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.
5 WEEK SESSION
Beginning OCTOBER 20th
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.
YOUTH TRAINING (3-4 years)
If You Give A Mouse A Cookie | $200/session
Tuesdays 4:00 pm – 4:45 pm
or
Saturdays 10:30 am – 11:15 am
Pre-K Acting is a wonderful class for a young actor to start exploring the world of the arts! In this class the students will learn about the 3 tools of the actor, the voice, body and imagination and through various acting games and exercises will gain confidence and build a strong foundation for future theatre classes.
Description
Unlock your Imagination and KEEP DREAMING!
Students will use their voice, body and imaginations to help them come out of their shells and gain confidence.
Schedule
Tuesdays (October 21, 28 November 4, 11, 18) 4:00 pm – 4:45 pm
OR
Saturdays (October 25 November 1, 8, 15, 22) 10:30 am – 11:15pm
In-Studio Performance on Final Class Day
YOUTH TRAINING (5-6 years)
Acting: Bluey| $200/session
Fridays 3:15pm – 4:00pm
or
Saturday 11:15am – 12:00pm
Description
“Here come the Grannies!” Through the songs and music from the TV show, and movement games like “Keep Uppie”, and “Dance Mode”, our class will explore themes of family, communication, and imagination through the adventures of the Heeler Family.
Schedule
Fridays (October 24, 31 November 7, 14, 21) 3:15 pm – 4:00 pm
OR
Saturdays (October 25 November 1, 8, 15, 22) 11:15 am – 12:00 pm
In-Studio Performance on Final Class Day
YOUTH TRAINING (7-8 years)
Improv and Games! | $200/session
Tuesday 5:00 pm – 5:45 pm
Description
Improv is one of the best ways to unlock the creativity, collaboration, and communication in young artists. This class will teach various warm ups and games to unlock that creativity in a fun and accessible way.
This Is a combined class with two age groups.
Schedule
Tuesdays (October 21, 28 November 4, 11, 18) 5:00 pm – 5:45 pm
In-Studio Performance on Final Class Day
Young Actors Studio (7-8 years)
MUSICAL THEATRE: SONGS FROM CHARLIE BROWN| $200/session
Thursday 4:00pm – 4:45pm
Description
Good Grief! Our young artists will explore the characters and songs of the musicals based off of the Charles Shultz comic strip Musicals.
Schedule
Thursdays (October 23, 30 November 6, 13, 20) 4:00 pm – 4:45pm
In-Studio Performance on Final Class Day
YOUTH TRAINING (7-8 years)
TECHNICAL: CREATE A PLAY!| $200/session
Fridays 4:00 pm – 4:45 pm
Description
Dive into the exciting world of theatre with this comprehensive class! Students will explore all aspects of theatre production, from directing and acting to costume, set, and prop design. Each student will have the opportunity to direct scenes as well as perform in scenes directed by their peers, gaining a well-rounded perspective on both sides of the stage. The class culminates in an in-studio performance, where students will showcase their collaborative creativity and hard work. Perfect for aspiring actors, directors, and theatre enthusiasts!
This Is a combined class with two age groups.
Schedule
Fridays (October 24, 31 November 7, 14, 21) 4:00 pm – 4:45 pm
In-Studio Performance on Final Class Day
YOUTH TRAINING (9-10 years)
IMPROV and Games | $200/session
Tuesdays 5:00pm – 5:45 pm
Description
Improv is one of the best ways to unlock the creativity, collaboration, and communication in young artists. This class will teach various warm ups and games to unlock that creativity in a fun and accessible way.
This Is a combined class with two age groups.
Schedule
Tuesdays (October 21, 28 November 4, 11, 18) 5:00 pm – 5:45 pm
In-Studio Performance on Final Class Day
Young Actors Studio (9-10 years)
MUSICAL THEATRE: WICKED | $200/session
Thursdays 4:45pm – 5:30pm
Description
Improve your singing and Dancing with songs and stories from WICKED!
Schedule
Thursdays (October 23, 30 November 6, 13, 20) 4:45 pm – 5:30 pm
In-Studio Performance on Final Class Day
YOUTH TRAINING (9-10 years)
TECHNICAL: CREATE A PLAY!| $200/session
Fridays 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Description
Dive into the exciting world of theatre with this comprehensive class! Students will explore all aspects of theatre production, from directing and acting to costume, set, and prop design. Each student will have the opportunity to direct scenes as well as perform in scenes directed by their peers, gaining a well-rounded perspective on both sides of the stage. The class culminates in an in-studio performance, where students will showcase their collaborative creativity and hard work. Perfect for aspiring actors, directors, and theatre enthusiasts!
This Is a combined class with two age groups.
Schedule
Fridays (October 24, 31 November 7, 14, 21) 4:00 pm – 4:45 pm
In-Studio Performance on Final Class Day
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: Sketch Comedy | $240/session
Tuesdays 6:00pm – 7:00pm
Description
A fun, high-energy workshop where teens learn the art of sketch comedy! Students will create original characters, write and perform their own sketches, and explore improvisation techniques. Perfect for building confidence, collaboration, and big laughs while developing performance and writing skills.
