Fall 2024
Make it Musical! Pre-K 3 and Pre-K 4
This class is a perfect introduction to theater and the performing arts, curated especially for our tiniest students! You and your child will play, sing, and improvise – a great way to encourage creativity, confidence, and critical thinking. A parent or caregiver must stay with student. MAKE UP CLASSES ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THIS CLASS.
Teacher: Anastasia Beliakova
- Saturdays-Pre-K 3 -Pre-K 4 (Must be at least 3)
September 7, 2024 - November 2, 2024
9:00 am - 9:40 am
NO CLASS Yom Kippur, October 12 - Saturdays 1:15-Pre-K 4 (Must be at least 4)
September 7, 2024 - November 2, 2024
1:15 pm - 1:55 pm
NO CLASS Yom Kippur, October 12 - Sundays 9:00-Pre-K 4 (Must be at least 4)
September 8, 2024 - October 27, 2024
9:00 am - 9:40 am - Sundays 12:00-Pre-K 3 -Pre-K 4 (Must be at least 3)
September 8, 2024 - October 27, 2024
12:00 pm - 12:40 pm
Songs & Scenes Grades K-2
The first step on the road to performing. Learn musical numbers and scenes from A Year With Frog and Toad, that will be presented on the last day of class on the HCT stage! A fun way to start singing and dancing your heart out!
Teachers: Samantha Alicandri & Anastasia Beliakova
- Tuesdays
September 3, 2024 - October 29, 2024
3:15 pm - 4:00 pm
Final performance: Tuesday, November 5 at 3:45 pm (Actors arrive at 3:15 pm) - Wednesdays
September 4, 2024 - October 30, 2024
3:15 pm - 4:00 pm
Final performance: Wednesday, November 6 at 3:45 pm (Actors arrive at 3:15 pm) - Fridays
September 6, 2024 - November 1, 2024
3:15 pm - 4:00 pm
Final performance: Friday, November 8 at 3:45 pm (Actors arrive at 3:15 pm) - Saturdays
September 7, 2024 - November 9, 2024
10:00 am - 10:45 am
NO CLASS Yom Kippur, October 12
Final performance: Sunday, November 10 at 10:30 am (Actors arrive at 10:00 am)
Theater Games Grades 2-3
A princess, a tiger, or even a rocketship – in this class you can be ANYTHING! This fun class uses theater games, dramatic play, and physical improv to help your child reach new levels of confidence and creativity. Great for children with all levels of performance experience.
Teacher: Anastasia Beliakova
- Sundays
September 8, 2024 - October 27, 2024
10:00 am - 10:45 am
The final class on October 27th will be a SHARE with parents or caregivers. Bring along a friend as well!
Theater Games K-1 Grades Kindergarten-1
A princess, a tiger, or even a rocketship – in this class you can be ANYTHING! This fun class uses theater games, dramatic play, and physical improv to help your child reach new levels of confidence and creativity. Great for children with all levels of performance experience.
Teacher: Anastasia Beliakova
- Sundays
September 8, 2024 - October 27, 2024
1:15 pm - 2:00 pm
The final class on October 27th will be a SHARE with parents or caregivers. Bring along a friend as well!
Sing! Dance! Act! Grades 2-4
This class is for the child with an interest in performing. Real scripts and costumes, real choreography—and real performances on the HCT Stage!
