Classes
Orbit Jr.
Acting
Acting OUT: Ages 7–10
Let’s go deeper! In this class, we focus on self-discovery, collaboration, and creation to grow your elementary aged actor into a budding professional. Students of varying levels and backgrounds join us in learning more about the art of acting through creativity and collaboration.
$XX/month
Instructor:
XXXX
On Camera 101 7-12
On Camera 101 will be an ongoing class for brand new screen talents as well as novices that want to touch up on their skills in front of the camera. From cold-reading exercises, eye lines, hitting marks, audition prep and even an end of semester video showcase and feedback panel. You’ll be able to take your clips home every week and watch your growth. Learn while working and learn while watching. Students will perform in front of the camera every week receiving feedback from our instructor(s) and taking direction. When not performing all other students will watch live in person as well as via monitor to see what the notes are doing in real time.
$XX/month
Instructor:
XXXX
PLAYground: Ages 5–7
Come aboard this fun, exploratory experience for primary aged students through first grade! Let’s learn the basics of acting while concentrating on building each student’s individual imagination and creativity to create unlimited adventure.
$XX/month
Instructor:
XXXX
Musical Theatre
Musical Theatre Prep Track
If you are interested in becoming a triple threat, this class is for you! Come explore and experience musical theatre and its unique performance demands.
This class is designed to help students learn all the essentials of musical theatre in a fun, creative and supportive environment.
It will teach the fundamentals of using drama, song and dance to create characters and tell a story. Become a more versatile performer while studying the following:
- musical theatre dance incorporating Broadway styles
- vocal performance
- diction
- theatre techniques
- acting for the stage
- character development
- improvisation
- audition techniques
The class meets on weekly on Wednesdays from 6:00pm–7:30pm and the course culminates in an informal showcase performance of material covered in class.
Entrance is by AUDITION ONLY.
Please contact
$XX/month
Instructor:
XXXX
PLAYhouse Productions
Does your kid love to sing, act, and dance? Do they need an outlet to shine? If so, Orbit Arts Academy is the place for you and your family! We offer a wonderful program for kids, ages 7–12, called Orbit PLAYHOUSE. These young students get to work with instructors that have worked on Broadway and beyond. Our goal is to help shape young people as performers. We believe that instilling kindness and good work ethic in children, while having a safe space for them to be creative, is the best way to nourish their joy of the arts. Come on down and let’s put on a show!
This class will meet on Sundays: 1:00pm–4:00pm or 3:00pm–6:00pm; $125/month tuition.
Entrance is by AUDITION ONLY.
Please contact
$XX/month
Instructor:
XXXX
Dance
Beginner Ballet 7-10
Beginner Ballet will build on the fundamentals of classical ballet and help in developing strength, confidence, balance, and flexibility. The class will follow a professional class progression through barre work, center, and across the floor exercises.
$XX/month
Instructor:
XXXX
Beginner Jazz 7-10
In this class we will focus on the basics of Jazz with center floor work as well as across the floor work and various combos applying the technique and skill taught throughout the class.
$XX/month
Instructor:
XXXX
Beginner Tumbling/Acro
Acrobatics is used in performing arts and is a combination of flexibility, agility and bodily coordination, and is similar to the floor skills of gymnastics. It is a high energy performing art that focuses on strength, stretch, balance and partnering work. Dancers who train in acrobatics have balanced development, are stronger, more flexible and fearless.
Examples of skills that are taught and mastered in Acrobatics are:
- Rolls (forward, backward, straddle)
- Backbends/Walkovers/Limbers
- Handstands & Headstands
- Cartwheels/Roundoffs
- Handsprings (front & back)
- Tucks, Layouts, Twists (half & full)
- Aerials (front & side)
- Partnering/Stunting/Counterbalancing
$XX/month
Instructor:
XXXX
Tap 7-10
Tap Dance rudiments and technique for ages 7-10. Beginner/Intermediate.
