The Magik Theatre

http://www.magiktheatre.org/index.php

"The mission of The Magik Theatre is:

1) To provide extraordinary and affordable professional theatre and educational experiences for children and adults.
2) To educate, entertain, and enrich the lives of children and adults of all ages, races, economic backgrounds.
3) To offer quality, affordable live theatrical presentations for the entire community.
4) And to develop a child's love and understanding of theatre and literature."


Season: There is a regular run of shows. Mainstage shows are performed by professional adult actors. A regional touring company and national touring company are also involved.

Classes: The academy includes winter and spring semester courses conducted one day a week for each class. The asges are from 4-16 and range in price of $150-$175. The XCelerated Theatre program is offered to Cyndi Taylor Krier Juvenile Correctional Treatment Center and Bexar County’s Juvenile Probation Department. The participants of this program form a theatre troupe and work in close proximaty to Magik Theatre mentors. Not only are troupe members engaged in hands on learning of theatre, but they are also challenged withother skills important to everyday life. For example, this program teaches conflict resolution and anger management.

Summer Camps: There are 2 week to 4 week sessions in price ranging $340-$530)

Finance: Tuition and donations.

Extra Notes:
-Magik Theatre provides TEKS based study guides for their productions to be used in class.
-A reading list of Magik favorites is provided.
-Magik participates in Shakespeare in the Park.

Contact Information:
420 South Alamo
San Antonio, Texas
210.227.2751

Kids Who Care, Inc. Musical Theatre

http://kidswhocare.org/index.php

"Kids Who Care produces confident and creative kids through musical theatre education and performance.

Our Core Values are:

Excellence in Artistic Development
Artistic Integrity of Kids
Leadership Roles for Kids
Financial and Cultural Diversity
Ensemble Production"


Season: There are touring productions. Classical as well as original musicals are performed throughout the year.

Classes: KWC offers fall and spring classes for grades 1-12. The cost ranges from $280-$325+. KWC also offeres teacher in-service training to theatre educators. KWC can provide in-school workshops.

Summer Camps: There are camps offered, and some require auditions.

Finance: KWC is financed through tuition, fundraisers, and donations.

Extra Notes:
-Hope Scholarships are available for students in the program. Other scholarships are offered.
-KWC focuses heavily on orginal musicals as well.
-The Resident Company tours an original musical from KWC. These range in age from 6-20.
-Technical theatre opprotunities are available.

Contact Information:
1300 Gendy Street, Fort Worth, TX 76107
817-737-5437

Junior Players

http://www.juniorplayers.org/

"The mission of Junior Players is to encourage intellectual growth, mental well being and the development of life skills in the youth of North Texas through mentoring, creative expression, and participation in dramatic and arts activities."


Season: There is not a regular season.

Classes: There many, many after school programs offered in many, many locations in the Dallas area. These range in ages 6-14. Each class is only one day a week and are 'discoveries' of different topics for diffent locations. For example, the Churchill Recreation Center offers a 'Discover Theatre' class on Mondays only. Junior Players programs are also available to Dallas-area school, recreation centers, and community centers.

Summer Camps: Summer camps are also completely free to the participants. Currently, there are 2 to choose from: Discover Shakespeare and Discover Theatre. These range in ages from 7-15.

Finance: Junior Players operates from donations to the program. Junior Players also holds and annual auction to fundraise.

Extra Notes:
-All of the Junior Players programs are absolutely FREE to participants who follow the mission statement.
-Junior players provides and Employment/Internship application.
-Opportunities for high school playwrites to submit work in a contest hosted by Junior Players and Kitchen Dog Theatre.

Contact Information:
4054 McKinney Ave #104
Dallas, TX 75204
Phone: (214) 526-4076

kidsActing

http://www.kidsactingstudio.com/

"At kidsActing we provide a supportive, fun environment where young people can be creative, expressive and improve communication skills- traits that improve performance in school and enhance one's life. We feel the process of learning and striving for personal, individual excellence is important in developing self-confidence. Each class is age-appropriate; though the description of a class is the same for all age groups, the level of work changes depending on the age of the class so students are encouraged and challenged. The emphasis within a class varies each semester and the specific work is always different, thus repeating a class is encouraged to achieve a higher level of excellence. And kidsActing is FUN! "


Season: There is little information about the current season, but the productions seem to be showcases of classes who focus on a single show.