Director: Samantha Alicandri, Musical Director: Anastasia Beliakova, Stage Manager: Jordan Auriemma
- Tuesdays
September 3, 2024 - October 29, 2024
4:15 pm - 6:00 pm
MANDATORY Dress Rehearsal: Monday, November 4, 3:30 pm–5:00 pm
Performances: Tuesday, November 5, 6:00 pm (Actors arrive 5:00); Thursday, November 7, 6:00 pm (Actors arrive 5:00 pm) - Wednesdays
September 4, 2024 - October 30, 2024
4:15 pm - 6:00 pm
MANDATORY Dress rehearsal: Monday, November 4, 5:15 pm-6:45 pm
Performances: Wednesday, November 6, 6:00 pm (Actors arrive 5:00 pm); Friday, November 8, 6:00 pm (Actors arrive 5:00 pm) - Saturdays
September 7, 2024 - November 9, 2024
11:00 am - 12:45 pm
NO CLASS: Yom Kippur, October 12
MANDATORY Dress rehearsal: Saturday, November 9 , 4:00 pm-5:30 pm
Performances: Sunday, November 10, 1:00 pm (Actors arrive 12:00 pm); Sunday, November 10, 5:00 pm (Actors arrive 4:00 pm)
This whimsical show follows two great friends – the cheerful, popular Frog, and the rather grumpy Toad – through four fun-filled seasons. Waking from hibernation, Frog and Toad plant gardens, swim, rake leaves, go sledding and learn life lessons along the way. Throughout the year, two best friends celebrate and rejoice in the differences that make them unique and special.
Theater Games & Improv Grades 4-6
This class uses theater games and improvisation to help your child take their acting skills to the next level, as well as provides a basic foundation in improv and ensemble building. Perfect for the enthusiastic young actor who just can’t get enough of being on stage. All levels welcome!
- Sundays
September 8, 2024 - October 27, 2024
10:45 am - 11:45 am
The final class on October 27th will be a SHARE with parents or caregivers. Bring along a friend as well!
Performance Workshop Grades 4-6
This class is for young actors ready to seriously focus on all aspects of a musical production. The semester culminates with a full production on the HCT stage!
Director: Samantha Alicandri, Choreographer: Chase Leyner, Musical Director: Cristina Wager, Stage Manager: Frankie Alicandri
- Fridays
September 6, 2024 - November 15, 2024
4:15 pm - 7:15 pm
NO CLASS: Friday, November 8
Mandatory Dress Rehearsal: Tuesday, November 12 OR Wednesday, November 13, 4:00-7:00
Performances: Friday, November 15, 7:00 pm, Saturday, November 16, 1:00 pm, Saturday, November 16, 7:00 pm, and Sunday, November 17, 1:00 pm
Once upon a time, in a far away swamp, there lived an ogre named Shrek. One day, Shrek finds his swamp invaded by banished fairytale misfits who have been cast off by Lord Farquaad, a tiny terror with big ambitions. When Shrek sets off with a wisecracking donkey to confront Farquaad, he's handed a task — if he rescues feisty princess Fiona, his swamp will be righted. Shrek tries to win Fiona’s love and vanquish Lord Farquaad, but a fairytale wouldn't be complete without a few twists and turns along the way.
JR COmpany Grades 5-9
JR COmpany is for professional minded, advanced performers, with extensive experience.
By invitation only.
Director: Chase Leyner, Musical Director: Scott Pearson, Stage Manager: Frankie Alicandri
- Mondays & Saturdays
September 16, 2024 - December 2, 2024
4:00 pm - 6:30 pm
MONDAYS 4:00-6:30: September 16, 23, 30, October 7, 21, 28, November 11 (depending on cast availability), 18, 25, December 2
SATURDAYS 2:00-6:00: September 28, October 19, November 9
Tech Week (MANDATORY): 4:00-7:00 December 9, 10, 11, 12
Performances: December 13, 14, 15
JR CO show is picked to suit the registrants. Shows in consideration are: You're A Good Man Charlie Brown, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, and others.
Acting & Improv Grades 7-10
In Acting, we will explore the fundamentals of monologues, scene work, and improvisation. The acting portion of this class will focus on character development and text analysis, and the students will learn the building blocks of improv while discovering the power of saying “YES, AND!”, as well as hone their ability to think on their feet. This class is jam-packed with individual work, group theater games, and rich class discussions.
- Sundays
September 8, 2024 - October 27, 2024
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
The final class on October 27th will be a SHARE with parents or caregivers. Bring along a friend as well!
