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Contents:
Core Curriculum
Film & Television
Dance
Advanced Programs
MTC 2008-09 Student Productions
MTC's College Bound in the Performing Arts
Meet The Faculty
Year At-a-Glance Calendar
Class Schedule
Tuition and Policies
How to Register

A Series of Foundation Classes Essential for the Young Musical Theatre Performer

Little Theatre (6 and under) | Acting | Musical Theatre

Little Theatre (6 and under)
Using theatre games, fairy tales, movement, and song, each child will step into the magical world of make-believe. Whether performing the noble actions of a knight, practicing the movements of a forest animal, or dancing like a princess, each child will develop skills in listening, speaking, taking turns, and cooperation—all in a small group setting.

PRE-INTRO TO THEATRE & MUSIC (Ages 4-5)
Wednesdays or Thursdays 3:15 - 4:00
Tuition: $375/semester

INTRO TO THEATRE & MUSIC (Ages 5-6)
Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Thursdays 4:15 - 5:00
Tuition: $375/semester

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Acting
Students explore acting techniques and build a solid acting foundation by developing listening, interacting and reacting skills, working with scene partners, and learning theater games as a group. Using the Uta Hagen technique, developed at HB Studios in New York, students discover creativity, ignite imagination and develop a strong foundation as a confident, enthusiastic and skilled actor through scene and monologue work and student-written projects.

Acting 1 (Grades 1-2)
Thursdays 5:15 - 6:10
Tuition: $375/semester

Acting 2 (Grades 3-4)
Wednesdays 5:15 - 6:10
Tuition: $375/semester

Acting 3 (Grades 5-6)
Mondays 4:15 - 5:45
Tuition: $560/semester

Teen Acting/Musical Theatre (Grades 7-12)
Mondays 7:15 - 8:45
Tuition: $560/semester

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Musical Theatre
“Sing out Louise” and let your voice be heard! Students learn the basics of musical theatre. Kids develop their skills in dance, voice and musical theatre presentation styles, including basic vocal technique and musical scenes. Young performers acquire the skills that will become the foundation for performing in musicals through solo and ensemble material, as well as staging and choreographing scenes and numbers from hit Broadway Shows!

Music Theatre 1 (Grades 1-2)
Tuesdays or Wednesdays 5:15 - 6:10 or
Thursdays 4:15 - 5:10
Tuition: $375/semester

Music Theatre 2 (Grades 3-4)
Mondays, Tuesdays or Thursdays 6:15 - 7:10
Tuition: $375/semester

Music Theatre 3 (Grades 5-6)
Mondays 4:15 - 5:45 or Thursdays 7:15 - 8:45
Tuition: $560/semester

Teen Music Theatre (Grades 7-12)
Mondays 7:15 - 8:45
Tuition: $560/semester

Beginning Acting for the Camera | Advanced Acting for the Camera

Beginning Acting
for the Camera
The Film & TV Series teaches specific techniques of on-camera performance including acting in commercials, soaps, television series and films by working on-camera each week. Students learn all the steps to a successful film or television audition, including how to improvise, prepare text, memorize quickly and interview well. In addition, students learn the different techniques for commercials, film, and television, and the difference between live and filmed auditions.

(Grades 3 - 6) Wednesdays 4:15 - 5:10
Tuition: $375/semester

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Advanced Acting
for the Camera
Learn the basics of acting for film, television and commercials. Beginning with on-camera
audition technique, the young actor develops the ability to make creative and exciting choices while
emphasizing his/her own unique, individual qualities. The class also encompasses the differences
between stage and screen acting, including slating skills, commercial improvisational techniques,
the intricacies of handling commercial copy, and the realities and myths of commercial and television acting.

(Grades 4 - 8) Thursdays 5:15 - 6:45
Tuition: $560/semester

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MTC’s Jazz Dance Classes: Don't Just Dance it, ”Sell It!”

Jazz Dance 1 | Jazz Dance 2

Jazz Dance 1
For children with little or no dance training. Learn the basics of Jazz Dance. Focus is on developing proper technique, style and performance abitlitiy. Have fun while learning to move to a variety of musical styles. Learn more than just how to dance, learn to “sell it!”

