July 26 – 30
Instructor: Sarafina Vecchio
Acting, Dance, Musical Theater
Grades 9-12
Our specialized and extremely focused, audition based, training program for high school students who plan to make a career in musical theater will spend the week in professional training in acting, voice and dance.
July 31
Instructor: Annie Jo Fischer
Dance, Tap
11-19
5,6,7,8! Get your tap shoes on and join us for our tap masterclass with one of the Chicago areas busiest and accomplished theatre professionals.
August 2 – 6
Instructor: Dyanna Daniels
Dance, Hip Hop
Ages 8-11
Up your game with popping, breakdancing and freestyling, then move on to quick combinations using powerful choreography fused with street style moves.
August 9 – 13
Instructor: Kali Libby
Dance
Grades 9-12
This camp is for our PDP company members. This summer they will spend time on injury prevention, choreography creation, improvisation, and take class in many different dance styles.
August 21
Instructor: Breon Arzell
Dance
11-19
Just because you can't always rehearse your dance audition beforehand, doesn't mean you can't prepare for it. Spend a Saturday learning great tips on how to confidently walk into your next dance audition.
September 3 – December 17
Instructor: Andrea Pikscher
Dance, Health & Wellness
18+
Fun dance fitness class over the lunch hour
September 7 – November 9
Ballet, Dance
4-6
This is the perfect class to introduce your child to fun and physicality of dance.
September 7 – December 14
Instructor: Jessica M. Duplessis
Ballet, Dance, Jazz
Grades 9-12
Paramount Dance Project Technique Tuesday is for PDP company members.
September 7 – December 14
Ballet, Dance, Jazz
7-12
Dancers will learn new vocabulary and skills in each class and transfer those skills into choreographed routines to share with family members throughout the semester on observation days.
September 7 – December 14
Dance, Tap
8-12
A beginning tap class for young dancers!
September 7 – December 14
Dance, Tap
13-18
Teen Tap is for our teen dancers interested in furthering their experience with tap dance technique.
September 7 – December 14
Dance, Tap
18+
This is the perfect class for those looking to create or improve your tap talent.
September 8 – December 15
Dance, Fitness, Health & Wellness
Grades 6-8
Dance Conditioning and Choreography is for our YTC company members and dancers who want to work on conditioning that will improve their strength, stamina and flexibility.
September 8 – December 15
Ballet, Dance, Jazz
Grades 6-8
Ballet and Jazz Technique Year 2 is for YTC company members and dancers who have taken dance technique classes before and are looking at continuing to expand their technique.
September 8 – December 15
Ballet, Dance, Jazz
Grades 6-8
Ballet and Jazz Technique Year 1 is for YTC Company members and dancers looking to explore ballet and jazz technique.
September 9 – December 16
Instructor: Jenny Showalter
Dance, Fitness, Theater
Ages 13+
Injury Prevention for Performers is the perfect class for all performers including musical theater, dance and acting performers.
September 9 – December 16
Instructor: Jenny Showalter
Dance
Grades 9-12
Paramount Dance Project Tone it Thursdays is for PDP company members.
September 11
Dance, Musical Theater
16+
Put on your heals and learn to strut, pose, and dance your hearts out. Learn choreography straight from our production of Kinky Boots
September 13 – December 13
Instructor: Annie Jo Fischer
Dance
Grades 9-12
Speed Choreography is a class for our MTI Year 3 students as well as dancers who wish to sharpen their ability to learn choreography quickly.
September 13 – December 13
Instructor: Dyanna Daniels
Dance, Musical Theater
Grades 9-12
Musical Theater Dance is for our MTI year 2 students and dancers who want to work on learning choreography from different musicals.
September 13 – December 13
Instructor: Jenny Showalter
Ballet, Dance, Jazz
Grades 9-12
Dance Technique is for your MTI year 1 students and students looking to work on dance technique styles including ballet, jazz, and tap.
September 9 – December 16
Music, Piano
8-10
Join that will explore the fundamentals of the piano which includes key placement and learning to read music.
September 9 – December 16
Music, Piano
10-12
This class will continue to dive into fundamentals of piano learning both as a group and as an individual.
