Middler & Teen Classes (ages 11-18)

Mask Acting
Time: 9-10 AM
Instructor: TBA
Tuition: $220

Take your acting to the next level. Get to the heart of your character. Discover how to break down dialogue, move with purpose, and build a character. Practice building your memory skills, projecting your voice, and enunciating clearly. Do all of these things in mask. We'll be employing scenes from contemporary dramas and comedies. MacGuffin will supply the masks. This class is essential for actors who would like to audition for our Fall production of Sorceress.

Musical Theatre Class - Contemporary Broadway
Time: 10-11 AM
Instructor: John Rea
Tuition: $220

Ready to perform some brand new Broadway songs? Get your arms, legs, and voice in sync to songs from Mean Girls, Hamilton, Shucked, New York, New York, Some Like It Hot, and more . This class will get you moving with your fellow actors and having a great time. Strengthen your confidence and musical theatre presence. Learn to project your voice, take your dance moves to the next level, and interpret these new fantastic songs as only you can.

Production Class featuring What the Constitution Means to Me
Time: 11 AM - 12:30 PM
Instructor: John Rea
Tuition: $270

Ready to stretch yourself as an actor? Director, John Rea, will lead you through a new play focusing on how our Constitution dramatically affects our lives. Heidi Schreck's boundary-breaking play breathes new life into our Constitution and imagines how it will shape the next generation of Americans. Fifteen year old Heidi earned her college tuition by winning Constitutional debate competitions across the United States. In this hilarious, hopeful and achingly human new play, she resurrects her teenage self in order to trace the profound relationship between four generations of women and the founding document that shaped their lives. We'll take you step by step and help you build your confidence and take acting chances that will delight our audience. There will be a performance on Saturday, November 11 at 7:30 PM.

Comedy Improv
Time: 1-2 PM AND 2-3 PM
Instructor: Jen Jaynes
Tuition: $220

Sign up for either class (or both if you want a double dose)

Ready to bring out your comic side? Get your funny on while you learn to create comedy on the spot, using simple suggestions and your own top-of-your-head responses. Comedy and the ability to bring humor to a situation serves you in every aspect of your life. We have a long tradition of creating comedy improv at MacGuffin, with our expert comedians performing in This Side Up Comedy Improv Troupe. This class is a perfect first step in learning how to work with partners, make up wacky jokes and characters, and test your limits…all while having a great time! If you like the tv show Whose Line is it Anyway, then this class is right up your alley!