(Grades 1 - 6) Tuesdays 4:15 - 5:10
Tuition: $375/semester

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Jazz Dance 2
For children with a least two years of prior dance experience (Jazz or Ballet). Strengthen and further existing technique and focus on developing style and performance ability. Take your existing experience and “kick it up a notch” using a variety of dance styles (Broadway, Modern Jazz, Lyrical) to create versatility in movement. Most importantly, have fun and learn to “sell it!!”

(Grades 1 - 6) Tuesdays 5:15 - 6:10
Tuition: $375/semester

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Private Voice | The MTC Showcase Company

Private Voice
(recommended for age 11 and up)
For the serious young musical theatre singer, MTC offers private study in voice. Lessons are one half hour per week. Students develop a solid vocal technique specifically focused on the requirements for healthy singing in the musical theatre including vocal production, breathing, healthy belting for women, appropriate musical theatre repertoire and audition technique.

Pre-requisite:
Pre-evaluation by a member of the MTC voice faculty.
Tuition: $560/semester

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The MTC
Showcase Company
Designed for the serious actor, this is an advanced performance course for both the musical theatre performer as well as the non-musical actor. The Showcase Company is a close-knit acting ensemble that incorporates all aspects of rehearsal and performance in the development of the final Showcase production. The year will culminate in a review that will
emphasize the ensemble nature of the Company while highlighting and showcasing the talents of each actor.

- Company members must attend one 2-hour
rehearsal/week, and are expected to prepare
material outside of class as well as attend additional rehearsals as the productions approach.

- The Showcase Company is a YEAR-LONG
COMMITMENT and admission to The Showcase
Company is by Audition Only.

(age 11 and up - by audition only)
Wednesdays 6:15 - 8:15
Tuition: $1120/year

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MTC All-School Musical (ages 7-17)	MTC All-School Musical (ages 7-17)

Leapin' Lizards! The popular comic strip heroine takes MTC's Centerstage in one of the world's best-loved musicals! You'll be a part of the whole ANNIE family with Daddy Warbucks, Miss Hannigan, Grace Farrell, FDR, and even Sandy in MTC's new production in January 2009! Performances January 9 & 10, 2009 See requirements. Tuition: $650/musical Register Now!	THE UGLY DUCKLING come into the 21st century with this delightful new adaptation George Stiles and Anthony Drewe. “Honk!” is the story of Ugly, whose odd, gawky looks instantly incite prejudice from his family and neighbors. Separated from the farm and pursued by a hungry Cat, Ugly must find his way home. Along his rollicking and harrowing journey he not only discovers his true beauty and glorious destiny, but also finds love and acceptance in all its forms. Performances May 2 & 3, 2009 See requirements. Tuition: $650/musical Register Now!

Student Production Requirements

Students must be 7 years old by September 1, 2008 and have taken at least one year of MTC training (or at director’s discretion) to participate in MTC Musicals
All students must be currently enrolled (and have been enrolled) in at least one MTC Class since September 2008
Musical rehearsals are held on Fridays and some Saturdays beginning the week following auditions
Musical Fee is in addition to Class Tuition
Musical Fee includes custom show t-shirt

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The ONLY Program
of Its Kind in Fairfield County!
Did you know that for the most competitive college performance programs, more than 1500 students audition for only 20 Freshman slots?! College Acting and Musical Theatre Degree Programs are among the most competitive college majors! MTC’S College Seminar is a must for students and their families interested in pursuing an acting or musical theatre degree path in college! MTC College Program Alumni have been accepted into the top Performing Arts Programs in the country including NYU, Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, Boston Conservatory, Northwestern University, University of Michigan, Syracuse University, Emerson College, Muhlenberg College, Ithaca College, and Otterbein College. MTC boasts a 98% placement rate for BA and BFA degree programs and has developed personal relationships with more than 25 theatre departments! MTC’s three-year college prep program gives even the most gifted students the optimum edge you need!

