2023/24 School Year Professional Youth Theatre Classes | Vocal, Dance, Acting

ABOUT OUR CLASS OFFERINGS

Here at PYT, our goal is to create well-rounded performers with impeccable training in the three skill areas of musical theater—acting, singing, and dancing. Students can choose to take classes in one, two, or three disciplines, providing our student body with ultimate flexibility. We encourage students who wish to pursue theater in college or professionally to train in all three skill areas, and we offer a ‘triple threat discount’ for students who train in all disciplines.

Students who take technique classes with PYT (whether they are in acting, singing, dancing, or some combination of the three skill areas) are eligible to participate in our fall and spring musicals. The musicals are offered as separate classes. Our musicals are not open to students outside of PYT, so students must train in at least one technical discipline to take part in these special programs.

Our class schedule is listed below. Please scroll down for detailed class descriptions. Enrollment for most classes is ongoing throughout the school year.

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ACTING CLASSES

PYT offers a pre-professional acting curriculum for all students, meaning that classes are taught exclusively by vetted professional performers from NYC’s Broadway community and are designed to prepare students for the professional world of performing should they choose to pursue a career in theater someday.
Classes begin on Sunday, September 10th.

Broadway Babies (Kindergarten through Second Grade)
Sunday, 10:00-10:45 AM
$110/month

Pre-Professional Juniors (Third through Fifth Grade)
Sundays, 10:00-11:00 AM
$120/month

Pre-Professional Preteens (Middle School age)
Sundays, 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
$120/month

Pre-Professional Seniors (High School age)
Sundays, 12:00-1:30 PM
$175/month

ACTING PRIVATE LESSON PACKAGES
$50 / 30 minute lesson
$90 / 60 minute lesson
30 minute lessons monthly (4 per month) - $190
60 minute lessons monthly (4 per month) - $350

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VOCAL CLASSES

A proper classical foundation in voice is key to a child’s healthy vocal development, and at PYT, our students are trained by qualified, professional vocal faculty with Masters and Ph.D.-level credentials.

Group Vocals (Third through Fifth Grade)
Sundays, 11:00-11:45 AM (immediately following acting class)
$80/month

For students in middle and high school, we recommend weekly one-on-one private vocal lessons or semi-private lessons for two students at a time. Why study privately? One-on-one training provides your child with invaluable feedback and allows your child’s instructor to take a nuanced approach that is catered to your child’s individual needs. We see immeasurable growth in technical and artistic development from students who choose to study privately. Private or semi private lessons for students in elementary school may be requested but are at the discretion of our Musical Director based on a child’s readiness:

ONE-ON-ONE PRIVATE LESSONS:
$50 / 30 minute lesson
$90 / 60 minute lesson
30 minute lessons monthly (4 per month) - $190
60 minute lessons monthly (4 per month) - $350

SEMI-PRIVATE LESSONS (two students):
30-minute semi private for two students - $30/person per session or $110/month per person
60-minute semi private for two students - $50/person per session or $190/month per person
(monthly prices are based on four sessions per month)

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DANCE CLASSES

At PYT, we firmly believe in creating well-rounded performers, and dance is an incredibly important puzzle piece in a child’s musical theater training. Therefore, we have partnered with our sister program, The Dance Loft, to offer our students a large variety of classes from which to choose.

1 hour of weekly dance class - $90/month

The following is the 2023/24 schedule for dance classes. Dance classes begin on Wednesday, September 6th and run through Saturday, June 22nd. The end-of-year recitals will take place on Sunday, June 16th at SUNY Old Westbury. Please note the following when reading the schedule: classes for children ages 5 and under are indicated; child refers to ages 6-9; preteen refers to ages 10-12; teen refers to ages 13-17; and adult refers to ages 18+. Classes labeled ‘Open Level’ can accommodate beginner through intermediate levels and a range of ages. If you have any further questions about levels and placement, please email danceloftlb@gmail.com