$XX/month
Instructor:
XXXX
Other
On Camera Exploration
On Camera Exploration for Orbit Jr students provides an immersive introduction to the film and television industry. With a fun, hands-on approach designed to grow their self-confidence, your child will learn the technical aspects of a working set. Every child will become more comfortable in front of the camera through exploration and interactive play. Join us and watch your young actor grow!
$XX/month
Instructor:
XXXX
Production Projects 7–12
Creativity and inspiration are the name of game in this fun course designed to introduce theatrical projects to young students. The course will focus on visual art, fun costuming designs, puppetry and other theatrical magic. Join artistic director Anthony Galde for this fun new class that will cover fundamentals of design for beginning artists.
$XX/month
Instructor:
XXXX
Stage Combat 7-10
This is a introductory course in Stage Combat. Students learn the basics in the mechanics of conflict with Stage Combat Safety, and necessary skills pertaining to Unarmed Combat and Weapons. This is all about the actor’s approach to fight scenes and the use of body, movement and style. We examine the necessary elements for an actor to make a fight scene safe, truthful and interesting.
$XX/month
Instructor:
XXXX
Wiggles and Giggles
A wiggles and giggles class will begin with a circle time activity. We will sing various songs we can clap and move our bodies to. There will be hands-on props that will encourage your child’s musical awareness and creative expression. Caregivers will assist their child in activities that encourage the use of gross motor skills. Little ones will practice turn taking and listening skills! Class will run 45 mins with a ½ hour of story time, singing along, and activities followed by 15 minutes of free. This class encourages self expression while creating a community for parents and children to interact with one another each week.
$XX/month
Instructor:
XXXX
Teens/Youth
Acting
Advanced Acting 13+
Explore the fundamentals of multiple acting techniques—from Uta Hagen to Sanford Meisner and other masters of “The Method.”
A great technique is the one you create for yourself by exploring multiple roads to the truth of the moment. Learn the principles of characterization, script analysis and rehearsal-level improvisation by exploring truthful preparation and active approaches to your work.
$XX/month
Instructor:
XXXX
Intermediate Acting
Stretch and grow your natural talent by learning the fundamental tools it takes to be a successful, professional actor. In this class we will explore script analysis, stage presence, acting terminology, physicality, characterization, and improvisation to advance each student’s confidence and creativity. Let’s build on your knowledge of the basics and learn how to bring your uniqueness to every story.
$XX/month
Instructor:
XXXX
On Camera 101 13+
On Camera 101 will be an ongoing class for brand new screen talents as well as novices that want to touch up on their skills in front of the camera. From cold-reading exercises, eye lines, hitting marks, audition prep and even an end of semester video showcase and feedback panel. You’ll be able to take your clips home every week and watch your growth. Learn while working and learn while watching. Students will perform in front of the camera every week receiving feedback from our instructor(s) and taking direction. When not performing all other students will watch live in person as well as via monitor to see what the notes are doing in real time.
$XX/month
Instructor:
XXXX
Scene Study 10+
In this class your student will dive deeper into the nuts and bolts of putting a scene together. This class will be an introduction to the process of preparing and rehearsing a script. Your student will also learn to navigate working with a partner or partners, how props can add to a performance, and how the unplanned can work to their advantage. Our goal is for the artist to find their authentic connection to each character’s experience from a place of honesty. A commitment to rehearse with partners outside of class is required.
$XX/month
Instructor:
XXXX
Improv Technique
Join experienced improvisers for the nuts and bolts of comic improvisation, basic improv platforms and other short- and long-form techniques. Through exercises, games, and activities designed to stretch the imagination, the instructor will lead each student individually and this class collectively towards a mastery of improvisation technique.
Students will learn first hand the importance of Improv. Whether it be in daily life or on the stage, thinking quick is a skill best learned early. This class will teach just that while also invoking fun and laughter through games and comedy.
$XX/month
Instructor:
XXXX
Musical Theatre
Audition Prep Course
Designed to give students confidence and integrity for auditions in musical theatre, this is a practical and fun course which helps the student investigate, select, and prepare appropriate material for various types of audition calls.
Students will engage in discussion of and singing preparation for songs that are chosen and suited for their strengths, as well as learn what is best suited for their individual “type.”