Schedule
Tuesdays (October 21, 28 November 4, 11, 18) 6:00pm – 7:00pm
In-Studio Performance on Final Class Day
Teen Actors Studio (11-17 years)
Musical Theatre ENSEMBLE| $200/session
Thursday 5:30pm – 6:30pm
Description
We are stronger together! The Musical Theatre ensemble is one of the most challenging but rewarding parts of theatrical storytelling. Our students will learn to deepen their craft as a vocal musician and as actors. all wile learning more about group singing harmony and functioning as a storytelling unit.
Schedule
Thursdays (October 23, 30 November 6, 13, 20) 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
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.
Adult Actors Studio (for students 18 and older)
CREATIVE FLOW: Acting, Writing, Storytelling with Kerry Shawn| $240/session
Mondays 6:00pm – 7:00 pm
Description
Kerri has been a constant guiding light in the Bay Area Arts for over 50 years! She is currently the co-director of SUMMER PERFORMING ARTS CONSERVATORY at TBSPA. Previously, she served as Co-Education Director for Center REPertory Company, and thier Young REP Theatre Training Program from 1995-2024. Kerri has been teaching a variety of acting and writing workshops since 1976. Over the past four decades Kerri has been a resident actress with Fantasy Forum Actor’s Ensemble She has also performed with Center REP, Contra Costa Musical Theatre, PlayGround, and Marin Theatre Company.
Schedule
CLASSES WILL BE ON Mondays (October 20, 27 November 3, 10, 17) 6:00pm – 7:00pm
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.
Fantasy Forum Jrs. Cinderella (7-9 years) – | $600/session
Mondays 4:30pm – 6:00pm
CURRENTLY IN REHEARSAL!
Description
Schedule
CURRENTLY IN REHEARSAL
FINAL PERFORMANCES on NOVEMBER 15th 7:00pm, location Studio Theatre
Winnie the Pooh by A. A. Milne (7-9 years) – | $600/session
Mondays 4:30pm – 6:00pm
Auditions on January 12th and 13th
Rehearsal on Mondays Beginning January 19th
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.
DARE TO DREAM JR. -A Disney Musical Revue (10-12 years) – | $750/session
Wednesdays 4:00pm – 6:00pm
CURRENTLY IN REHEARSAL
PERFORMANCES NOVEMBER 11th and 12th
Description
Disney’s Dare to Dream JR. is a 60-minute musical revue that follows an eager group of trainees on their first day at a fictional Walt Disney Imagineering Studio. As the group sets out to help each other discover their dreams, they work together to explore the power of dreams to unite, inspire, and make anything possible. Drawing from a century of beloved Disney films, Dare to Dream JR. features songs appearing for the first time ever in a Disney stage musical, including fan-favorites from The Princess and the Frog, Coco, Encanto, and Frozen II. This musical revue is a thrilling mix of contemporary songs, timeless classics, and brand-new medleys that are sure to surprise and delight Disney lovers of all ages.
Schedule
CURRENTLY IN REHEARSAL
FINAL PERFORMANCES on NOVEMBER 11, and 12th 7:15 pm, at the Lesher Center for the Arts
SEUSSICAL JR. (10-12 years) – | $750/session
Wednesdays 4:00pm – 6:30pm
Auditions on JANUARY 14th and 15th
Rehearsal on Wednesdays Beginning JANUARY 21st
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 (12-22 years)
ONCE UPON A MATTRESS | $800/session
Thursday 6:30 – 8:00
Saturdays 12:30 – 4:00
Auditions on AUGUST 16th and AUGUST 17th
Callbacks SATURDAY AUGUST 23rd
Rehearsal on Saturdays Beginning AUGUST 30TH
CURRENTLY IN REHEARSALS
Description
-Many moons ago in a far-off place, Queen Aggravain decreed no couples could marry until her son, Prince Dauntless, found a bride. Princesses came from far and wide to win the hand of the prince, but none could pass the impossible tests given to them by the Queen. That is, until the “shy” swamp princess, Winnifred the Woebegone, showed up. Would she be able to pass the Sensitivity Test, marry her prince and help Lady Larken and Sir Harry to the altar? Carried on a wave of wonderful songs, by turns hilarious and raucous, romantic and melodic, this rollicking spin on the classic tale The Princess and the Pea provides some side-splitting shenanigans. For after all, a princess is a delicate thing.
Performances will be…
DECEMBER 5th- 7th at the Lesher Center for the Arts
Schedule
CURRENTLY IN REHEARSAL
THURSDAYS 6:30 PM-8:00PM , SATURDAYS 12:30PM-4:00PM
Teen Production Workshop (13-22 years)
The Drowsy Chaperone | $800/session
Thursdays 6:30 – 8:00 pm
and
Saturdays 12:30 – 4:00
Auditions on SATURDAY JANUARY 10th and SUNDAY JANUARY 12th
Callbacks SATURDAY JANUARY 18th
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