Empowering young creatives by giving them the tools to bravely and compassionately navigate the world, reaching their highest personal and artistic potential.
Fall 2024 Registration Open Now! Sign up today to secure your spot.
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Brazos River Youth Theatre steps into the spotlight as a new year-round educational arts program created with The Theatre Company of College Station. Designed to support first time and pre-professional performers, BRYT’s mission is to empower young creatives by giving them tools to bravely and compassionately navigate the world, reaching their highest artistic and personal potential. Participation is open to all families.
Olivia Grace Parker, A&M ‘22 and recent MFA graduate from Columbia College Chicago, will teach classes and lead the program with the goal of growing BRYT into its own nonprofit. Her training is in acting, directing, and design and she looks forward to continuing to create children’s theatre in Bryan-College Station.
Registration is open now classes for students in 1st through 12th grade. Classes start on September 9th and run through the first week of December.
Spring classes will be announced later this Fall.
1st-5th Grade Acting
A fun and educational introduction to acting basics, storytelling, memorization, theatre etiquette, audience behavior, and writing short scenes. Students will use their imagination while gaining teamwork experience, communication skills and confidence.
First day of class: September 10th
6th-8th Grade Acting
For young actors excited to play characters and bring a story to life for an audience. Students will learn
about text analysis, improvisation, emotional and sensory recall, theatre and acting terminology, character
analysis, writing scenes, and puppetry basics.
First day of class: September 10th
High School Acting
Starting from the first step of script analysis, students will learn a variety of traditional and physical theatre
approaches to ancient, classical and modern scripts, and devise their own... learning about stage presence,
voice, physicality, and professionalism (writing bios and theatre resumes).
First day of class: September 12th
BRYT Notes (1st-8th)
Vocal Ensemble
Raise your voice and sing along to your favorite showtunes! This introductory show choir class will cover basic
singing technique, music reading, musical dynamics, practice singing as a group, singing different styles, very
simple choreography, and choir/music class etiquette.
First day of class: September 11th
BRYT Moves (1st-8th)
Musical Theatre Dance Ensemble
Step out onto the stage and show off your dance moves! This class covers basic dance technique, introduction to different styles/eras of musical theatre dance, dance class etiquette, and learning musical theatre choreography. Technique level will be adjusted to the students who register.
First day of class: September 9th
Tech and Design
6th Grade-High School
Calling all aspiring artists, designers, craftspeople and technicians! Topics include: research and design
process, basics of programing lighting, sourcing and sewing costumes, making props, designing sets and sound, etc., preparing, pitching and bringing to life a design concept.
First day of class: September 13th