Sheet music will be selected and given to students each week in order to fill their “songbook”—their musical theatre repertoire—with songs for future auditions.
Each student will also gain a background in musical theatre history and appropriate audition etiquette for success in the industry.
$XX/month
Instructor:
XXXX
Triple-T Training Program
The Triple-T Training program includes classes in acting, musical theatre and dance; and includes a detailed approach to acting through song with an accompanist. This program provides thorough training in all musical theatre styles and techniques. Each semester will conclude with a showcase of student work.
The class meets weekly on Wednesdays from 5:00pm–8:30pm.
Entrance is by AUDITION ONLY.
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$XX/month
Instructor:
XXXX
Dance
Advanced Ballet
Advance Ballet 13+ moves at a faster pace with complex combinations, which will challenge dancers’ coordination, memorization, and endurance while maintaining proper alignments and techniques. The class will follow a professional class progression through barre work, center, and across the floor exercises. It will also emphasize performance quality to assist in becoming well-rounded performers.
$XX/month
Instructor:
XXXX
Intermediate Tap
This class will focus on traditional Broadway style tap but also mix it up with a flare of Rhythm tap. Classic steps will be covered but also some newer non traditional tap steps will be taught. Class will move at a fast pace because it is Intermediate. Also students will learn timing and various rhythms and how to improv on the spot with tap.
$XX/month
Instructor:
XXXX
Strength and Conditioning
In this class, dancers will learn basic anatomy to understand the body better and facilitate their technique. The strength and conditioning exercises are curated based on current scientific research specialized in dancers. The class aims to improve flexibility, turn, and to jump safely.
$XX/month
Instructor:
XXXX
Intermediate Ballet
Intermediate Ballet 13+ will build on the fundamentals of classical ballet with more challenging combinations while developing strength, confidence, balance, and flexibility. The class will follow a professional class progression through barre work, center, and across-the-floor exercises.
$XX/month
Instructor:
XXXX
Advanced Jazz
This class will focus on Jazz technique and learning how to apply that technique during a warm up, center floor work, across the floor and with choreography. In this class the students will learn more advanced jumps as well as turns and leaps.
$XX/month
Instructor:
XXXX
Intermediate Jazz
In this class we will focus on the basics of Jazz with center floor work as well as across the floor work and various combos applying the technique and skill taught throughout the class.
$XX/month
Instructor:
XXXX
Advanced Tap
This class will focus on traditional Broadway style tap but also mix it up with a flare of Rhythm tap. Classic steps will be covered but also some newer non traditional tap steps will be taught. Class will move at a fast pace because it is Int/Adv. Also students will learn timing and various rhythms and how to improv on the spot with tap.
$XX/month
Instructor:
XXXX
Other
Experienced On Camera (All Ages)
Experienced On-Camera is for advanced students already working and training in TV/film and will have a mandatory audition process for acceptance. With many of the same elements of On-Camera 101 there are higher expectations of the actors in this class. From being completely off book when asked to be and taking direction at any moment. It will also feature a multi-camera setup teaching actors about the importance of continuity, hitting their marks for focus and real life logistics to prepare you for a professional TV/film set. Students will be shown how set works from when you arrive, blocking rehearsal, camera setup, to your first take all the way through the “martini shot.”
THIS COURSE HAS A MANDATORY PREREQUISITE:
- Previous on-camera work
- Semi-professional to professional experience in front of the lens
$XX/month
Instructor:
XXXX
Intermediate/Advanced Tumbling/Acro 8+
Acrobatics is used in performing arts and is a combination of flexibility, agility and bodily coordination, and is similar to the floor skills of gymnastics. It is a high energy performing art that focuses on strength, stretch, balance and partnering work. Dancers who train in acrobatics have balanced development, are stronger, more flexible and fearless.
