Learn skills that build character on stage and off! TheatreWorks Florida proudly announces their educational component, ClassWorks. This highly anticipated, arts education program will provide professional level training in musical theatre. Adult classes are anticipated to follow. The goal of ClassWorks is to provide educational opportunities that will encourage both adult and youth audiences to participate in or attend theatrical productions with a heightened awareness and understanding of the theatrical process by enabling the uninitiated to crave challenging and adventuresome theatre.

MORE CLASSWORKS INFORMATION: Please email: classworks@theatreworksfl.org.

THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO CLASSES IN SESSION.

PAST CLASSES

"NON-DANCER" INTRO TO MUSICAL THEATRE DANCE (2 WK SESSION - DATES/TIMES: TBA)
Ages 13 to adult. No dance skill required.
Orientation: SAT June 10, 2019 at 11AM
Classes meet everyday M-FR from 6PM-7:30PM
Public Presentation: SAT June 24, 2019 at 12PM
Class Limit: 20 students (NOTE: 5 students minimum must be enrolled for class to be held)
Instructor: Scott A. Cook
Registration Fee: $25.00 (non-refundable); Class Fee: $200.00

Love musical theatre? Want to perform on stage but lacking the formal dance training skills to get you past the dance audition? This is the class for you! Explore musicality, body awareness and the actual dance movements that will get you on the road to dancing securely in an audition and into a show. A special class will be held with the professional cast of TheatreWorks Florida's current MainStage production. All students will participate in a public showcase performance at the end of the 2-week session.

MUSICAL THEATRE DANCE INTENSIVE (2 WK SESSION - DATES/TIMES: TBA)
Ages 13 & up. Intermediate dance skill level required.
Orientation: SAT June 10, 2019 at 12PM
Classes meet everyday M-FR from 8PM-9:30PM
Public Presentation: June 24, 2019 at 12PM
Class Limit: 20 students (NOTE: 5 students minimum must be enrolled for class to be held)
Instructor: Scott A. Cook
Registration Fee: $25.00 (non-refundable); Class Fee: $200.00

This dance intensive is designed to examine and reproduce the distinct styles of musical theatre choreographer masters. Students will study and reproduce original choreography from such stage hits as Hairspray, The Will Rogers Follies and more. Skills are focused on technical movement, dancing "exact" and onstage performance. A special class will be held with the professional cast of TheatreWorks Florida's current MainStage production. All students will participate in a public showcase performance at the end of the session. 

SCOTT A. COOK
Originally from New York, Scott is an award-winning director & choreographer, working in the field of musical theatre nationally and internationally for over 30 years. He is the Artistic Producer of TheatreWorks Florida and also currently teaches dance for the Florida Southern College Theatre and Dance Dept. in Lakeland, FL. Director/choreographer credits include: Rock Of Ages (Central Florida regional premiere), Hands On A Hardbody (Central Florida regional premiere), Nunsense, Legally Blonde: The Musical (Central Florida regional premiere), Little Shop of Horrors, The Great American Trailer Park Musical, Parade, Plaid Tidings, Cats, Big River, Footloose, Cabaret, Three Penny Opera, Nuncrackers, Jekyll & Hyde, Meat Street, 42nd Street, A Chorus Line, Anything Goes, Blood Brothers, Brigadoon, Company, Dames At Sea, Damn Yankees, Forever Plaid, Godspell, Grease, Guys & Dolls, The Rocky Horror Show, The Taffetas and The Will Rogers Follies. His award winning shows include:

• ROCK OF AGES: BEST SET & SUPPORTING ACTOR - BROADWAYWORLD ORLANDO 2016
• SWEENEY TODD: BEST SET, MUSICAL DIRECTION & LEAD ACTRESS - BROADWAYWORLD ORLANDO 2014
• LEGALLY BLONDE - THE MUSICAL: BEST MUSICAL - BROADWAYWORLD ORLANDO 2013
• LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS: BEST IN FEST AWARD - ORLANDO FRINGE FEST 2012
• THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK MUSICAL: BEST IN FEST AWARD - ORLANDO FRINGE FEST 2010
• CATS: BEST MUSICAL - PIERROT AWARDS 2006

STUDENT PAYMENT INFORMATION
• A non-refundable $25.00 deposit is required during the registration process.
• You may choose to pay in full or deposit. If choosing only a deposit, please note remaining balance is due before or on the first day of classes.
• More than 1 student from a household receives discounts on 2nd, 3rd, etc. student. Please register each student separately.
• Online payments are accepted through our secure PayPal account.

REGISTRATION
For further information and questions, please contact Abel Gonzales, TheatreWorks Florida Company Manager: classworks@theatreworksfl.org

ONLINE REGISTRATION IS CURRENTLY CLOSED