16 - August 10, 2012
Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Performances:
Saturday, August 11 at 7:00 pm
Sunday, August 12 at 2:00 pm


Grades 1-3 (Session #1):
Rehearsals:
July 16 - 27, 2012
Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Performance:
Saturday, July 28 at 10:00 am

Grades 1-3 (Session #2):
Rehearsals:
July 30 - August 10, 2012
Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Performance:
Saturday, August 11 at 10:00 am



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Student Matinee

To increase accessibility for students, TMP offers a special mid-week matinee performance for school groups to attend a live musical theater production. This year’s selection of shows includes Pinkalicious, Willy Wonka, The Color Purple and Captains Courageous.

For more information about booking your school group for a mid-week matinee performance,
go to the Groups page.

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"Your School's A Stage!"
TMP educators bring musical theater training to your school!

Tacoma Musical Playhouse is pleased to announce another exciting educational program!
Your School's A Stage is a performing arts partnership between TMP, local schools and the community - providing onsite musical theater education and performance opportunities for students at their school. The traveling artistic staff of TMP comes to your school to teach and rehearse students. Your parent volunteers provide the behind-the-scenes support; and family, friends and community members attend the fully-staged student performances at the end of the session at your school.

Your School's A Stage meets daily for two hours at your school immediately after school for four weeks. Two public performances are held at the school at the end of the fourth week.

Contact the Director of Education for more information, scheduling or to book Your School's A Stage at your location.

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