Sophomore Year: The College Seminar | Junior Year | Senior Year

Sophomore Year:
The MTC College Seminar

The Foundation of College Performing Arts Programming
Saturday, October 25, 2008 at 2pm at MTC

Designed for high school sophomores and their parents, this workshop is the first step in your college process including where to start, what to ask, who to call—the performing arts college process start to finish! The workshop covers the many crucial elements of performing arts degrees most school or college counselors don't know, including the following:

· Is a performing arts degree right for you?
· Specific information on more than 30 colleges and their programs
· How to begin 'college shopping' and narrowing the field
· Degree programs and their differences
· Timing—earlier than you think!
· College department philosophies are all different—
Finding the right fit is crucial to your success
· Unique elements to performing degree programs you won't learn from high school counselors
· Academic and admission requirements
· Making the most of your on-site tour
· Audition material selection and preparation
· Separating the marketing from the reality

Includes 2.5 hour College Seminar and one private consultation

Tuition: $195

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Junior Year
Private consultations including development of your visit list and ultimate audition list, strategizing your audition package.

- 4 Private Family consultations (pre-visit, post-visit, 2 developmental for final list)

- Masterclass w/ Special Guest Professional from one of the top College Programs in the country!

Tuition: $300

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Senior Year
Audition package development including senior audition workshop, private monologue and song selection and development, presentation development, college dance audition classes and music theory/sight-singing class, and a masterclass with a college department professor from a top program!

Senior Year Cirriculum

1. AUDITION WORKSHOP
4 one-hour sessions
Tuition: $125

2. COLLEGE AUDITION DANCE CLASS
12 sessions (1.5 hours/each)
Everything you’ll need to know to survive the Dance portion of College Auditions with Guest Teacher from the Broadway Dance Center.
Tuition: $400

3. MUSIC THEORY SESSIONS
8 sessions (1 hour/each)
Develop the basic skills required to survive your musical and sight-singing testing.
Tuition: $200

4. 8 FREESTYLE PRIVATE ACTING COACHINGS
(1/2 hour/each)
Tuition: $360*

5. MASTERCLASS W/ SPECIAL GUEST PROFESSIONAL
from one of the top College Programs in the country!
Tuition: $150

Choose 3 or more of the above and deduct 15% from your total tuition and add unlimited family consultations throughout the whole senior audition process!**

*Freestyle sessions are used when you need them most as auditions approach, not necessarily just once weekly (based on availability). Additional sessions available at an hourly rate. **Does not include private lessons, coachings, or song/monologue consultations or preparation.

