Chapin Theatre Company
CLASSES | YOUTH THEATRE | WORKSHOPS | INSTRUCTORS | REGISTER
Classes start the week of January 8 and end the week of April 8.
There will be a presentation on the last day of class.
Imagination Station is a 10 week mini-mester class. Starts January 8 and runs til March 18.
Jr Show: Peter Pan starts Thursday, February 8 and the show is May 16, 17, 18 and 19.
TUITION
30 min classes: $140
45 min classes: $180
60 min classes: $250
Mini-mester class: $100
Jr Show: $275
If the minimum number of students is not met, the class will be cancelled and any enrolled will receive a full refund.
Once the maximum number of students is reached, we will start a waiting list for the class.
Please email Tiffany Dinsmore at Tiffany.ChapinTheatre@gmail.com if you have any questions.
YOUTH THEATRE | WORKSHOPS | INSTRUCTORS
MONDAYS - REGISTER
430 - 515pm Imagination Station (Dramatic Play for Young Actors Ages 5 - 7), Min 6/Max 12, Instructor: Aurora [this class is a 10 week mini-mester class]
515 - 615pm Acting (ages 8-11), Min 6/Max 12, Instructor: Aurora
615 - 715pm IMPROV and Stagework (ages 12 - 18), Min 6/Max 12, Instructor: Aurora
TUESDAYS - REGISTER
400 - 445pm Tap/Ballet (ages 3 and 4), Min 6/Max 12, Instructor: Meredith
445 - 530pm Tap/Ballet (ages 5 and 6), Min 6/Max 12, Instructor: Meredith
530 - 615pm Tap/Ballet (ages 7 - 12), Min 6/Max 12, Instructor: Meredith
615 - 715pm Adult Tap (ages 13 and up), Min 6/Max 12, Instructor: Meredith
WEDNESDAYS - REGISTER
515 - 600pm Group Voice Class (ages 11 - 18), Min 6/Max 10, Instructor: McCall
600 - 700pm Acting (ages 12 - 18), Min 7/Max 12, Instructor: McCall
700 - 800pm A little bit of everything Dance (Ages 12 and up), Min 7/Max 12, Instructor: McCall
THURSDAYS - REGISTER
430 - 515pm Group Voice (ages 8-11), Min 3/Max 7, Instructor: Ella
515 - 715pm Junior Show - PETER PAN (ages 8 - 14), Max 20, Instructors: Tiffany & Ella
FRIDAYS - REGISTER
530 - 630pm Jazz/Lyrical (ages 7 - 10), Min 6/Max 12, Instructor: Hannah
630 - 730pm Jazz/Lyrical (ages 11 - 14), Min 6/Max 12, Instructor: Hannah
SEMESTER CLASSES | WORKSHOPS | INSTRUCTORS
Please email Tiffany Dinsmore at Tiffany.ChapinTheatre@gmail.com if you have any questions.
Take part in a full Jr show. All participants will audition within the time and be assigned a part. Participation in every class period is crucial and the Tech and Dress rehearsals are mandatory. Please check your calendar before you commit.
Please email Tiffany Dinsmore at Tiffany.ChapinTheatre@gmail.com if you have any questions.
Take part in a full KIDS show. All participants will audition within the time and be assigned a part. Participation in every class period is crucial and the Tech and Dress rehearsals are mandatory. Please check your calendar before you commit.
Please email Tiffany Dinsmore at Tiffany.ChapinTheatre@gmail.com if you have any questions.
SEMESTER CLASSES | YOUTH THEATRE | INSTRUCTORS
New and exciting opportunities coming up,
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!
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.
Tiffany Dinsmore has been a performer since she was in elementary school. She was born in Ft Lauderdale, Florida and grew up all over the state. Tiffany has been on the stage, the small screen and the big screen. She especially loves directing and watching actors grow throughout a performance. She attended Troy State University (Go Trojans!) where she studied voice, drama and stagecraft while getting her degrees in Mathematics and Biology. Since moving to South Carolina (her 8th state) she has performed on many stages around the Midlands. Some of her favorite performances have been Miami Vice, being in 2 movies with her husband, Wicked Witch in Wizard of Oz, Honey Rae Futrelle in the Jones, Hope, Wooten Futrelle sisters trilogy and Walt Disney World. Tiffany has been teaching and directing theatre close to 20 years now. She loves watching the joy on new performers faces as they fall in love with theatre.
Charlotte Fletcher has been pursuing the art of Theatre Education for six years, but she has been a Theatre Artist since she was in third grade! She has a Bachelor of Theatre Studies degree from Towson University and a Masters in Arts and Teaching Theatre from the University of South Carolina. She has been teaching at Richland Northeast High School for four years, and last Summer was her instructional debut at Chapin Theatre Company. Teaching, singing, performing, and spreading joy are her life passions. She can't wait to work more with these young artists!
Aurora Gastright is a mom of two who loves sharing the theatre world with young minds. She has been a Children's Theatre Director for 6 years now. She is excited to join Chapin Theatre to help encourage young actors and actresses to grow their love for theatre and themselves.
Hannah Jones has been dancing since the 7th grade. She has a passion for Jazz, hip hop, and lyrical styles of dance. Hannah has also been doing musical theater since the 5th grade and absolutely adores it. She has a heart for kids and is super excited to share her love for dance with them. Hannah is so happy for the opportunity to teach dance classes here at Chapin Theater, as it is the first step to her dream job of being an elementary school and dance teacher!
Meredith Boehme has been dancing since she was 4 years old. She enjoys all types of dance but tap is her absolute favorite! She was a competitive dancer and assistant dance teacher for 8 years and has performed at the Spoleto Festival in Charleston, Jazz on Tap in Atlanta, Disney World and New York City. She has taken Master Classes from choreographers and dance teachers all over the country. Meredith graduated from Columbia College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in dance. She ran the dance program at Crooked Creek Park for 8 years and successfully grew the program after starting with just 2 students. It was there that she met Tiffany Dinsmore and was brought into the theater world. Meredith began working with Chapin Theatre Company in 2018 as a choreographer. She has also worked as a choreographer and assistant director for ICRC Children’s Theater and is a licensed Zumba instructor. Meredith believes that everyone has the ability to dance and loves to watch others learn and grow. She cannot wait to share her love of dance with all of you!
Ella Riley has been working on, behind, and around the stage for almost 15 years. Currently a student at USC, majoring in Education, she has previously participated in Town Theatre’s Teen Troupe, South Carolina’s Tri-District Arts Consortium, and the several programs at the Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities. She currently serves on the board at Chapin Theatre Company and is excited to teach a class at CAPA this year!
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