Examples of skills that are taught and mastered in Acrobatics
- Rolls (forward, backward, straddle)
- Backbends/Walkovers/Limbers
- Handstands & Headstands
- Cartwheels/Roundoffs
- Handsprings (front & back)
- Tucks, Layouts, Twists (half & full)
- Aerials (front & side)
- Partnering/Stunting/Counterbalancing
For Intermediate/Advanced, you must meet the following requirements:
- Roundoff
- Backbend kickover
- Front limber
- Walkovers
$XX/month
Instructor:
XXXX
Production Design
Join Anthony Galde to learn about different forms of theatre design including Costumes, Makeup, and Sets! Get ready to create in this project oriented Design Class!
$XX/month
Instructor:
XXXX
Stage Combat 10+
This is a introductory course in Stage Combat. Students learn the basics in the mechanics of conflict with Stage Combat Safety, and necessary skills pertaining to Unarmed Combat and Weapons. This is all about the actor’s approach to fight scenes and the use of body, movement and style. We examine the necessary elements for an actor to make a fight scene safe, truthful and interesting.
$XX/month
Instructor:
XXXX
College Prep
Orbit College Preparatory Program
Designed for students in their junior and senior year of high school, this 2-hour intensive program will aid young actors in choosing material for auditions for collegiate and University BFA and BA programs in Acting and Musical Theatre. Staff will provide coaching and assistance on song cuts, monologues and interviews. Opportunities for college application counseling will also be available as well as special guest presenters.
$XX/month
Instructor:
XXXX
Home School
Home School Program
Musical Theatre Training for Home School Students! This 3 hour program will consist of jazz technique, ballet technique, strength and conditioning and additional acting and musical theatre workshop style courses. Thursday from 1pm to 4pm each week!
$XX/month
Instructor:
XXXX
Company Programs
Orbit Company
The Orbit Company is an intense musical theatre training program for students aged 13-Gap year with a passion for musical theatre performance and interest in training for a possible future career in the musical theatre industry. A serious approach to each medium (voice, acting, dance) is required as well as an interest in improving and refining overall musical theatre performance technique. Entrance is by audition only.
Company members will participate in a fall showcase and a full spring musical theatre production from the canon through a Broadway licensing company. During this time, they will receive the utmost possible training in each required musical theatre medium.
Entrance is by audition only. Call (770) 693-3641 for additional information. Auditions are in May each year.
$XX/month
Instructor:
XXXX
Orbit Jr. Company
The Orbit Junior Company is an intense musical theatre training program for students aged 10-15 with a passion for musical theatre performance and interest in training for a possible future career in the musical theatre industry. A serious approach to each medium (voice, acting, dance) is required as well as an interest in improving and refining overall musical theatre performance technique. Entrance is by audition only.
Junior Company members will participate in a fall showcase and a full spring musical theatre production from the canon through a Broadway licensing company. During this time, they will receive the utmost possible training in each required musical theatre medium.
Entrance is by audition only. Call (770) 693-3641 for additional information. Auditions are in May each year.
$XX/month
Instructor:
XXXX
Orbit Apprentice Company
The Orbit Apprentice Company is an intense musical theatre training program for students age 10-13 with a passion for musical theatre performance and interest in training for a possible future career in the musical theatre industry. A serious approach to each medium (voice, acting, dance) is required as well as an interest in improving and refining overall musical theatre performance technique. Entrance is by audition only.
Apprentice Company members will spend the Fall season preparing for participation in a Winter musical theatre production from the canon through a Broadway licensing company. The Spring will focus on in depth acting, song approach (solo and group), and dance training culminating in a Spring showcase performance. During this time, they will receive the utmost possible training in each required musical theatre medium.
Entrance is by audition only. Call (770) 693-3641 for additional information. Auditions are in May each year.
$XX/month
Instructor:
XXXX
“What a dedicated, generous group!
I have such wonderful memories from my time working with Orbit: the kids were eager to learn, hard-working, and tremendously talented; and the experienced faculty made me feel so welcome!
Broadway actress and singer
“Our favorite place in the world!
My brother, sister and I all take classes at Orbit. We love our teachers and have made the best friends. Now, thanks to Orbit, I have my first professional acting job! I’m only ten years old and already, my dreams are coming true!
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