	Kevin Connors (Director/Faculty) Kevin Connors has been a professional musical theatre composer and director for almost 30 years. Off-Broadway credits include Prime Time Prophet, Jukebox Saturday Night, The Abandoned Loves of Frederick R., Life Anonymous, Lover - The Valentino Musical, Babes Off Broadway (finalist for the Michael Stewart Production Award), Saloon and Suzy Q. Connecticut credits include numerous professional productions at Stamford Center for the Arts including The Fantasticks, It's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, Babes in Toyland (director, book, new music and lyrics, four seasons), Bah Humbug (writer/director, two seasons), Mothers and Sons (composer/lyricist/co-author), and the Grand Re-Opening of the Palace Theatre starring Skitch Henderson, Louise Pitre, James Naughton and Joan Rivers. Other CT Credits - Just Like a Woman (composer/lyricist, Music Theatre of Connecticut, directed by Morton DaCosta), Baby (director - Polka Dot Playhouse), Christopher Columbus and Operetta in Red, White and Blue (director - New England Lyric Operetta). Mr. Connors began his career as a performer touring his own act with Bob Hope, Henny Youngman and Johnny Mathis; aboard the ships of Cunard Cruises and in top NYC cabarets. He co-founded Music Theatre of Connecticut with Jim Schilling in 1987, and since then, has directed many of the Equity MainStage productions including Cole, Yours, Anne (Connecticut Critics Circle award nominee), A Little Night Music, Edges and The Last 5 Years; as well as writing original music and lyrics for more than 10 childrens' musicals. As an educator, he has served on the Musical Theatre faculties at The Hartt School of Music/University of Hartford and the University of Bridgeport, and has created many of MTC's programs, including the nationally-recognized College-Bound in the Perfoming Arts, which he now presents at theatre schools throughout the country. Mr. Connors' debut CD, The Things We Never Say, was released in October, 2000 through Original Cast Records. He is currently working on the new musical Love on Ice with playwright Bill Nabel (B'way's Beauty and the Beast), and is a proud member of Actors' Equity, ASCAP and The Dramatists Guild. www.kevconnors.com
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	Jim Schilling (Director/Faculty) Jim co-founded MTC in 1987 and over the years has served as teaching artist, Artist in Residence, director, general manager, actor, producer and currently as Director of the School of Performing Arts. He has directed a number of MTC Equity MainStage productions including Something's Afoot, First Act Texas, Second Act New York, Some Enchanted Evening and I Do, I Do. He has also directed numerous Student Productions including Anything Goes, Oliver!, The Music Man, (all at the Westport Country Playhouse) Guys and Dolls, 42nd Street, Freedom Bound, The Magic of Hans Christain Andersen, Guys and Dolls, Oliver!, The Sound of Music, Grease (3x), Godspell, Winnie the Pooh, Funny Girl, Annie, Annie Get Your Gun, 42nd Street, Once On This Island and Lucky Stiff. Acting credits include Upper Broadway starring Nanette Fabray (Westport Country Playhouse), Hamlet (starring Tony Roberts), The Fantasticks (Rich Forum), It's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, (Rich Forum), and on MTC's MainStage in Jacques Brel is Alive and Well..., Three Guys Naked from the Waist Down, Yours, Anne and It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play. Film credits include Bullets Over Broadway, Cadillac Man, Soapdish and as Sean Penn's double in Dead Man Walking. As an arts educator, Jim has created a number of programs for MTC, both at the School of Performing Arts and for MTC's ArtReach programs in many area schools including Briggs High School (Norwalk), Weston Public Schools, Minds In Motion (Westport/Weston/Wilton), Rogers Magnet School (Stamford), Six-to-Six School (Bridgeport) and Coleytown Middle and Elementary Schools in Westport. Jim holds a BFA degree in Musical Theatre from Otterbein College in Ohio, with an emphasis on childrens' theatre and was also trained at the Actors' Theatre of Louisville, Playwright's Horizons in New York City and Improv Asylum in Boston. Jim, a graduate of the National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts' AMICI Arts Management Program, continues as a Blue Ribbon Panelist for the Daytime Emmy Awards, and a member of “Who's Who in the American Theatre” from 1991-present.
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	Anna Becker (Faculty) Anna recently graduated with a Bachelor of Music in Music Theatre from the University of Miami. Anna also taught Improv at the Summer Theater Academy. On stage, Anna appeared in The Penguin Tango at the Lion Theater as part of the Fringe 2006 Encore Series on Theatre Row. Other credits include Catherine in The Me Nobody Knows at the John Houseman Theater. Pre-Broadway Workshops include The Kid Who Played the Palace; regionally she appeared as Star-to-be in Annie at Theatre West Virginia. Anna is currently the Resident Stage Manager for MTC MainStage and a proud Actor’s Equity member.
