The Kinder HSPVA Theatre curriculum prepares students to be well-rounded theatre artists. They study acting techniques from Stanislavski to Uta Hagen and styles from Commedia to Brecht. They learn stagecraft and design and sharpen their singing, dancing, and playwriting skills. Then, they use these skills to build their productions, from soup to nuts. HSPVA offers Theatre students a truly comprehensive program.
The Theatre Department continues to evolve its curriculum and bring in an impressive roster of guest directors, instructors, and master class artists because of your gifts to HSPVA Friends. You fund the adjunct faculty, accompanists, and production support—scenery, costumes, lights, sound, projections, and show rights and scripts—that keep Kinder HSPVA performers, designers, and technicians at the top of their field.
YOUR GIFTS PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING COURSES, MASTER CLASSES, AND PRODUCTION FACULTY:
- Accompanists: Stephanie Blue ’81, Michael Mertz (music director for Urinetown and James and the Giant Peach), and Patti Rabaza
- Acting with Alric Davis, Rachel Dickson, Dylan Godwin, Deborah Hope, Ron Jones, Elizabeth Keel, Chesley Krohn, Lydia Meadows, Luis Quintero, David Rainey, Claudia Ramirez, Nathan Shu ’19, Evan Tsitsias, and Idalia Valles
- Dance with Kahlil Cabble, Cathy Marmolejo, Bill Patterson, and LaKesha Sowell
- Directors:Â Deborah Hope (The Servant of Two Masters) and Julia Krohn ’00 (The Alibis)
- Fight Choreographers:Â Luke Fedell (The Alibis) and Olivia Knight (Let the Right One In)
- Film with Molly Vernon
- Movement for Actors with Matt Hune ’03 and Christian Warner ’12
- Musical Theatre with Fernell Hogan ’15, Julia Krohn ’00, Julian Malone, Jimmy Phillips, Shay Rodgers, and faculty from Shenandoah University
- Playwriting with Alric Davis
- Stage Combat with Olivia Knight
- West African Dance with Shani Diouf and live drummers
YOUR GIFTS PROVIDED TECHNOLOGY, SUPPLIES, AND SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES, INCLUDING:
- Performance rights for all shows, including scripts and scores
- Headshots for juniors
- Tickets to productions at the Alley Theatre
- Costume supplies including fabric, sewing machine needles, fabric chalk, and pattern-making paper
- Paint and brushes
- Stage makeup kits
- Lumber to build sets
- Props and furniture
- Replacement saw blades and safety goggles
WATCH: THE SENIOR DESIGNERS’ GRADUATION VIDEO
THE 2024-2025 THEATRE SEASON RECAP
