WaterTower Theatre is proud to offer a diverse range of educational opportunities for students of all ages. Please select from the following programs to learn more about educational opportunities from WaterTower Theatre.

WTT Producing Artistic Director Terry Martin and local actor/teacher Ted Wold lead classes in the Meisner Technique for area actors. The Meisner Technique provides a step-by-step technical approach to the problems the actor faces in presenting the subtleties and delicate complexities of human emotional relationships and situations inherent in a playwright's text. The 16-week program meets once per week. Martin trained under both Sanford Meisner and Meisner protégé Fred Kareman before relocating to Dallas. An interview is required for admittance to the class.

WHEN:

Evening Session: March 12 – June 25, 2012 – 16 weeks
Class meets every Monday from 7 PM until 10 PM
Instructor: Ted Wold

Morning Session:  May 15 – August 28, 2012 – 16 weeks
Class meets every Tuesday from 10 AM until 1 PM
Instructor: Terry Martin

TO APPLY:  Complete and return application form.

PAYMENT:

$500 for Evening Class with Ted Wold
$550 for Morning Class with Terry Martin

ABOUT:

WaterTower Theatre is proud to offer Beginning Acting: Meisner Technique to the Dallas acting community.  Previous students have been awarded accolades from The Dallas Morning News, Dallas Observer, Dallas Voice, the Column Awards, the Dallas Theatre League, and the Dallas/Ft. Worth Theatre Critic’s Forum.

 For more information call Landrie Bock, 972.450.6230.

• 2012 Beginning Meisner Application Form
• 2012 Advanced Meisner Information

WaterTower Theatre offers innovative After-School Drama Programs as an important part of its educational programming. The programs offer a unique way for students to be introduced to theatre and learn important life skills. Programs can be tailored to meet the needs of a specific school and age range. After-school programs generally consist of ten 1 to 1 1/2 hour classes that meet once a week at the end of the school day on the participating school campus. WaterTower currently offers the program at Anne Frank Elementary School. For more information or to find out about scheduling a program at your school, please contact Landrie Bock at 972.450.6230.

Active members of the military, and their immediate families, and veterans are given special ticket priority and prices.  On Memorial Day, all members of the military and/or veterans get in free if there is a scheduled performance.  Please call the box office at 972-450-6230 and ask about our current Military/Veterans special prices/discounts/offers.  Thank you for your service to our country.

WaterTower Theatre is dedicated to keeping the art of live theatre accessible to all members of the community, and offers a "Pay What You Can" performance for each main stage production.

For these performances, seating is general admission on a first come, first served basis. Advance reservations are not available. Box office will open one hour prior to showtime. We look forward to seeing you at the theatre!

The Diary of Anne Frank: Sunday, January 8, 2012 at 7:30pm
August: Osage County: Sunday, April 1, 2012 at 7:30pm
Boeing-Boeing: Sunday, May 27, 2012 at 7:30pm
Smokey Joe's Café: Sunday, July 22, 2012 at 7:30pm

For more information on these productions, click here.

Atmos Energy will sponsor two special student matinee performances of WaterTower Theatre's production of The Diary of Anne Frank  on January 17 and January 24, 2012. Student matinees are offered most seasons if there is a production that will be of interest to and suitable for middle or high school students.  Most student matinee performances include a post-show discussion with the cast.   For information on our student matinee program, call Landrie Bock at 972-450-6230. 

Each summer, WaterTower offers a 10-week Summer Intern Program, enabling college students and early-career professionals to gain extensive experience working in a professional theatre.  WTT is dedicated to engaging and employing a new generation of diverse theatre artists, administrators and leaders.

Unfortunately, WaterTower Theatre is unable to offer paid internships. However, we are able to work with individual colleges for students who would like to work as an intern for college credit. If your university offers such a program, please contact WTT Director of Education Landrie Bock at lbock@watertowertheatre.org for more information.

WaterTower Theatre's two week, fun-filled Summer Conservatory will introduce your 6-18 year-olds to others who share their love of acting, singing and dancing!

At the Summer Performing Arts Conservatory, go beyond the traditional idea of a summer camp with a unique, non-competitive, nurturing program that caters to students who want to immerse themselves in all aspects of theatre arts.

Our classes, taught by highly skilled professionals, offer an intimate classroom setting - guaranteeing that each student receives the individual attention necessary to learn theatre skills as well as life skills - confidence, self-esteem and a love of creativity.

Classes for younger participants include acting, audition technique, dance, voice, and art.

Older children will explore techniques in scene study, playwriting, Shakespeare, improvisation, stage make-up, musical theatre, dance, costume design, voice, audition technique, and film.

Each session culminates in a production for family and friends highlighting skills and techniques acquired during classes.

In 2011, the production was Disney's The Jungle Book Kids.

Scholarships and payment plans available.

For more information, please contact Landrie Bock at 972.450.6230.

Support for WTT's Summer Performing Arts Conservatory is generously provided by The Civic League and Kroger of Addison.