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	Marty Bongfeldt (Faculty) 2008 marks Marty’s sixth year on staff at Music Theatre of Connecticut. Ms. Bongfeldt has a wide range of experience in many different aspects of show business. She started working professionally as a child doing commercials and theatre, later adding feature film and television credits with such directors as Ron Howard and Brian DePalma. Marty will mark 30 years as a member of the three major actor’s professional unions: AEA, SAG and AFTRA. Early in her career, Marty received such honors as being chosen from a very select group of actor/singers to be coached by the legendary Mary Martin. Honors and recognition have continued throughout Marty’s career, one recent honor: of the many actresses who have performed Val in A Chorus Line, it was Marty who was asked to perform “Dance Ten, Looks Three” for Marvin Hamlisch at the awards ceremony for Mr. Hamlisch’s Lifetime Achievement Award directed by Tony Award winning director Tommy Walsh. New York and regional stage credits include Ronnie in The Shooting Gallery (NYC) production of Comanche Cafe & Domino Courts, Doreen in Gillette for the American Theatre Festival (NYC), Shelby in Steel Magnolias at The Plaza Theatre and Daisy Hannigan in the Stage West Theatre production of Biloxi Blues. Musical Comedy roles include Amalia in She Loves Me at Lyric Stage, Tiger Lily opposite Cathy Rigby in Peter Pan, Pam in the MTC/Polka Dot Playhouse production of Baby, Carrie Pipperidge in Carousel at Casa Manana Theatre, Lily St. Regis in Annie directed by Robert Fitch and Bonnie in Anything Goes opposite Van Johnson. Ms. Bongfeldt has originated roles in many new works produced in NYC including Alexander Zhurbin’s A Nervous Splendor, Hell’s Belles at The Duplex, A Murder is Foretold, and Madly in Love directed by Baayork Lee. Marty is a teacher and a professional choreographer/director, and has served many times on film sets as dialogue coach and legal guardian to under-aged actors. Marty has worked as a casting assistant for commercials and live industrials in NYC and served as the casting coordinator for Square Route and Twin Tiger’s Productions as well as production coordinator for HYT Productions in New York City.
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	Mary Jo Duffy (Faculty) Mary Jo Duffy has performed on and off Broadway for the past 15 years before moving to Newtown, CT with her husband Daniel, daughter A’ine, and four labrador retrievers. Ms. Duffy began her formal vocal training with Metropolitan Opera singer Mimi Lerner in Pittsburgh, PA, then went on to study with Lorenzo Malfatti and Margaret Ross at Chatham College as a Minna Kaufmann Ruud voice scholar. Ms. Duffy continued her vocal training after college with Beatrice Krebs at Carnegie-Mellon University before moving to New York City where she studied extensively with Tony McDowell. Ms. Duffy played Liberty in Tom O’Horgan’s Senator Joe on Broadway, Magnolia in the National and European tours of Showboat and has spent years working in regional theatres across the country, as well as industrial trade shows and television commercials. Some of the roles she has played have included Shelby in Steel Magnolias, Maria in West Side Story, Julie in Carousel and Laurey in Oklahoma. Mary Jo has worked with film director David Lynch at BAM and has performed as a soloist in several Columbia Artists Concert tours across the country. Ms. Duffy has been directing the musicals at the Fraser-Woods School in Newtown for the past four years as well as guest directing in some of the local public schools. Ms. Duffy teaches musical theatre, drama, and private voice in Newtown, CT, and is beginning her fourth season on the MTC vocal faculty.
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	Deborah Levy (Faculty) Deb has been on the faculty at MTC since 1989! Aside from her teaching and directing responsibilities at MTC, Deb worked as a talent agent at the Johnston Agency for thirteen years. She booked talent on print jobs, industrials and commercials. Prior to working for the Johnston Agency, Deb was a commercial agent for two well known children’s agencies in New York; Abrams Artists and Associates, and Jordan, Gill and Dornbaum. After graduating from Mount Holyoke College, Deb was accepted to study acting at Circle in the Square in NYC. She performed in several Off Broadway productions including Inside Out at the Jewish Repertory Theatre and Mrs. Warren’s Profession at The 18th Street Theatre. Summer Stock Theatre credits include Chava in Fiddler on the Roof at the New Jersey Festival Theatre, as well as various roles with Keene State Theatre in New Hampshire, Hope Theatre in Michigan, and The Summer Theatre at Mount Holyoke College. Deb also performed in a live Industrial for Pepsi Cola (where she met her husband, Mark), and she also appeared in several soap operas including One Life to Live and As the World Turns. Currently Deb performs with Steppin’ Out Entertainment, a local theatre group that does murder mysteries, musical revues and the holiday show at the Spinning Wheel Inn in Redding, CT. She lives in Trumbull with her husband and their two daughters, Leah (a graduate of the MTC College-Bound in the Performing Arts Seminar) and Justine.
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	Kimberly Porio (Faculty) Kimberly began her dance training in jazz, tap and ballet with Mikki Williams at A Dance Class in Westport, Connecticut in 1975. She later performed all across the tri-state area with “The Jazz Troupe”, directed by Ms. Williams, including performances at The Levitt Pavilion, the SoNo Arts Festival and “A Tribute to Tony Bennett” at the St. James Theatre on Broadway. Kimberly taught Jazz classes at A Dance Class prior to attending Providence College where she studied Modern Jazz and Ballet, while getting her B.S in Business Administration. Kimberly taught a Master Jazz Class at Providence College and was a contributing choreographer for the first annual PC Dance Company performance. She continues her training at D’Valda and Sirico Dance Center in Fairfield, where she taught both ballet and jazz from 1999-2002. She is excited and proud to be continuing her teaching career here at MTC, where her daughter, Anabelle, has been a student for 6 years.
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Additional MTC Staff Administrative Assistant ... Bobbi Belarski Director of Marketing & PR ... Joe Landry Resident Costume Designer ... Diane Vanderkroef Resident Designer/Technical Director ... James Burns CPA ... Jay Bennett Chadwick Photography ... KerryLong.com
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FALL TERM: Sept 15 - Dec 12, 2008 SPRING TERM: Jan 19 - Apr 24, 2009

