CURRENT CLASSES AVAILABLE:

Adult Acting Workshop

Our philosophy at MTC is nurturing, professional and supportive, so we will all be working together for the best educational and fun experience. Students will explore acting techniques that for new actors will build a solid acting foundation by developing integral interaction and reactionary skills, and for veteran actors, will further evolve the skills they have in place. Students will be working with scene partners, rehearsing monologues, and partaking in acting exercises. If you have any questions about the program, please feel free to contact Jim Schilling at jschill246@gmail.com.

The class will include group exercises, acting technique, scene work and monologue work.

Adult Acting Workshop (Ages 18+)
Session 1
March 4th - April 8th, 2024 (6 classes)
Mondays, 6:30pm-7:30pm
Tuition: $295

Session 2
April 15th - May 20th, 2024 (6 classes)
Mondays, 6:30pm-7:30pm
Tuition: $295

LIMITED TO 8 PARTICIPANTS PER SESSION!

About the instructor

JIM SCHILLING
co-founded Music Theatre of CT in 1987 and is currently MTC’s Managing Director and Director of the School of Performing Arts.  MTC acting credits include Jacques Brel is Alive and Well..., Three Guys Naked from the Waist Down, Yours, Anne, It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, Doubt, Almost, Maine, God of Carnage, The Fantasticks,  Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, The 39 Steps and most recently Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. He was nominated for a CT Critics Circle award for Herr Shultz in Cabaret and winner of the BroadwayWorld award for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. He continues as a Blue Ribbon Panelist for the Daytime Emmy Awards, and is on the voting committee for the SAG awards, and a member of “Who’s Who in the American Theatre” from 1991-present.  Jim was also an adjunct professor at Sacred Heart University (Advanced Acting, Advanced Scene Study,  Script Analysis and Directing) where he was recently nominated Best Director of a musical for his work on Godspell.

Adult Lyrical Dance Class

This Lyrical class begins with a thorough warm-up emphasizing proper alignment, technique, strengthening and deep stretching. Dancers will then learn choreography set to a variety of music ranging from contemporary to classical to pop with an emphasis on emotional expression, musicality and performance. This class will range from the contemporary style to the lyrical style. Contemporary can be athletic, quirky, edgy, soft or unconfined. Lyrical jazz is flowing, passionate, emotional and interpretive. Both forms of dance can enhance a dancers vocabulary and add to their versatility. Dancers of all levels are welcome and will benefit from class.

Adult Lyrical Dance Class (Ages 18+)
Once a month on Saturday mornings from 9:30am-10:45am
Participants must sign up by the Thursday before at 5pm
$22 per class

Cash, check, apple pay, & venmo accepted. No credit cards.

Contact Emily at emmiesuz04@gmail.com to sign up.

About the instructor

EMILY FRANGIPANE, BFA Performing Arts, Emerson College 1993

Emily is a professional dancer, experienced dance instructor and choreographer with original works performed throughout New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts and holds a B.F.A in Dance from Emerson College. She seeks to challenge and inspire dancers of all ages in self-discovery through emotional expression, story-telling and dance technique. Emily composes lyrical, modern, musical theatre and jazz works with a comprehensive understanding of technique, music, costumes, lighting, and drama. She has been teaching students ages 5 through adult for the past 25 years, now specializing in teens through adults. Performing credits include, “A Chorus Line”, “Rent”, “Cabaret”, “Evita”, and “Pippin” and the National Tour of “Jesus Christ Superstar” where she was a swing and the Assistant Dance Captain. She has also danced with and choreographed for various companies and showcases in New York City, Fairfield and Westchester Counties. Currently she choreographs for High Schools, Dance Companies and Community Theatre. Recent musicals include “La Cage Aux Folles”, “The Addams Family”, “Newsies”, “Hedwig and the Angry Inch”, “American Idiot” and “Chicago” among many others. In 1999, she founded her own modern-jazz company, The Reach Dance Project. She currently teaches Lyrical, Jazz, Broadway and Modern in Darien, Westport and Fairfield.