Workshops

Summer Workshops

Youth Musical Theatre Workshop

Each June, Red Mountain Theatre Company offers more than 300 children ages 7-18 an intense, two-week musical theatre education with the help and instruction of nationally recognized performers and instructors.

Students are accepted into the workshop by audition. The purpose of the audition is primarily to identify levels for dance and voice classes. If you attended the summer workshop either of the previous two years, or you are a member of the Youth Programs, you do not have to audition. The cost of the workshop is $500 (financial assistance available upon request).

The 2010 Youth Musical Theatre Workshop will take place June 7-18 at the Hoover Freshman Center.

Advanced Workshop

For the student who thrives on intensity, RMTC brings you the most in-depth acting, dancing and singing workshop in the state! Featuring over 60 hours of quality instruction with remarkable performers in an intimate class setting, the new Advanced Workshop is a two-week course offered to a select group of 60 students ages 13 and up (including Spotlights and college ages).

Created to give outstanding students a unique chance to shine, the Advanced Workshop focuses on sharpening the skills of participants through concentrated study of musical theatre and enhanced methods of character development, scene work and choreography. Comprised of three main groups, students will have the opportunity to rotate through extensive two-hour classes on acting, dancing and singing with each professional instructor.

Classes will also be combined throughout the course, giving each student the chance to perform portions of the latest contemporary musical sensations, like CHICAGO, RENT, and WICKED, with all the Advanced Workshop instructors.

All students must audition (including members of the RMTC Youth Programs and those who have attended previous advanced workshops). The cost of the workshop is $800 (financial assistance available upon request).

The 2010 Advanced Workshop will take place June 7-18 at the Hoover Freshman Center.

Exceptional Workshop

The Exceptional Workshop is a new one-week workshop opportunity for exceptional students (ages 11 and up) with special needs. These students participate in areas of musical theatre, including singing, acting and movement games and techniques. Workshop participants will also perform in the annual Workshop Showcase.

Those interested in participating in the Exceptional Workshop do not have to audition, however participants must meet the qualifications set by the Exceptional Foundation of Alabama (listed below).

Participant Qualifications:
- Must have independent self-help skills
- Must be able to follow simple commands and participate in activities with minimum assistance from staff
- Must have established social maturity to the degree that they are able to interact in a meaningful way with program participants
- The physical, cognitive and medical needs of participants must be such that they do not require one-on-one assistance or exceed established participants/staff ratio.

The cost of the workshop is $100 (financial assistance available upon request).

The 2010 Exceptional Workshop will take place June 14-18 at the Hoover Freshman Center.

Junior Workshop

The Junior Workshop introduces 5-6 year olds to the world of music, theatre, movement and instrument playing, which culminates in an open classroom performance.

Those interested in participating in the Junior Workshop do not have to audition. The cost of the workshop is $210 (financial assistance available upon request).

The following four sessions are available for the 2010 Junior Workshop at the Hoover Freshman Center:
June 7-11: 9:00 AM-12:00 PM
June 7-11: 1:00 PM-4:00 PM
June 14-18: 9:00 AM-12:00 PM
June 14-18: 1:00 PM-4:00 PM

Spring Workshops

Creative Drama Workshop

This spring workshop takes place every Saturday for six weeks and focuses on developing student actors' creative thinking and writing skills through playwriting and theatre activities. Developed in conjunction with composer Stephen Sondheim's Writing on Your Feet, the Creative Drama Workshop allows students to explore the world of acting, not only as an actor, but as a playwright as well. By acting in and experimenting with scenes they have written themselves, students will develop a better sense of how setting, character, plot and raising the stakes influences the choices we make as actors. This workshop is for students ages 7-18. The cost of the workshop is $300 (financial assistance available).

Students are accepted into the workshop by audition. If you attended the spring workshop in the previous two years, or you are a member of the Youth Programs, you do not have to audition.

This workshop is currently not available for 2010.

Acting Intensive Workshop

Whether you're a professional or a student of acting, it's vital to continue working and improving your performance skills. The Acting Intensive Workshop creates an environment that any actor can work in to explore their craft, ask questions, take risks and play!

This hands-on, participatory class/workshop will allow students to learn warm-up techniques, polish improvisation skills, identify essential acting elements and work on prepared text. Participants should have a (memorized) monologue prepared prior to the workshop, to share at the first session. Participants will then work to incorporate initial critique notes and showcase their revised monologue during the second session. This workshop is limited to 20 participants and is geared towards students ages 11-18. The cost of the workshop is $350 (financial assistance available).