SEPTEMBER 2008
8-11	MTC Back-to-School Meetings (required)
15	Fall Term Classes Begin
19	Auditons for ANNIE
26	Rehearsals for ANNIE Begin
29 & 30	Rosh Hashannah - MTC Closed

OCTOBER 2008
9	Yom Kipper - MTC Closed
10-26	MTC MainStage Production
25	College Bound in the Performing Arts Seminar

NOVEMBER 2008
24-28	Thanksgiving Week - MTC closed

DECEMBER 2008
8-12	Parents’ Observation Week
12	Fall Term Classes End
15-31	Holiday Break - MTC Closed

JANUARY 2009
5-8	ANNIE Tech Week
9 & 10	ANNIE Performances
19	Spring Term Classes Begin
23 - Feb 8	MTC MainStage Production
24	Auditions for HONK!
30	Rehearsals for HONK! Begin

FEBRUARY 2009
16-20	Winter Break - MTC Closed

MARCH 2009
20 - April 5	MTC MainStage Production

APRIL 2009
13-17	Spring Break - MTC Closed
20-24	Parents’ Observation Week
24	Spring Term Classes End
27 - May 1	HONK! Tech Week

MAY 2009
2 & 3	HONK! Performances
4-7	Showcase Tech Week
8 & 9	Showcase Performances

FALL TERM: Sept 15 - Dec 12, 2008 SPRING TERM: Jan 19 - Apr 24, 2009

Studio 1
Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
		3:15 - 4:00pm: Pre-Intro to Theatre & Music	3:15 - 4:00pm: Pre-Intro to Theatre & Music
4:15 - 5:45pm: Music Theatre 3	4:15 - 5:10pm: Jazz Dance 1	4:15 - 5:00pm: Intro to Theatre & Music	4:15 - 5:00pm: Intro to Theatre & Music	4:00 - 6:30pm: Musical Rehearsal
	5:15 - 6:10pm: Jazz Dance 2	5:15 - 6:10pm: Music Theatre 1	5:15 - 6:45pm: Advanced Acting for the Camera
		6:15 - 8:15pm: The Showcase Company

Studio 2
Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
4:15 - 5:45pm: Acting 3	4:15 - 5:00pm: Intro to Theatre & Music	4:15 - 5:10pm: Beginning Acting for the Camera	4:15 - 5:10pm: Music Theatre 1
	5:15 - 6:10pm: Music Theatre 1	5:15 - 6:10pm: Acting 2	5:15 - 6:10pm: Acting 1
6:15 - 7:10pm: Music Theatre 2	6:15 - 7:10pm: Music Theatre 2	6:15 - 8:15pm: The Showcase Company	6:15 - 7:10pm: Music Theatre 2
7:15 - 8:45pm: Teen Acting/Musical Theatre			7:15 - 8:45pm: Music Theatre 3

