Overview
GREAT ARTISTS, WELL TRAINED.
Everyman Theatre’s professional training program provides theatre artists with rigorous training that engages deeply with craft and process. Our classes are taught by Everyman resident company members and staff as well as local professional theatre artists who engage students to unlock their imagination and cultivate skills. Everyman is committed to expanding the hearts and minds of our students through the amplification of empathy by seeing ourselves in the stories of others through the art created in the classroom, and beyond.
Winter Classes
Snow Stories (Grades K-2)
Teacher: Tarshai Peterson
Time: Saturdays @ 10-11:30am
Date: January 9 – February 27 (Inclement weather makeup date: March 6)
Cost: $325
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Description:
Get your snowy story books and prepare to explore your creativity! Together, the ensemble will choose a winter-themed storybook to bring to life through music, dance, drama, and design. This eight-week course builds dramatic language and social-emotional skills. The last class features a final sharing of their story-based adventures.
Teaching Artist:
Tarshai Peterson is an arts educator, performing artist, and entrepreneur with over a decade of experience working with young people of all ages. She is the Founder and CEO of The Treasure Box LLC, a company dedicated to creating joyful, arts-based experiences for children and families.
An ensemble member of WombWork Productions Theatre Company and a playwright specializing in Theatre for Young Audiences, Tarshai uses theater as a tool to nurture young people’s well-being, creativity, and voice. She holds a BFA in Theatre from Bennett College and an MA in Educational Theatre from New York University.
Her mission is to create joy in the places that need it most by using the arts to inspire connection, healing, and meaningful experiences for children, families, and communities
Play Builders (Grades 3-5)
Teacher: TBD
Time: Saturdays @ 10-11:30am
Date: January 9 – February 27 (Inclement weather makeup date: March 6)
Cost: $350
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Description:
In this unique class experience, students will explore the essentials of theatre! They will discover the foundations of theatrical skills, focusing on acting and design. Over the course of 8 weeks, students hone their acting skills, embrace storytelling, and share a small piece of theatre for their friends and family!
Play Production (Grades 6-8)
Teacher: Resident Company Member Megan Anderson
Time: Saturdays @ 12-1:30pm
Date: January 9 – February 27 (Inclement weather makeup date: March 6)
Cost: $350
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Description:
Students enter the rehearsal process supported by an approach rooted in embracing rehearsal as the ultimate teaching tool. Developing the ensemble, and utilizing the professional process as a guide, students develop an ensemble, are cast, and originate a role in a new play written specifically for their cohort. Unique to this experience are opportunities for students to flex their design muscles as they imagine key aspects of this production in a multi-purpose space. Memorization is expected in this program.
Teaching Artist:
[EVERYMAN THEATRE]: (Resident Company Member): Over 35 productions, including: Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None, POTUS, The Book Club Play, Dial M for Murder, A Doll’s House, Harvey, Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, Sense and Sensibility, Steel Magnolias, Cry It Out, Proof, Dinner With Friends, Sweat, Dancing at Lughnasa, The Book of Joseph, Aubergine, The Revolutionists, Noises Off, and more. [REGIONAL]: Theater J: After the Revolution; Olney Theatre Center: Mary Stuart, Our Town, Grounded, Rabbit Hole; Rep Stage: American Hero, The Whale, The Violet Hour, The Seagull; Round House Theatre: Heartbreak House, The Cherry Orchard, Our Town, Problem Child; Washington State Guild: Bloomsday; Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company: The Faculty Room; Totem Pole Playhouse: Proposals, Crimes of the Heart, Proof; LA Theatreworks/Voice of America: Bus Stop; Northern Stage: Grounded. [TV/FILM]: 3 seasons on The Wire; Hit and Run (Lionsgate/MGM). [TEACHING]: Everyman Theatre, Page to Stage for Young Actors and the Summer Intensive, Acting I and Auditioning, Playbuilders. [DIRECTING]: Staged readings for Everyman Theatre’s Salon Series.
REGISTRATION PROCESS
You will complete registration information upon purchasing the class. Once a class is purchased, Everyman Theatre’s Education Team will reach out with a welcome email at least one week before the class starts with any additional information you may need.
All class sales are FINAL SALE: This means there will be no refunds, unless one of the following applies:
Withdrawal from a class: While we know that plans shift, we strive to provide exceptional service and programming for all students. This includes attendance for ensemble building. If you must withdraw, you will receive a credit that can be used towards any class in our current season. Class credits expire on June 30th, of any given season. Be sure to use them before this date.
*Should any student be asked to withdraw from class or any program, our Director of Education will issue a refund at their discretion and contingent of the reason for removal.
Scholarship Recipients: Should you miss more than 3-class sessions during any program offering your scholarship is awarded for, you will be removed from programming with no refund or class credit.
Cancelations: Should Everyman cancel a class for any reason, students will receive a full refund.
PAYMENT PLANS:
Some classes have an option for payment plans. We will reserve your spot in the class of your selecting with a non-refundable deposit equal to 25% of tuition. Full payment is required prior to the start of the first class, or your spot in the class will be forfeited.
*Payment plans are only available for multi-week classes.
In need of scholarship support?
We encourage you to apply for a need-based scholarship by completing this FORM. Our need-based Creative Journey scholarship awards range to cover a portion of the tuition. While funding is limited, we work hard to accept as many students as possible throughout the year. Scholarship Applications can be submitted on a rolling basis.