2025 Fall Classes – Mass Arts Academy
INTERMEDIATE / ADVANCED TAP
SATURDAYS: 9:00-10:15
DATES: Sept 6-Nov. 22
INSTRUCTOR: Dori Bryan-Ployer
AGES: 18+
TUITION: $215
CLASS MINIMUM: 6
CLASS MAXIMUM: 16
For the returning and experienced tapper, this workshop is perfect for the adult dancer looking for a fun workout in a supportive environment. The class begins with a full body warm-up in preparation for stationary and across the floor drills. From there, participants learn a routine upon which new combinations will be added each week, culminating in an end semester routine. Intermediate/Advanced is as upbeat as it is challenging. Join us for this 12-week intensive and discover how fun exercise can be!
Broadway Babies: “Dig A Little Deeper”
BROADWAY BABIES
Grades K-2
SATURDAYS: 10:30-11:15
DATES: Sept. 6-Dec. 13
INSTRUCTORS: Ellie Ault & Maggie Ault
AGES: 4-7
TUITION: $220
CLASS MINIMUM: 5
CLASS MAXIMUM: 12
RECITAL DATES: Dec. 15, 16, & 17 (Specific Class Date Performances TBA)
STAGING REHEARSAL: Friday, Dec. 12th 4-6 (Specific Class Arrival and Departure Times TBA) DRESS REHEARSAL: Saturday, Dec. 13th 10-3 (Specific Class Arrival and Departure Times TBA)
Broadway Babies is a great fit for children with a love for singing, dancing, and make believe and is most appropriate for students’ ages kindergarten-second grade. This fall, Broadway Babies will take on material from the Disney movie musical The Princess And the Frog. Students will practice dancing, singing, and acting through rhythmic play, storytelling, and vocal exercises. A final showcase will be presented at the end of the fall semester. Broadway Babies provides a foundation of theatre education through play, fun challenges, and repetition. Students will be introduced to basic theatre and dance terminology used as building blocks to further training. This class also includes time for fun theatre related games at the end of every class. Broadway Babies will serve to increase the students’ confidence and social/language skills. We hope you will join us as we all Dig a Little Deeper into the wonderful world of theatre!
Broadway Kids: “Whistle While You Work”
BROADWAY KIDS
Grades 3-6
SATURDAYS: 11:30-12:45
DATES: Sept. 6-Dec. 13
INSTRUCTORS: Ellie Ault & Maggie Ault
AGES: 8-11
TUITION: $276
CLASS MINIMUM: 5
CLASS MAXIMUM: 12
RECITAL DATES: Dec. 15, 16, & 17 (Specific Class Performance Dates & Times TBA)
STAGING REHEARSAL: Friday, Dec. 12th 4-6 (Specific Class Arrival and Departure Times TBA) DRESS REHEARSAL: Saturday, Dec. 13th 10-3 (Specific Class Arrival and Departure Times TBA
Broadway Kids is a musical theatre class specifically designed for students’ grades 3-6. Students in Broadway Kids will tackle material from the New Disney Live-Action Movie Musical: Snow White And the Seven Dwarves, practicing the three disciplines of musical theatre training: acting, singing, and dancing. Students will present a final showcase of Whistle While You Work at the end of the fall semester. Broadway Kids is a great fit for students who want to develop their theatre skills in a supportive environment. Along with the requisite theatrical skills that are developed through weekly practice, theatre training also heightens confidence, language skills, and teamwork. Join us as we Whistle While We Work this fall!
Junior Performance Team: “The Room Where It Happens”
JUNIOR PERFORMANCE TEAM
Grades 6-12
SATURDAYS: 1:00-2:30
DATES: Sept. 6-Dec. 13
INSTRUCTORS: Ellie Ault & Maggie Ault
AGES: 12-18
TUITION: $299
CLASS MINIMUM: 5
CLASS MAXIMUM: 12
RECITAL DATES: Dec. 15, 16, & 17 (Specific Class Performance Dates & Times TBA)
STAGING REHEARSAL: Friday, Dec. 12th 4-6 (Specific Class Arrival and Departure Times TBA)
DRESS REHEARSAL: Saturday, Dec. 13th 10-3 (Specific Class Arrival and Departure Times TBA)
Junior Performance Team is a musical theatre class especially designed for students’ grades 6-12 interested in furthering their performative skills. Students will perform solo, group, and ensemble numbers as assigned by their directors. All material is drawn from the smash musical Hamilton ending in a public recital at the end of the fall term. Students will build upon their performative training by learning contemporary choreography, and rap music, while telling a historic story in a modern/urban style. If you are looking for a theatrical challenge within a supportive and fun environment, don’t throw away your shot and join us in The Room Where It Happens this fall!