Improvisation
Studio
Apprentice
Performance
New Voices Playwrighting at Walden Theatre


New students usually begin in the Improvisation Class where they learn the basic vocabulary of the theatre through a series of games that teach them to focus, concentrate, listen, think and react. At the end of each term, all perform in a showcase demonstrating the skills they have learned.

With this as a background, students are ready to tackle more rigorous training in voice, diction and movement as well as participate in productions.

Class Times: Saturday Mornings, 10am - 12 noon
2012 Spring Semester: Begins 1/14/12
Cost:$425*
After mastering skills in the Improvisation Class, students enter Studio. It is here that students are introduced to written dramatic material. The focus is on character development, scene analysis and movement for the stage.

Once students have reached this level they are encouraged to audition for Walden Theatre productions. In December, the class presents a showcase of modern scenes and in April, it presents "In Celebration of Shakespeare", a collection of Shakespeare scenes, sonnets and monologues.

Classes Times: Wednesday and Friday Afternoons, 4:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Spring 2012 Semester:Begins 1/11/12
Cost:$590*
This class is for students who have mastered skills learned in Studio, but who are still younger than most students in the Performance class.

Here students develop as actors in an environment that is both challenging and comfortable. Students study a variety of acting techniques, as well as voice and movement.

Classes Times: Wednesday and Friday Afternoons, 4:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Spring 2012 Semester:Begins 1/11/12
Cost:$665*

After completing the Studio Class, students are accepted into the Performance Level. The focus of this class is on advanced vocal work (speech, diction, accents, articulation and breath control) and movement (period movement, stage combat and dance), character development and acting techniques.

The Performance Class is the primary casting pool for Walden Theatre productions. High School Seniors work with instructors to develop audition packages for post secondary theatre auditions placement.

Classes Times: Tuesday and Thursday Afternoons, 4:00 - 6:00pm.
Spring 2012 Semester: Begins 1/10/12

Cost:$730*

In this class, students learn from Actors Theatre of Louisville education staff how to transform imagination into characters, dialogue and action by writing monologues, dialogues and short plays. Students create and act in new works that speak authentically in their own voice.

Walden's internationally renowned program has produced six published scripts and has been a part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and the Humana Festival of New American Plays. Now, in partnership with Actors Theatre of Louisville, the class will also help guide works into the New Voices Festival featuring great plays by Kentucky youth at ATL in addition to Walden's own annual Young Playwrights Festival, which has showcased the best works developed during the class for many years.

Class Times: Mondays, 4:00 - 6:00pm
Spring 2012 Semester: Begins January
Tuition: $375* for Playwriting-only students, or students enrolled in another Conservatory class at Walden Theatre can add the New Voices Playwriting at no additional cost.

Click here for New Voices Playwriting registration form! (coming soon)

*Prices reflect up front payment in full by the first day of classes,
payment plans are available for additional marginal cost.