Classes: There is no information provided currently.

Summer Camps: kidsActing offeres half day to two week summer camps costing from $250-$575. Participation in the summer productions cost from $985-$1195. Camps are based on full scale production, full scale musical production, and fun camps.

Finances: kidsActing is funded by the participants and ticket revenue.

Extra Notes:
-kidsActing alumni include: Julie Foster Powell, David Bologna, Barrett Davis.
-kidSActing programs are conducted in several locations.

Contact Information:
2826 Real St. Austin Texas
(512)836-KIDS or (512)836-5437

ArtsView Childrens' Theatre

http://www.artsviewchildrenstheatre.com/

ArtsView Children's Theatre: Changing lives through education, outreach, and the performing arts!
Season: There is a complete season with casts of children to adults.

Classes: Workshops are half to full days of instruction on a specific interest of theatre. There is a $30 fee. Academy is an intensive 2 weeks of training for a public performance. The tuition ranges from $90-180. There are classes for acting or technical emphasises.

Summer Camps: The workshops and academies are offered year round.

Finance: Tuition and donations.

Extra Notes:
-ArtsView offers fee assistance for workshops, etc.
-Audition information is highly detailed. Children and adults may audition.
-Scholarships are offered to students of ArtsView.
-ArtsViews sponsors a playwriting contest. The winners will have their play fully staged or stage read at the academy.

Contact Information:
313 W. Tyler Street
Longview, Texas 75601
903-236-7535

Express Childrens' Theatre

http://www.expresstheatre.com/index.htm

Express Children’s Theatre is Houston’s oldest and largest performing and arts education organization dedicated specifically to children and families. We are celebrating our 19th Season of creating and presenting professional, culturally diverse performing arts designed to entertain and educate."


Season: The season shows are performed by adults.

Classes: Express does offer Saturday Workshops, but not classes on a large scale. A program called "Theatre from the Core" is offered after school where children use other subjects, such as math and geography, to research and create their own play to perform. Express works inconjunciton with schools to design 6 week cycles of programs to be intergrated into curriculum. Express also facilitates Artists Resdencies where master classes are held for training students, faculty, and professionals in various apsects of theatre.

Summer Camps: Express offers 2 three week summer sessions in which the whole session is dedicated to a variety of theatre techniques rather than a focus on one. At the end of each session there is a showcase.

Finance: Express does not offer financial backing in great detail, but I assume it is through ticket sales, donations, and fees of services.

Extra Notes:
-Express is dedicated to inclusion. There are at least 2 productions which are bilingual, and Express has been able to have shadowed performances for the hard of hearing and deaf.

Contact Information:
446 Northwest Mall
Houston, TX 77092
(713) 682-5044

Dallas Childrens' Theatre at Rosewood Center

http://www.dct.org/index.php/support

"As the only major organization in Dallas focusing solely on youth and family theater, DCT builds bridges of understanding between generations and cultures, instilling an early appreciation of literature, art and the performing arts in tomorrow’s artists and patrons."


Season: There is a regular season; however, most of the shows are professional adult performers. Sometimes there are opportunities for children. DCT offers a touring production, but you must be 18 years or older to participate.

Classes: DCT offer semester classes; however, there is no information available since registration is complete. There are mini-sessions, one class time per week, available during semester classes. DCT provides after school drama programs to schools held at the school itself. Schools may also participate in Dramashops, a workshop done after a class sees a DTC production. It is $80 for each Dramashop of 25-30 who will participate in hands-on activities, which emphasizes important themes from the play. There are also teacher workshops offered for teachers to learn improv and multi-sensoryapproaches to learning.

Summer Camps: A variety of classes in acting and musical emphasises are offered. Prices range from $70-$550 with ages 4-18.

Finance: DCT relies on donations and less than 50% of their revenue on ticket sales. There are various ways of donating to this organization.

Extra Notes:
-DCT was rated by TIME magazine as one of the top 5 theatres in the U.S.A. performing for youth.
-There are intern programs available for production, adminastration, and education positions.
**Depending on the type of internship, a stipend may be offered. Housing is not provided, and reliable transportaion is a must. DCT will work with universities to arrange internships as credits.
-Employment listings are available.
-Study Guides are available for downloading to use in the classroom if you see a touring production.
-There are many guidlines to follow for registration.
-Rosewood Center can be rented for events.
-Audition dates and roles needed are listed.
-DTC'S Y.A.R.D., young adult relevent drama, engages young adults in inresting and inspiriing aspects of theatre.