MONDAY
4:30-5:30 Boys Hip-Hop & Breakdance (child/preteen)
4:45-5:45 Jazz/Hip-Hop Combo (ages 3-5)
5:30-6:30 Adv. Hip-Hop Competition Team (teen)
5:45-6:45 Jazz/Lyrical 1 (child/preteen)
6:30-7:30 Int. Hip-Hop Competition Team (child/preteen)
6:45-7:45 Contemporary/Modern (child/preteen/teen) *
7:30-8:30 Adult Hip-Hop / Latin Fusion - Open Level
7:45-8:45 Hip-Hop 2 (preteen/teen)
8:30-9:30 Adult Tap - Open Level (teen/adult)

TUESDAY
5:45-6:45 Ballet 1 & 2 (child/preteen)
7:30-8:30 Beg. Ballet (teen/adult)

WEDNESDAY
4:45-6:00 Pre-Competition Combo (ages 5-6)
5:45-6:45 Jazz/Lyrical 2 (child/preteen)
6:00-7:00 Acro 1 (child/preteen)
6:45-7:45 Jazz/Lyrical 3 (preteen/teen)
7:00-8:00 Acro 2 (preteen/teen)
8:00-9:00 Musical Theatre (Open Level)

THURSDAY
4:45-5:45 Jazz/Tumbling Combo (ages 3-5)
5:45-6:45 Hip-Hop 1 (child)
6:45-7:45 Tap 1 & 2 (child/preteen)

FRIDAY
4:45-6:15 Adv. Beg./Int. Ballet (preteen/teen/adult)

MUSICALS

Students enrolled in acting, vocal, dance (or any combination of the three disciplines) are eligible to take part in our fall and spring musicals but are not required to do so. These musicals are offered as separate classes. Please click here for more information about our spring musicals, Anastasia and Be More Chill. Ready to sign up? Please click here to register!

THE TRIPLE THREAT DISCOUNT

For students wishing to pursue a career in musical theater, we highly recommend training in all three skill areas (acting, singing, and dancing) in order to receive a well-rounded education. To make this more affordable, PYT is happy to offer our ‘triple threat discount’. For students training in all three disciplines, you will receive 5% off tuition which includes your child’s acting class, your child’s vocal package, and one hour of dance training per week. (Students may elect to take more dance hours per week, but only the first hour will be discounted.) This discount cannot be combined with other discounts and does not apply to participation fees in our musicals. If your child is eligible for the ‘triple threat’ discount it will be applied after a student is officially registered in all three disciplines and will appear as a credit on your second month’s invoice.

CLASS DESCRIPTIONS

PYT’s Acting Classes are designed to lay the foundation for technique-based artistry through a progressive series of exercises, introduction to script analysis, and scene study/monologue work. All exercises are designed to encourage spontaneity; study real human behavior; help the actor become more sensitive, imaginative, responsive, and alive onstage; relax the actor; and bring more freedom to the work. Showcases throughout the year will provide students with ongoing performance opportunities and chances for growth.

PYT’s Vocal Classes are designed to provide a solid technical foundation for a student’s developing voice. Exercises help students with breathing, support, posture, tone creation, placement of sound, range, blending between registers to eliminate vocal breaks, endurance, and control. Students will also work with our faculty on coaching musical theater repertory, thereby expanding their ‘book’ of songs. Vocal cabarets throughout the year will provide students with ongoing performance opportunities and chances for growth.

PYT’s Dance Classes are offered through our sister program, The Dance Loft. Classes are offered in a multitude of genres, including musical theater dance, ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, modern, hip-hop, and acro. Students can expect to improve their flexibility, agility, balance, rhythmic awareness, and ability to pick up choreography quickly—all essential qualities in a well-rounded musical theater actor. Students will have the option to participate in The Dance Loft’s annual end-of-year recital to showcase the skills they’ve acquired throughout the year.

PYT’s Broadway Babies Class is intended for our future stars! Through imaginative games, improvisation using play, and basic scene work, students will gain an excellent introduction to the art of acting. Students will also begin to develop their voices through foundational vocal work and will gain an understanding of basic dance and movement. This is the perfect class for young students showing an interest in the performing arts!

***PYT reserves the right to admit younger students of exceptional ability to any class.
Our staff will make all determinations based upon the focus, maturity, and experience of each individual student.***

Please click here to register. If you have any questions, please email proyouththeatre@gmail.com and a member of our staff will get back to you shortly. Thank you!