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She Kills Monsters (Young Company Summer Festival 2019). Credit: Nile Scott Shots.

SUMMER FESTIVAL | Act 3
FOR STUDENTS ENTERING GRADES 10 - 12 AND THE MOST RECENT YEARS' HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES

Check back later for details about this year's programing.
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​LOCATION
First four weeks:  Stoneham Central Middle School, 101 Central St, Stoneham MA 02180.
Fifth week:  Greater Boston Stage Company, 395 Main Street, Stoneham, MA 02180.
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Limited to 55 students, our Act 3 program vigorously explores a diverse array of professional training methods. Diversity is also a hallmark of our movement training as we expand beyond musical theatre dance to a myriad of styles. All our work has big questions in mind: what does it mean to be an actor, an artist, a person? How can theatre make us better at all three? Why do we do it and what do we have to share with each other and with our audience?

BEHIND THE CURTAIN: ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER PROGRAM​
Interested in Stage Management, costumes, lights, sets, props, and how all the magic of theater comes together? Come join us this summer as an Assistant Stage Manager! Each ASM is assigned to one show to work alongside the creative and production teams. ASM students join the performance students in workshops in tech and performance.

The ASM Program for three Act 3 students will offer the unique opportunity to:
  • Work intimately with the Director, Stage Manager, Music Director, and Choreographer as part of the production team
  • Learn stage management skills such as prop tracking, blocking notation, and rehearsal reports
  • Assist the props master
  • Learn the proper tech process through working with professional Production Managers
  • Work backstage during tech and performances
  • Take four theatre workshops alongside other students, two of which will focus on design elements
  • Develop leadership skills

ESSENTIAL INFORMATION
PROGRAM DAY
Our regular program begins promptly at 8:30am and ends at 2:30pm. To accommodate families’ schedules, students may be dropped off as early as 8:00am and can be picked up no later than 2:45pm.  The fifth and final week, our schedule changes specific times depending on which show your student is cast in.

​CONFLICTS
Part of what makes the Summer Festival so successful is the high level of intense training offered. Our process requires every student to commit to collaborating with their peers and learning the material. A student’s conflicts will factor into what role they receive. Additionally, every absence of one student has a strong impact on the entire production. We ask you to consider this while making travel plans. An excess of conflicts may mean Summer Festival is not the right opportunity for you.

​REFUND POLICY
Please note, GBSC has a strict NO REFUND POLICY. Summer Festival regularly reaches capacity causing us to turn-away interested students. Additionally, from the moment your registration is received, our staff invests time planning for your student's positive experience. While cancellations are sometimes unavoidable, refunds place a financial burden on the theatre that jeopardizes the sustainability of the program and therefore cannot be accommodated. Please consider this before enrolling your student.

ENROLLMENT
Each Act is limited in size; space is filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Enrollment forms can be delivered with either the full tuition or a non-refundable deposit to our Box Office in person, by mail, or, if paying with a credit card, by calling 781-279-2200. After registration is processed, families receive an email confirmation that includes a link to an online participation packet. For all who paid with a non-refundable deposit, the remaining balance is payable in two installments, due on May 1 and June 1. All payments are non-refundable.

TUITION
  • Tuition is $1200 for the Act 3 program.
  • Tuition is $800 for the Assistant Stage Manager Program (ASM).
 
​FINANCIAL SUPPORT
Every year, generous donors give in excess of $10,000 in financial aid funds for The Young Company at Greater Boston Stage Company. Please don’t let ability to pay be a barrier to participation. Payment plans are also available by request. Visit our Financial Aid page for more information or download the Financial Aid Form.

All financial aid and payment plan requests should be submitted and approved by June 1.
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​PROGRAM STRUCTURE: THE FIRST FOUR WEEKS!
During the first four weeks, the program runs Monday through Friday, 8:30am-2:30pm. Actors spend roughly two-thirds of their day in show rehearsals and the remaining one-third in acting, music, dance, and stagecraft workshops.

CASTING FOR ACT 3 PROGRAM
ALL students will be cast in one production!
For Acts 1, 2, and 3, we use the first two days of the program for the casting process. More information about what the audition process includes and how to prepare is available to each actor upon enrollment via Google docs. In casting, we combine actor preferences with our audition observations, then match them with the technical requirements of each role and learning goals for each actor. At the end of the casting process, we place students in whichever production and role best suits the respective artistic and educational needs of the program and the student. 

REHEARSALS
In rehearsals, actors work with an artistic team that includes a Director, Music Director, Choreographer and Stage Manager. Students are actively engaged to the fullest, learning material for the shows and important skills useful for both artistic advancement and personal achievement. 

WORKSHOPS
In addition to rehearsals, students participate in two daily workshops in various theatre disciplines during the first four weeks. Each workshop lasts two weeks for a total of four. All actors will participate in one acting workshop and one music workshop. Previous sessions have included: set design, playwriting, Shakespeare, stage combat and audition prep! At the end of each session, some workshops share what they’ve been working on with family, friends, and fellow actors.  

To help place students in workshops, each actor completes an online questionnaire via Google docs that assesses previous experience, training, and interest. Additionally, we use the dance audition on the first day of the program to aid in workshop placement. 

PROGRAM STRUCTURE: THE FIFTH WEEK!
TECH WEEK
Costumes, lights, and additional musicians are added during the fifth and final week, known as “tech week.” Rehearsals this week are held at Greater Boston Stage Company - both on stage and in our Large Rehearsal Room. 

During tech week, the schedule changes to accommodate multiple tech processes on one stage. A more specific tech calendar is included in the online participation packet after registration.

FESTIVAL PERFORMANCES
All six of the productions culminate in fully realized public performances at Greater Boston Stage Company.  Each production has three performances over the course of Thursday through Sunday of the fifth and final week.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Tyler Rosati
Director of Education
781-279-7885 x104
education@greaterbostonstage.org
WHICH PROGRAM IS RIGHT
FOR ME?
Overture for students in grades 1 – 3
Act 1 for students in grades 4 – 6
Act 2 for students in grades 7 – 9
Act 3 for students in grades 10 – 12

FORMS 
Overture Registration Form
Acts 1, 2 & 3 Registration Form
Aftercare Form​
Financial Aid
Payment Plan

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