Contact Informations:
You may contact many of the faculty via email provided on the website.

Christian Youth Theatre: Houston

http://www.cythouston.org/pages.aspx?tag=homepage

CYT™ is dedicated to developing character in children and adults through training in the arts and by producing wholesome family entertainment, all of which reflect Judeo-Christian values.

Season: CYT does have a season of shows, but does not run out of a specific location. There are shows in the Conroe/Montgomery region and Spring/Woodlands region.

Classes: There is currently no information provided for classes offered from CYT.

Summer Camps: Currently, there are 3 theme camps each with its own age ranges. The camps range in price from $120-$165 with various discounts offered.

Finance: CYT is a nonprofit organization funded by tuition, ticket sales, and sponsors.

Extra Notes:
-CYT is mainly musical based. Whether the student is a singer or not, the audition includes a song.
-CYT is not specifically affiliated with a church and encourages people of all faiths to participate in their programs.
-Divisions of CYT near Houston: Conroe/Montgomery and Spring/Woodlands.
-Audition Tips are provided as well as audition resources and advice from CYT directors.
-Internships, director training, etc. are offered to older students of CYT for additional experience.

Contact Information:
Christian Youth Theater
P O Box 2110
Spring, TX 77383
832-338-5869

Creative Arts Theatre and School

www.creativearts.org

"CATS' mission is to develop the potential of young people from diverse backgrounds through performing arts training and performance opportunities. CATS is devoted to professionally training, enriching, and inspiring all youth by igniting within them an enduring passion for the arts."

Season: There is a regular season and summer series produced by CATS. Most casting is done within the group of students of CATS; however, there is some open casting opportunities.

Classes: There are a variety of classes provided on a semester basis for ages 4-18. Registration is $30 per student. One class costs 60 per month, and some classes require an extra materials cost. CATS has special programs for students who are enrolled in school or those who participate in homeschooling. Not only does CATS offer dancing, singing, and acting emphasis classes, but there are also technical courses. CATS has opportunities to participate in touring class performances.

Summer Camps: There are camps ranging from 1 week to 3 weeks and costing $120-$395.

Finance: Sponsors and donors help fund productions at CATS. Classes are funded by a tuition system. The CATS season also includes a fundraiser show.

Extra Notes:
-A Student/Parent Handbook is provided online.
-Students can tour across the nation in touring performance classes.
-Classes may be payed for in and annual lump sum or monthly installments.
-There is a class dedicated to "Acting with Spolin Games."

Contact Information:
1100 West Randol Mill Road
Arlington, TX 76012
(817) 861-2287 or Metro (817) 265-8512

ACT. Austin Children's Theatre

http://austinchildrenstheater.org

"The mission of ACT is to educate, inspire and empower
children of all ages, backgrounds and abilities through the arts."

Season: There are season productions performed by adults and children.

Programs: ACT. offers classes, summer camps, and special events. There are age requirements for specific classes, camps, and events.
-Class ages range from 3-18. Classes are offered on a 4-week per semester basis. Each class is about 2 hours long.
-Summer Camps ages range from 5-18.
*Intensive camps are ages 8-18. The intensive camps are just that, intensive. These deal with specific aspects of theatre to define and refine students' techniques.
*One week camps are for ages 5-12. These camps are for introducing theatre in general to younger students. Each week focuses on a different interest in theatre from Shakespeare to stage action to improv.

Finance: ACT. is a nonprofit organization that depends on donated funds and supplies for productions.

Extra Notes:
-Film acting classes and camps are also offered.
-A "Parents' Night Out" program is offered at ACT. For $20 per child, parents can leave their children to participate in theatre games, musical movies, etc. while the parents are free to spend their time elsewhere. Anyone can particiapte, even if they do not belong to ACT.
-A weekly lunch plan is available through "Which Wich? Superior Sandwiches."

Contact Information:
Hyde Park United Methodist Church
4001 Speedway
Austin, Texas 78751

Talena Martinez
Executive Director
512.927.6633