September 9 – December 16
Music, Piano
18+
For beginners or those who are looking to start piano again after a break.
July 26 – 30
Instructor: Jason Pikscher
Technical Theater, Theater
11-19
This technical theater camp will build students' skills in everything backstage.
July 26 – 30
Instructor: Sarafina Vecchio
Acting, Dance, Musical Theater
Grades 9-12
Our specialized and extremely focused, audition based, training program for high school students who plan to make a career in musical theater will spend the week in professional training in acting, voice and dance.
August 2 – 6
Instructor: Sarafina Vecchio
Acting, Improv, Theater
13-18
There’s no script, no blocking, no props, just you and your scene partner working and creating as you go!
August 2 – 6
Instructor: Sarafina Vecchio
Acting, Improv, Theater
Ages 9-12
There’s no script, no blocking, no props, just you and your scene partner working and creating as you go!
August 11
Instructor: Wai Yim
Acting, Theater
16+
Join us for the final in our Wednesday Workshop Series this summer: Audition Tips and Tricks. Taught by Chicago actor Wai Yim.
September 7 – December 14
Instructor: Sarafina Vecchio
Acting, Theater
18+
Learn to brush up old skills or dive into acting fundamentals for the first time.
September 8 – December 15
Instructor: Jenny Showalter
Musical Theater, Theater
Grades 6-8
YTC Year 2-is for our second year YTC Company Members.
September 8 – December 15
Instructor: Jenny Showalter
Musical Theater, Theater
Grades 6-8
YTC Year 1- is for our first year YTC Company Members.
September 8 – December 15
Instructor: Jenny Showalter
Musical Theater, Theater
Grades 6-8
NEW THIS FALL! YTC Year 3 will include an introduction to voice and speech coursework and group voice studio.
September 9 – December 16
Instructor: Jenny Showalter
Dance, Fitness, Theater
Ages 13+
Injury Prevention for Performers is the perfect class for all performers including musical theater, dance and acting performers.
September 9 – November 11
Acting, Musical Theater, Theater
4-6
Developed for our younger students, Creative Dramatics incorporates play and exploration through movement, song and storytelling.
September 9 – December 16
Acting, Theater
Grades 9-12
NEW THIS FALL! Acting Institute Year 1 is our Acting program for our High School Students who want to work on stage plays and on camera acting.
September 9 – November 11
Acting, Theater
6-9
Kids Take the Stage will teach learn skills and techniques to prepare students to take the stage!
September 9 – November 11
Musical Theater, Theater
9-11
Broadway Bound is our preparatory program for our YTC program. This class explores acting, dance and signing through the study of musical theater scene work and development.
September 9 – December 16
Acting, Theater
12-14
Explore acting techniques as well as voice and speech work.
September 9 – December 16
Acting, Improv, Theater
18+
Adult Improv
September 9 – December 16
Instructor: Jason Pikscher
Technical Theater, Theater
12-18
Technical Theater Institute is a program for our middle school and high school students looking to further their experience in the technical aspects of theater production.
September 11
Dance, Musical Theater
16+
Put on your heals and learn to strut, pose, and dance your hearts out. Learn choreography straight from our production of Kinky Boots
September 13 – December 13
Instructor: Sarafina Vecchio
Musical Theater, Theater
Grades 9-12
The fall semester of the year long MTI Year 1 program starts off with classes in fundamentals of acting and voice and speech.
September 13 – December 13
Instructor: Sarafina Vecchio
Musical Theater, Theater
Grades 9-12
The fall semester of the year long MTI Year 2 program incorporates fundamentals of acting 2 with text analysis.
September 13 – December 13
Acting, Theater
9-12
This class is for students who want to explore the early fundamentals of acting skills and techniques.
September 13 – December 13
Instructor: Sarafina Vecchio
Musical Theater, Theater
Grades 9-12
NEW THIS FALL- The fall semester of the year long MTI Year 3 program will introduce a movement and stage combat class as well as Shakespeare acting methods.
September 13 – December 13
Instructor: Dyanna Daniels
Dance, Musical Theater
Grades 9-12
Musical Theater Dance is for our MTI year 2 students and dancers who want to work on learning choreography from different musicals.
