Porchlight Youth Classes
FALL & SPRING YOUTH CLASSES
OFFERED EACH FALL & SPRING • AGES 4-17
Announcing Fall Youth Classes, beginning in September 2023!
Porchlight is proud to be Chicago’s home for music theatre and believes in the power of studying theater to build self-confidence, creative thinking, and open us all up to be more empathetic and caring humans. Our youth classes are designed to build sequentially, with our youngest actors learning basics, up to our most advanced young artists creating a full production. Your young artist is welcome to join us at any stage!
Classes are held at:
Holtschneider Performance Center at the DePaul University School of Music
2330 N. Halsted St.
Chicago, IL 60614
Accessible by CTA Red, Brown and Purple line trains at the Fullerton CTA Stop, as well as the Fullerton and Halsted buses.
MINI MUSICALS • AGES 4 – 6
Offered each Fall and Spring term
Fall 2023: September 9 – December 16 (no class 11/25)
Saturdays, 10:00 – 11:00 am
$300
Budding actors join us each week for songs, games, making new friends, and having a blast on stage! Our youngest students stretch their theatre muscles as they create an original musical story – with dance moves, props, and songs to share with family and friends on the last day of class!
BROADWAY BASICS • AGES 7 – 10
Offered each Fall and Spring term
Fall 2023: September 9 – December 16 (no class 11/25)
Saturdays, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
$450
Enter the world of music, drama, dance, writing, and more while practicing teamwork, communication, and problem-solving. Students will be introduced to their actor tools — their bodies, voices, and imaginations — while singing and dancing to classic and contemporary Broadway hits, writing their own story, and with lots of time for playing games and making new friends. At the end of the session join us for a final performance to celebrate all your young actors’ work!
MUSIC THEATRE BOOTCAMP • AGES 11 – 13
Offered each Fall and Spring term
Fall 2023: September 9 – December 16 (no class 11/25)
Saturday, 1:30pm – 3:30 pm
$550
Intermediate actors build on basic skills to learn about building an ensemble, singing in harmony, developing more challenging characters, and learning more complex choreography. Actors will write their own story paired with musical theatre classics and new hits to share with family and friends at the end of the term!
Register for Music Theatre Bootcamp
NEW! MUSIC THEATRE COLLEGE AUDITION WORKSHOP
October 1 – November 5
Sundays 3:30pm – 6:30 pm
$500
It’s college audition pre-screen season! Let Chicago’s music theatre experts guide your high school senior through the college music theatre audition process and leave with all of the filmed videos for their common pre screen application – monologue, song, and dance. This six week workshop series begins with a college music theatre info session for students and parents and includes material selection and coaching, rehearsal and filming of monologue and song videos with a piano accompanist, and choreography for dance and ballet video submissions.
Register for College Audition Workshop
Scholarships for Youth Programming
Payment plans are available for all youth programming by emailing rebeccah@porchlightmusictheatre.org. Scholarships and financial aid available by filling out this application.
Scholarships are available, along with financial aid and payment plans. To apply for a scholarship, apply HERE. For more information on scholarships, please visit our FAQ section or email Porchlight’s Education Director Rebeccah Singer* at rebeccah@porchlightmusictheatre.org.
Scholarships Provided due to generous donations from:
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