Summer Youth Classes
In-person 4th-8th grade camps:
Afternoon sessions feature guest workshops from specialty teachers who are masters in their fields: Hip-hop Dance, Stage Combat, Lyrical Movement, Shakespeare, and more to come.
The last day of camp each session will feature a culminating Open Workshop performance, enabling our summer students to showcase the skills they will have developed throughout their time with Piven.
Scroll down for information about Saturday in-person classes for high school students!
July 10 to August 14
Saturdays. 10am to 12pm.
High School Summer Script Intensive: Writing & Performance
In this writing- and performance-orientated class, students will use improv and the Piven technique to inspire them as writers. Together, we’ll explore scene and story structure as students develop their own projects from monologues for solo performance to one-acts, scenes, and original stories. Writers and non-writers alike will get a chance to work together to polish and refine new works for performance, while Piven’s core acting and improv technique curriculum will help all participants grow as performers. This collaboration-forward program is a dynamic learning opportunity for any aspiring theatre artist, where students will have the chance to work in small and large groups to generate and workshop new material. Tap into your creativity and become the writer of your own story!
For new and returning actors and writers
Registration Code: HS1Sum21
Cost: $400
July 10 to August 14
Saturdays. 1pm to 3pm.
High School Summer Improv, Story, and Scene Intensive
Experience Piven’s renowned theatre training! In this class, you will utilize improvisation as a tool to foster collaboration, spontaneity, and creative risk taking as you build your actor’s toolkit. You’ll learn how the skills of improv strengthen both dramatic and comedic performance as you explore theatre games and story theatre. We’ll work together to bring dynamic new works to the stage through Piven’s core story theatre technique all in a supportive environment ideal for new and returning students.
Registration Code: HS2Sum21
Cost: $400
June 19 to August 14
Saturdays
11:00am to 12:00pm CST
3rd-5th Grade Theatre Games and Story Theatre with Fiona Maxwell (VIRTUAL)
Come play with us! Learn the games that form the core of the legendary Piven training method. In this class, students will learn to build ensemble, explore improvisation, and adapt and perform stories. We can guarantee that you’ll never see freeze tag the same way again! For new and returning students. Note: No class July 3rd for July 4th holiday weekend.
Registration Code: 1ONSUM20
Cost: $250
July 6 to August 10
Tuesdays, 1:00-2:30pm
High School and College Monologue and Audition Technique for Stage and On-Camera Performance (VIRTUAL)
Explore adapting our ensemble-driven technique to the art of performing solo. This workshop is the perfect opportunity for high school students to develop their monologue skills and get a leg up on their next audition for school productions, professional theatres, and conservatory or college programs. Self-taped auditions are the new norm, and this class will prepare you to tailor your performance for on-camera presentations.
Registration Code: 6ONSUM20
Cost: $200