After School Acting Program - ASAP

After School Acting Program sites are meeting throughout Memphis and the surrounding area at local churches, synagogues, schools, and community centers.

Founded in 1998, the After School Acting Program has grown to include sites throughout Memphis and the surrounding area, including Mississippi and Arkansas. ASAP is recommended for children age 7-12.

Classes meet for 1½ hours, twice a week for twelve weeks. (Classes do not meet the week of Thanksgiving, nor the weeks of the various sites’ Spring Breaks.) Instruction in the elements of Acting, Improvisation, Movement, Music, and Design are taught through a Style of Theatre. By learning through a theatrical style, students are acquainted with various cultures and acting techniques, while developing their cognitive and motor skills. Students also receive a ticket to a performance of a Playhouse production (relating to the style studied) to enrich their aesthetic awareness. These skills are then utilized in the Troupe's creation of a short production that is performed at Playhouse on the Square on the final day of the program (a Saturday) at ASAP’s Festival of Plays.

Fall classes begin the week of September 13th, 2010, and conclude December 11th, 2010 at the Festival of Plays.
Spring classes begin the week of February 14th, 2011, and conclude May 14th, 2011 at the Festival of Plays.

Shows Seen: Fall 2010 - Spring 2011

Fall 2010: The Toymaker's Apprentice, TFY Touring Company
Spring 2011: Main Street Kid's Club: A Mathstart Musical!, TFY Touring Company

Current Open Enrollment Sites

Varnell Education Building (Midtown area) meets Tuesdays and Thursdays 4:30pm - 6pm

Click here to download the ASAP Brochure and Registration Form (PDF viewer required to open file)

For more information on Hosting a site or becoming a Student, call (901) 728-5631, or email Jennifer Henry at jennifer@playhouseonthesquare.org