Chapin Theatre Company
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**Registration will be available soon**
Finally ... We are beginning classes at Chapin Theatre!
And this is just the beginning. As we grow and our remodeling gets done, we will expand offerings based on your needs. Space is limited.
**Private Voice lessons available on request and instructor availability**
January 17 - May 2, 2023
Showcase: April 22, 2023 (10am & 11:30am)
Musical Theatre Dance - REGISTER
5pm (60 min)
3rd - 6th grade
Instructor: Ms. Bethurem
Min 8 students, Max students 15
A great diverse movement and dance class to cover all the bases you will need to be involved in a musical. Get your jazz shoes and shimmy on over.
Group Voice - REGISTER
6pm (30 min)
6th grade - Adult
Instructor: Ms. Bethurem
Min 8 students, Max students 15
Group vocal training; you will learn how to warm up your voice, breathing exercises, using your diaphragm, etc.
Dance A to Z - REGISTER
6:30pm (60 min)
6th grade - Adult
Instructor: Ms. Bethurem
Min 8 students, Max students 15
This class will cover many different contemporary dance styles, including jazz and hip hop.
January 19 - May 4, 2023
Showcase: April 22, 2023 (10am & 11:30am)
Acting - REGISTER
4pm (60 min)
3rd - 5th grade
Instructor: Ms. Johnson
Min 8 students, Max students 15
Learn the basics of acting: theatre games, stage directions, improvisation, vocal projection, taking direction, public speaking- all while building confidence, working together, respecting ourselves and others through the performing arts.
Group Voice - REGISTER
5pm (30 min)
3rd - 6th grade
Instructor: Ms. Johnson
Min 8 students, Max students 15
Group voice students learn to sing together. Teamwork, discipline, and fun are just some of the benefits of group voice. In the class, students will work on technique, artistry, performance skills, and how to work with others.
Acting - REGISTER
5:30pm (60 min)
6th - 8th grade
Instructor: Ms. Johnson
Min 8 students, Max students 15
Learn the basics of acting: theatre games, stage directions, improvisation, vocal projection, taking direction, public speaking- all while building confidence, working together, respecting ourselves and others through the performing arts.
Group Voice - REGISTER
6:30pm (30 min
7th - 12th grade
Instructor: Ms. Johnson
Min 8 students, Max students 15
Group voice students learn to sing together. Teamwork, discipline, and fun are just some of the benefits of group voice. In the class, students will work on technique, artistry, performance skills, and how to work with others.
Acting - REGISTER
7pm (60 min)
9th - 12th grade
Instructor: Ms. Johnson
Min 8 students, Max students 15
Learn the basics of acting: theatre games, stage directions, improvisation, vocal projection, taking direction, public speaking- all while building confidence, working together, respecting ourselves and others through the performing arts.
Saturday, April 1, 2023
Auditioning Workshop - $150
10am - 2pm (bring your own lunch)
12 yrs - Adult
Instructor: Various
Have you ever wanted to audition for a local performance but didn't know what to expect? Have you auditioned before and want to improve on your auditioning skills? This is the workshop for you. You will learn dance techniques and how to present yourself during the dance audition. You will learn vocal warm ups, explore your vocal range, and learn how to pick the right song for your voice and show. You will engage in script readings and learn how to conquer the cold read. This 4 hour workshop will have a break for lunch, please bring your own lunch. Snacks will be provided.
Grace McCall Bethurem has been a musical theater performer for over 20 years. McCall grew up in Denver, Colorado performing nationally and internationally with Kids in America Theater Company.
McCall loves the performing arts and had her first paid theater role at 10 years old. She has since performed in over 30 musicals and plays. As a child news anchor on television,
McCall also received training in acting for film and television and had several film credits as well. McCall has also worked as a Production Assistant for films and commercials for the
LDS Motion Picture Studio in Provo, UT. McCall attended Brigham Young University where she studied vocal performance, theater and dance and trained alongside the nationally acclaimed BYU
Cougarettes. McCall is trained in mix/belt vocal instruction and took lessons in SLC with nationally renowned vocal coach, Dean Kaelin. Since graduating from college McCall has performed and
choreographed in the Denver Metro Area with favorite stage roles as Grace Farrell in Annie, Lola in Damn Yankees and Abigail Williams in The Crucible.
Since moving to South Carolina 6 years ago McCall has been privileged to privately train voice students and perform and direct with Chapin Theatre Company. She has also been teaching
acting at The Southern Strutt. McCall loves sharing the joy of performing with the rising generation of performers. Whether through dance, vocal performance or theater, McCall loves helping
you find your voice!
Tuesday Classes
Mary Jo Johnson is a classically trained music theatre performer with 20 years of professional stage experience. Having performed in Equity theaters across the country, Mary Jo has shared the stage with many performing legends: Joel Gray, Carol Channing, Jodi Benson, Nell Carter, Brian D’Arcy James, Blair Underwood, Karen Morrow, Juliette Prowse, Tom Key, and numerous others. She has performed in over 30 musicals, and even has a few commercial and film credits as well. Her favorite roles include Annie Oakley in Annie Get You Gun, Maggie in A Chorus Line, Louisa in The Fantastics, Peep-Bo in The Hot Mikado, and Young Phyllis in Follies. Since retiring from the stage, Mary Jo has produced, directed, choreographed and vocally coached performances for theatre, industrial productions, churches, camps, and private students.
Mary Jo received a BMP in Music Theatre from Florida State University, and has taken master classes under Joseph Papp, Lynn Stallings, Honey Coles, Mandy Benson, Siri Sat Nam, Frank Hatchet, and many others. She continued to train in voice, dance and acting as she worked professionally, and just recently she began attending workshops in film and television work with Canedy Knowles, Jorjenna Marie, Jack Alcott, Bonnie Gillespie, and Clifton Gutterman.
Teaching and equipping the next generation of performers, while discovering and instilling important life-lessons along the way, Mary Jo desires to provide a positive environment for students to learn, grow and discover their unique value through the performing arts.
Thursday Classes
**Private Voice lessons available on request and instructor availability**
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