Teen Workshop Grades 7-9 Grades 7-9
This class is for teen actors looking for a serious performance experience and ready to focus on all aspects of a musical production. The class will culminate with a full production on the HCT stage!
Director: Chase Leyner, Music Director: Evan Swanson, Stage Manager: Frankie Alicandri, Asst. Director: Jordan Auriemma
- Thursdays
September 5, 2024 - November 29, 2024
4:00 pm - 6:15 pm
NO CLASSES: Rosh Hashana, October 3, Halloween, October 31
EXTRA CLASS: Wednesday, November 20, 4:00 pm-7:00 pm
ADJUSTED CLASS: November 7, 3:30-5:00 for Costume fittings by appointment
Mandatory Dress Rehearsal: Thursday, November 21, 4:00-7:00
Performances: Saturday, November 23, 2:00 pm and Sunday, November 24, 7:00 pm
Legally Blonde JR. follows the transformation of Elle Woods as she tackles stereotypes, snobbery and scandal in pursuit of her dreams. When Elle's boyfriend, Warner, dumps her and heads to Harvard, claiming she's not "serious" enough, Elle takes matters into her own hands, crafting a showy song-and-dance personal essay and charming her way into law school. Befriending classmate, Emmett, and spunky hairdresser, Paulette, along the way, Elle finds that books and looks aren't mutually exclusive. As Elle begins outsmarting her peers, she realizes that law may be her natural calling after all.
Teen Workshop Grades 9-12 Grade 9-12
This class is for teen actors looking for a serious performance experience and ready to focus on all aspects of a musical production. The class will culminate with a full production on the HCT stage!
Director: Chase Leyner, Music Director: Evan Swanson, Stage Manager: Frankie Alicandri, Asst. Director: Jordan Auriemma
- Thursdays
September 5, 2024 - November 29, 2024
6:15 pm - 8:30 pm
NO CLASSES: Rosh Hashana, October 3, Halloween, October 31
EXTRA CLASS: Tuesday, November 19, 5:00 pm-8:00 pm
ADJUSTED CLASS: November 7, 7:30-9:00 for Costume fittings by appointment
Mandatory Dress Rehearsal: Friday, November 22, 5:00 pm-8:00 pm
Performances: Saturday, November 23, 7:00 pm, Sunday, November 24, 2:00 pm
Cady Heron may have grown up on an African savanna, but nothing prepared her for the wild and vicious ways of her strange new home: suburban Illinois. How will this naïve newbie rise to the top of the popularity pecking order? By taking on The Plastics, a trio of lionized frenemies led by the charming but ruthless Regina George. Cady and her friends devise a "Revenge Party" to end Regina’s reign with Cady going undercover as an aspiring Plastic. When the lines between the real Cady and her Plastic self get blurred, she must find her way back to herself and her true friends.
Policies
PAYMENT
Payment in full must be received within two weeks of registration to participate.
ACCEPTED PAYMENTS
We accept the following payment methods:
VENMO: Send Venmo payment to @hobokenchildrenstheater
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ZELLE: Send Zelle payment to 646-339-8485 or admin@hobokenchildrenstheater.com
CHECK or MONEY ORDER:
Make checks payable to Hoboken Children’s Theater, and mail to:
Hoboken Children’s Theater
55 Sterling Avenue
Weehawken, NJ 07086
ATTENDANCE
It is very important to be at all rehearsals. We understand absences due to illness, but do not register if you foresee multiple absences due to schedule conflicts.
CANCELLATIONS
We reserve the right to cancel any class that does not meet the enrollment requirements.
REFUNDS
Students withdrawing at least 24 hours prior to the first day of class receive a full refund, minus a $25 processing fee. Students withdrawing after the first class, but before the second, receive a 50% refund. No refunds are given after casting or for non-production classes after the second class, regardless of attendance.