Tuition Schedule | Discounts | Policies

Tuition Schedule

Pre-Intro, Intro, Levels 1 & 2	$375/semester
Level 3, Teen (90 minutes/wk)	$560/semester
Private Voice (1/2 hour/week)	$560/semester
All-School/Senior Musicals	$650/musical
Showcase Company	$1120/year
College Bound Programming*
College Seminar	$195
Junior Yr. Consults/Masterclass	$300
Senior Yr. Audition Workshop	$125
Senior Yr. Audition Dance Workshop	$400
Music Theory Class	$200
Freestyle Acting Coachings	$360 for 8
Masterclass w/ College Professor	$150
* 15% Discount for 3 or more College Bound Programs

Discounts: Save on '08-'09 in 2 ways!

Early Bird Discount for Classes and Productions
Register for an MTC class or show BEFORE JULY 1st and take 10% off class tuition*

Family Discount for Classes and Productions
Have more than one child at MTC? Take 10% off tuition for the 2nd child!*

*Discounts apply to MTC Classes, All-School and Junior Musicals only. Sorry, no discounts for Private Lessons. Only one discount per family.

Policies

Registration
Only students who have registered and paid the appropriate fees, made payment arrangements or are on financial aid/scholarship may participate in MTC classes or performances. All class, private lesson, and performance fees are due by the beginning of each term. Registrations may be faxed, mailed, or placed online. In addition to tuition and production fees, there is an annual registration fee of $25 (September 2008-August 2009).*

Payment
A minimum of 50% plus registration fee is due at the time of registration. Balance of class, workshop, and private lesson tuition is due in full no later than the first day of the term. Junior/Senior Musical fees may be paid on the audition day. MTC accepts cash payments, checks, VISA and MC. A $30 fee will be assessed on all returned checks. No class slot will be held for a student without completed/signed registration form and up-to-date tuition. Alternate payment arrangements due to hardship or extenuating circumstances may be made with the director.*

Refunds
Classes and private lessons are considered to be on a full semester basis. If a student withdraws from a class or private lesson slot PRIOR TO TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF THE TERM, a full refund will be given (less the $25 registration fee). If a student withdraws LESS THAN TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE FIRST DAY OF THE TERM, there will be NO REFUND OR CREDIT for tuition paid. Students delinquent in tuition will not be allowed into class.*

*Any refund/s from payments processed online via PayPal will be less the the PayPal service charge.

Make-Up Classes and Lessons
General make-up classes are provided once/term. For example, all Level 1 classes will be made up together at the end of the term. Consult your instructor for the make-up schedule. Students may NOT make up in other sections of the same class (e.g Tuesday Music Theatre 1 students may not make up in Thursday Music Theatre 1). There is ONE PRIVATE LESSON make-up provided/term. Make-up lessons canceled or missed by a student will be considered made-up. If make-up lessons are offered twice and refused, the lesson will be considered made-up. Lessons canceled due to inclement weather or teacher unavailability will be made up during the semester at a mutually-agreed upon time, or at the end of the term.

Student Absences
Students are expected to attend all classes and lessons regularly and punctually, and are expected to notify MTC if they must miss a class or lesson. If a student misses two consecutive classes and has not contacted MTC, the instructor will contact the parent. Three consecutive unexcused absences are grounds for termination with no refund or credit. Students must pay for all classes or lessons whether taken or missed.

Musicals and Advanced Classes
Once a student has auditioned for a musical or performance class and tuition has been paid, should the student drop out, there will be no refund or credit. If a student drops out after the rehearsal process has begun, the student will not be eligible to audition for another MTC show or performance program for one
year.

Scholarship Subsidies
Scholarships are available to qualified students on the basis of financial need and availability. An application form and proof of income (via last year’s income tax return) are required. All applications are reviewed an