- Evergreen Courses are ‘Always Online Courses’ that can be taken at any time on our website. These include webinars and multi-lesson courses to enrich students with the tools they need to succeed in the performing arts.
- Weekly Classes are classes that meet at a regularly scheduled time each week, for a set number of weeks. These classes may be LIVE or VIRTUAL (Zoom software required. Download Zoom (Free) here.)
Homeschool Theatre (VIRTUAL) – with Lauren Hillman
Weekly Online Class
Ages 6-13
When: Classes are finished for this season, the next session will begin in the fall.
Length: 6 week program
This is a weekday drama class for kids who are homeschooling. Weekly lessons include elements of singing, dancing, and acting and will give every student the chance to shine.
Cost: $45
Software Requirements: Weekly classes via Zoom. Zoom software required to participate. Download Zoom Here (Free)
Theatrix Players (VIRTUAL) – with Lauren Hillman
Weekly Online Class
Ages 7-12
When: Classes are finished for this season, the next season will begin in the fall.
Length: 6 week program
Everyone is a star in this class as we use acting games and short scripts to help us learn about a different acting tool each week. Perfect for kids who enjoy our Lunchbox and Spotlight Theatre programs!
Note: Some parts of this class will be recorded as a virtual showcase video for students to present their work.
Cost: $45
Software Requirements: Weekly classes via Zoom. Zoom software required to participate. Download Zoom Here (Free)
Theatrix Players (LIVE) – with Lauren Hillman
Weekly Class
Ages 7-12
When: Classes are finished for this season, the next session will begin in the fall.
Length: 6 week program
Everyone is a star in this class as we use acting games and short scripts to help us learn about a different acting tool each week. Perfect for kids who enjoy our Lunchbox and Spotlight Theatre programs!
Note: The final class will include the opportunity to perform and showcase your work. If a live performance is not possible due to health guidelines in place at the time, it will be recorded for a virtual showcase.
Cost: $65
Broadway Bubble Workshop (LIVE at your place)
Personalized Drama Workshop
Ages: Any
When: Any weekday, at your convenience
Where: Your location of choice
Length: One hour
This is a drama class where the entire class and content is designed specifically for you. If you’ve got a group of friends or family who’ve been in your “bubble” all summer long, and a space large enough for that group to meet, then we will come to you and teach a drama class for your bubble. The rate listed is for a one hour class for the entire group. Reduced rates are available for groups who’d like the class to recur more than once. Think of it like a drama workshop that comes to you!
Cost: $75
Please don’t put our teachers in danger. It is up to you to ensure the space is large enough for the group, is properly sanitized, and that students and adults in the room have been adhering to all health guidelines. To request a Broadway Bubble Workshop please email the registrar at register@theatrixyoutheatre.com.
Acting For Theatre – with Lauren Hillman
Evergreen Course – Always online, work at your own pace
This online course has been designed to give you tools, not rules. Some activities may help you more than others, and some may work for a friend, but not for you. Use the tools that work for you and walk away from the rest. Or come back to them later.
The course was designed to be like what you would experience if you were in a camp with Lauren. There are games and exercises that have been modified for you to do at home, while the videos coach you through them in real time.
While everything was designed for you to do solo there are some activities that will be more fun with a partner, so you’re encouraged to grab a family member to join in the fun!
COURSE CONTENT
- Lesson One: Warm Ups for the Actor
- Lesson Two: Stage Directions and Other Words You Need to Know
- Lesson Three: Breathing
- Lesson Four: Movement
- Lesson Five: Making the Invisible Visible
- Lesson Six: Go Big or Go Home
- Lesson Seven: G.O.T.E.
- Lesson Eight: Subtext
- Lesson Nine: Character
- Lesson Ten: Putting it Together
Cost: Name Your Price
Free Practice Scenes
Use these free practice scenes to hone your acting skills and have fun!
Instructor – Lauren Hillman
About the instructor:
Lauren Hillman is an actor, writer, director, and all-round creative artist from Vancouver, B.C. She received her BFA in Acting from the University of Windsor in 2007 and favorite on stage roles include Puck (Midsummer Night’s Dream), Charlotte/Nurse (7 Stories), Amalia Balash (Parfumerie), and Maria (The Government Inspector).
Lauren has been working as a theatre instructor and director of youth productions for 18 years. She is a co-founder of Stage One Theatre in her hometown of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, a graduate of the Stratford Academy summer intensive program, and has written and published her first novel, a middle-grade fantasy called Outcast.
Lauren has been a regular instructor with Theatrix’s Lunchbox Theatre, Spotlight Theatre, and spring and summer camps for ten years and now also directs the Production program. Lauren has great faith in her students’ abilities, and her greatest joy comes from seeing them improve beyond what they’d thought possible.
