Director's Bootcamp

Mondays from 6;00-8:00pm beginning September 8

So, you've been on stage and/or backstage but now you're ready get into the Director's Chair? Learn what that's all about, step by step, in Directing 101 with mentoring director, Missy Bell. In this series of class you'll learn about analyzing a script, creating a vision, communicating with designers, blocking actors, emotional coaching, and the ins and outs of production. Every budding director will get the chance to work with scripts and actors with a final presentation of a scene for an audience as the culmination of class. This class is for first time directors or directors who'd like a review of the basics before taking on a one act or full stage play. (8 weeks)

Description goes hereCommedia dell'Arte Level 2 

Tuesdays and Thursdays 5:00-8:00pm beginning September 2.

For those who have completed Level 1 and demonstrated readiness through a skill-based progression, Level 2 offers a deeper, more personalized approach to the craft.

This course is an intimate exploration of your Commedia character(s), focusing on character refinement, status relationships, and identifying moments of virtuosity—those special, skillful sparks that elevate comedic storytelling.

Students will begin to listen to the ensemble and the audience, honing their timing, rhythm, and improvisational awareness through ensemble-driven devising. This level includes a costume-building workshop, where students craft original pieces to reflect their character’s world and personality.

Level 2 culminates in a public performance and the opportunity to perform at the Carolina Renaissance Festival.

*Interested students who have not completed Level 1 may join the class wth instructor permission.

Loud. Physical. Hilarious. And older than Shakespeare.

This one-day 3-hour workshop is a whirlwind introduction to Commedia Dell'Arte—the original form of masked physical comedy that punches up at power and revels in the ridiculous. It predates Shakespeare and directly inspired tales like The Comedy of Errors and The Taming of the Shrew.

But this isn’t Shakespeare.

This is theatre rooted in movement—where physicality is the first step, and character, comedy, and chaos emerge from the body. Satirical, subversive, and delightfully unhinged, Commedia is a living, breathing art form where pompous masters are always bested by a cunning ensemble of fools, lovers, and tricksters.

Open to theatre makers, storytellers, acrobats, musicians, the curious, the delightfully weird, the fiercely playful, and the fearlessly present. You don’t need experience, flexibility, or finesse—just come with a head empty, heart open, and a willingness to leap into something bold.

Whether you’re here to stretch your body, sharpen your wit, or just try something wildly new, you’ll leave with a basic understanding (and hopefully love) of the form, along with a little sweat and a lot of laughter.

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Phase 1: Foundations of the Form

Duration: 12-week sessions 

Session 1 introduces all stock characters and discuss the problematic elements and how we approach them, foundational mask and movement training, status work, and ensemble rhythm

Tuition is on a sliding scale of $200–$350 per participant per session with 7-15 members pre troupe