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Young Actors Guild
Children's Theater is all we do. And we do it well. Celebrating our 20th year!
For more information:
Mary D'Amico
RPI Young Actors Guild
Rensselaer Student Union
Phone (518) 276-6505
Email damicm@rpi.edu
2009 Vacation Workshops
1 Week Vacation Workshop: February 16-20, 2009
1 Week Vacation Workshop: April 13-17, 2009
Cost: $195.00 per student per workshop
The Young Actors Guild will hold one-week vacation workshops in February and April, from 9:00am to 3:00pm on the RPI campus in the Academy Hall Gym on 15th Street in Troy, New York. There will be acting exercises, as well as creative movement projects. In addition, we are excited to announce that we will be holding classes in cartooning being taught by local artist Randy Rumpf during this one week vacation workshop. There are openings so please call (518) 276-6505 for additional information.
2009 Vacation One-week Workshop Registration Form (124KB
PDF file)
Summer One-Week Acting Program
August 10-14, 2009
Cost: $195.00 per student per session
Looking for something exciting to do for one
week?
We are happy to announce that we will be holding a one-week
acting workshop for ages 8-18 from 9:00am to 3:00pm. We will do
improv, acting games, music and other creative activities. This
workshop is a skill building only workshop. The program will
cost $195.00 per week per student. Checks should be made out to
RPI Young Actors Guild. This is not a performance oriented
program. The program will be held at the Mueller Center on 15th
Street on the RPI campus. For additional information call Mary
D'Amico at (518) 276-6505.
2009 Summer One Week Registration Form (120KB PDF
file)
Summer 2009 Center Stage Program
July 6-August 7, 2009
Cost: $850.00 if paid by June 1. $900.00 if paid after June
1
Our Center Stage Summer Program runs for five weeks from
9:00am to 3:00pm, Monday - Friday, with productions taking
place the Friday and Saturday evenings the last two weekends of
the program. The 5-week summer program is $825 if paid by June
1. There is before and after care available for an additional
fee. Contact Mary D'Amico, Director YAG at (518)
276-6505.
2009 Center Stage Program Flyer (436KB PDF file)
2009 Center Stage Program Registration Form (42KB PDF
file)
YAGAPELLA
YAGAPELLA (an a-capella group for students ages 14 - 18 ) will begin on Saturday January 17th, in Mothers in the Student union. Directed by professional opera singer Brian Cheney, this group will do a variety of a-capella styles with everything from the Beatles to the Little Mermaid. The choir will meet on Saturday for the first 5 weeks and will then switch to an evening during the week. Oepn auditions begin at 11:00am for any interested students. If your child is chosen to participate you will be told right away and students will stay for their first rehearsal from 1:00-3:00pm. The program will run until May with a tentative recital date of May 17th. We will also be looking for other opportunities for them to perform in the community. Cost of program is $150.00. Contact Mary D'Amico, Director YAG at (518) 276-6505.
Program Details
The RPI Young Actors Guild is celebrating its 20th year, teaching the performing arts to students ages 8 - 18. The Young Actors Guild's mission is to provide a safe, supportive, and non-competitive environment in which, through participation in theater arts, young people can develop strong self-esteem, self-confidence, and valuable life skills.
The program serves approximately 85 children from over 40 Capital Region public, independent, and parochial schools. Classes in acting, singing, movement, and dance are offered and students have the opportunity to perform in one or more professionally done productions following each session.
What's Acting Got To Do With Learning In The Real World?
We are seeing creative arts and theater arts in particular, quickly moving out of the experience of our children’s education. Budget cuts and reduced staffing in all of our schools result in a net loss for any kind of creative learning for our kids.
The YOUNG ACTOR’S GUILD feels that theater arts provide a catalyst for the intellectual, emotional and creative growth of our students. Participation in the arts increases self-esteem, stimulates creative problem solving, helps develop communication and language skills, and fosters better understanding of one’s cultural heritage and that of others. Some studies have shown that students who participate in the arts show improved learning in classes outside of the arts, such as science and social studies.
Students who engage in the arts are also less likely to drop out of school or get into trouble. Young students engaged in creative projects tend to become well rounded, fulfilled individuals who think creatively and contribute positively to their communities.
The Young Actors Guild is proud to be one of the longest running performing Arts Programs in the Capital Region!
Five Reasons Why Young Actor's Guild is Special
1. YAG helps children develop the personal strengths they need to navigate the sometimes frightening and “rocky” path to adulthood, helping them to develop good character as they go.
2. Students gain valuable life skills.
3. Students develop the confidence to take a risk and stand up on stage to perform before an audience.
4. Students become comfortable speaking up in any forum: to contribute to a class room discussion, to resist peer pressure, to interrupt the patterns of bigots and bullies, to speak up for what they believe in.
5. Young Actors Guild has produced many popular shows such as “A Year With Frog and Toad”, “West Side Story”, “Little Shop of Horrors” and “Suessical the Musical”, in addition to a number of original plays (some written by our own students, some by artists in residence); Young Actors Guild’s students also perform in community events such as Troy’s Victorian Stroll, the Rensselaer County Youth Anti-Smoking Conference, and in outreach performances for local schools. They have also performed with professionals such as Grammy award winner Celine Dion and legendary singer Andy Williams at the Pepsi Arena, and with Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Company in Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at Proctor’s.
For more information:
Mary D'Amico
RPI Young Actors Guild
Rensselaer Student Union
Phone (518) 276-6505
Email damicm@rpi.edu
