PERFORMING ARTS STUDIO
Performing Arts Studio is the award winning theatre program at The Ballet School Performing Arts. Offering classes beginning at pre-k all the way through adult. We offer session based training classes year round and Production Workshops where students audition and are cast in a full length play or musical.
Our mission is to focus on the foundation and training of a performing artist by promoting and emphasizing the storytelling, character work and most importantly, ensemble work. We do this bybuilding confidence, creating community, igniting a love for the Arts. These skills carry forth into their theatrical careers, passions and everyday life.
4 WEEK MINI – SESSION
Beginning April 6th 2026
PROGRAM RATES
5 WEEK TRAINING SESSION
1 Session Training Class: $200
CLASS BUNDLES
Bundle classes for a lower price Bundles applied to individual students only
2 Training Class Bundle: $375
3 Training Class Bundle: $525
YOUTH TRAINING
3 -10 yrs
Our youth training classes are offered throughout the year. Within these classes the students find their voice and build the confidence that will help propel them forward to the next steps of their training.
In these classes they will work on the 3 tools of the actor which are the voice, body and imagination by working on character monologues, singing Broadway songs and doing various acting exercises.
TEEN TRAINING
11-17 yrs
Our teen training classes are offered throughout the year. Within these classes the students are exposed to a variety of different art forms like Shakespeare, Building a Character, Audition Technique, Voice & Diction, Stage Combat and a variety of others. These classes are very important to the training process and these learned skills help prepare each student for their theatrical endeavors.
TEEN TRAINING (11-17 years)
ACTING: Audition Technique | $200/session
Tuesdays 6:00pm – 6:45pm
Description
Auditioning is one of the most important steps in the pursuit of a life in the arts. Learn how to make the best fist impression with confidence and ease.
Schedule
Tuesdays (February 17, 24 March 3, 10, 17) 6:00pm – 7:00pm
In-Studio Performance on Final Class Day
ADULT TRAINING
Our Welcome to our Adult Actors Theatre Training Program. We offer many sessions throughout the year as well as one day master classes with Industry Professionals. Our goal is to plant seeds that will continue to grow throughout the journey of our student’s theatre studies.
Private Lessons
Available by Appointment
30 Min $50
60 Min $100
Call: 925-934-2133
or Email: amanda@theballetschool.org to set up an appointment
YOUTH PRODUCTION WORKSHOP
7-9 yrs
Our Youth Production Workshop is an audition based class and is the next step in the artists journey. It is suggested, though not required, that students that participate in this class must have taken at least 2 of our theatre training classes.
The students will receive a role in the production, based of off production needs and experience, and will discover the true responsibilities that an actor has during the process of putting on a show. This class culminates in a final performance in a theatrical venue.
Winnie the Pooh by A. A. Milne (7-9 years) – | $600/session
Mondays 4:30pm – 6:00pm
IN SESSION
Description
ArtReach’s newest play is a faithful adaptation of A. A. Milne’s first book of Pooh stories: Winnie-the-Pooh. Welcome to Christopher Robin’s “100 Aker Wood”, home of all your favorite childhood friends: Piglet, Rabbit, Eeyore, Owl, Kanga, Roo and of course that “hunny” loving bear, Pooh. Balloons, Heffalumps and Donkey-tails take the stage and everyone celebrates at a woodsy party. Happy Birthday to all of us and three cheers for the wonderful Winnie-the-Pooh!
Schedule
CLASSES BEGIN JANUARY 19th on MONDAYS 4:30PM-6:00PM
FINAL PERFORMANCES on APRIL 25th, location Studio Theatre
PRE TEEN PRODUCTION WORKSHOP
10-12 yrs
Designed for developing artists ready to take the next step, our Pre-Teen Production Workshop is an audition-based program that deepens performance skills and builds confidence onstage.
Participants will explore more challenging material and take on greater responsibliltles as part of a supportive and collaborative cast. This is the perfect bridge between beginner and advanced performance experiences.
SEUSSICAL JR. (10-12 years) – | $750/session
Wednesdays 4:00pm – 6:30pm
IN SESSION
Description
Horton the Elephant, the Cat in the Hat and all of your favorite Dr. Seuss characters spring to life onstage in Seussical JR., a fantastical musical extravaganza from Tony-winners, Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty.
Transporting audiences from the Jungle of Nool to the Circus McGurkus, the Cat in the Hat narrates the story of Horton the Elephant, who discovers a speck of dust containing tiny people called the Whos. Horton must protect the Whos from a world of naysayers and dangers, and he must also guard an abandoned egg that’s been left in his care by the irresponsible Mayzie La Bird. Although Horton faces ridicule, danger and a trial, the intrepid Gertrude McFuzz never loses faith in him. Ultimately, the powers of friendship, loyalty, family and community are challenged and emerge triumphant!
Seussical JR. provides wonderful creative opportunities in terms of set design, lighting and costuming and can easily accommodate a large cast of expandable “Seussian” creatures.
Schedule
CLASSES BEGIN JANUARY 21st on WEDNESDAYS 4:00PM-6:30PM
FINAL PERFORMANCE on May 12th and 13th at the Lesher Center for the Arts
TEEN PRODUCTION WORKSHOP
12-22 yrs
Our Teen Production Workshop is an audition based program that performs plays and musicals throughout the year. Students in this class are accepted into either our Apprentice or Performing Artist Programs. Both programs expand their knowledge and provide
Teen Production Workshop (13-22 years)
The Drowsy Chaperone | $800/session
Thursdays 6:30 – 8:00 pm
and
Saturdays 12:30 – 4:00
IN SESSION
Rehearsal on Saturdays Beginning JANUARY 25th
Description
Winner of five Tony Awards, including Best Book and Best Original Score, The Drowsy Chaperone is a loving send-up of the Golden Age musical, featuring one show-stopping song and dance number after another.
With the houselights down, a man in a chair appears on stage and puts on his favorite record: the cast recording of a fictitious 1928 musical. The recording comes to life and The Drowsy Chaperone begins as the man in the chair looks on. Mix in two lovers on the eve of their wedding, a bumbling best man, a desperate theatre producer, a not-so-bright hostess, two gangsters posing as pastry chefs, a misguided Don Juan and an intoxicated chaperone, and you have the ingredients for an evening of madcap delight.
Hailed by New York Magazine as “The Perfect Broadway Musical,” The Drowsy Chaperone is a masterful meta-musical, poking fun at all the tropes that characterize the musical theatre genre. Because of its many featured roles and accessible script, The Drowsy Chaperone will fit perfectly into any company’s season or school’s calendar.
Performances of THE DROWSY CHAPERONE will be…
May 7th – 9th, at the Lesher Center for the Arts
Schedule
REHEARSALS BEGIN January 24th
THURSDAYS 6:30 pm-8:00 pm,
and SATURDAYS 12:30pm-4:00pm
PERFORMANCES on May 7th – 9th, Location at the Lesher Center for the Arts
PROGRAM RATES
5 WEEK TRAINING SESSION
1 Session Training Class: $200
CLASS BUNDLES
Bundle classes for a lower price Bundles applied to individual students only
2 Training Class Bundle: $375
3 Training Class Bundle: $525