About The Edge Performance Academy

Offering acting classes and summer camps to all ages.

The Edge Theatre's Performance Academy
is one of Colorado's premier performing arts academies, offering acting and improv classes to youth, teens, and adults.

Call us at (303) 232-0363
or email the academy at performanceacademy@theeproject.org if you are interested in enrolling in any of the course offerings listed.

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Our Expertise

Our team of acting coaches has one aim: to help bring out the best in their students. The Performance Academy staff is friendly and welcoming with a real interest in helping each student reach his or her potential.

Summer Camps

Youth Camp (Ages 6-11) Cost: $150 (no dates scheduled)
Learn how to sing, act, and dance by learning scenes from Seussical! All participants will perform for family and friends in the showcase on Friday afternoon! Join the fun!

Teen Improv Camp (Ages 12-18) Cost: $150 (August 1st - 5th)
Develop your acting and improv skills in a week-long camp that gives you personalized attention from trained improv and acting professionals! Participants will get the opportunity to perform in the culminating showcase!

Summer Camp Documents

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Brochure
Medical and Photo Release
Parent and Student Acknowledgement of Performance Academy Policies
Policy Handbook
Scholarship Policy
Summer 2011 Camp Registration Form
Summer Camps 2011
Tuition Scholarship Application
Withdrawal Policy

Adult Improv Classes

Cost: $130 per six week session

Class times: To Be Announced

Head Coach: David Lange
Assistant Coach: Mark W. Smith

Session One: Intro to Improv (Ages 18+)
Description: In this six-week class, participants will learn the basic skills necessary for successful improvisation, including character development and storytelling. Because the heart of improv is good acting, a heavy emphasis will be placed on skills to develop solid acting. This workshop meets for 90 minutes once a week for six weeks. By the end of this workshop, participants will have the skills and confidence necessary to proceed on to Session Two: Performing Improv, which prepares participants for improv performance.

Session Two: Performing Improv (Ages 18+)
Description: (Prerequisite: Session One: Intro to Improv) Participants who have completed Session One: Intro to Improv will study various aspects of improv performance, including working within the constraints of a game and understanding basic performance strategies. This workshop meets for 90 minutes once a week for six weeks. The culmination of the class is an improv performance on the stage at The Edge Theatre. Family and friends are invited to watch the performance free of charge.

Teen Workshops

Cost: $130 per six week session

Class times: To be announced

Head Coach: Kevin Scott
Assistant Coach: Mark W. Smith

Session One: Intermediate Theater Workshop (Ages 12-18)
Description: Do you love acting? Does working backstage fascinate you? Want to meet friends who love theater as much as you do? The Intermediate Theater Workshop offers teens (ages 12-18) the opportunity to delve into the theater arts in a six-week workshop. Among other things, participants will learn basic improv, monologue, and scene work tactics, how to audition for a part, and how to create believable and engaging characters. This workshop meets for 90 minutes once a week for six weeks.

Session Two: Intermediate Performance Workshop (Ages 12-18)
Description: Love the theater? Want to work with others who are as passionate about it as you are? Interested in learning more about what is involved in running a dramatic production? The Intermediate Performance Workshop for ages 12-18 offers teens the opportunity to build on previous theater skills they have developed and to use them in a performance-based workshop. Participants will learn more about developing believable characters, interpreting subtext, analyzing a script, and other important skills necessary for performing with excellence. The workshop culminates with a one-act performance produced by the participants. Session One: Intro to Theater is not a prerequisite for Session Two, although participants are strongly encouraged to take Session One prior to taking Session Two. The workshop meets for 90 minutes once a week for six weeks.

Youth Workshops

Class times: To Be Announced

Head Coach: Nessa Young

Acting for Young Children (Ages 4-7)
Description: This workshop will introduce young children (ages 4-7) to an understanding of theater basics and will give students a sense of confidence on stage. We use a mix of energetic games, dramatic play, and lots of props and costumes to help bring out your child’s true potential. Your children will not only gain theater skills, but they will gain confidence, they will improve their ability to focus, and they will find a creative outlet in which to make new friends and to have a lot of fun. Session One provides age-appropriate activities to help your children gain skills in stage presence, theater voice, character development, and using props and costumes. Session Two gives children the opportunity to use all of these skills by putting together and performing a dramatic production. This workshop meets for 90 minutes once a week for four weeks.

Acting for Children (Ages 8-11)
Description: Give your older children (ages 8-11) an opportunity to see their self esteem grow as they learn the basics of acting in an environment designed for older children. Blending theater games with age-appropriate lessons, our teachers will give your children a creative outlet which will help boost your children’s confidence, improve their concentration, and allow them to make friends in a fun environment. Session One provides students with the basic skills they will need to be successful on stage. Session Two gives children the opportunity to use all of these skills by putting together and performing a dramatic production. This workshop meets for 90 minutes once a week for four weeks.