Junior Company

2021-2022 SEASON

• Held on Tuesdays from 4-6pm, from January 11th – May 24th, 2022. No class February 22nd or April 19th.
• IN PERSON at Irondale – 85 South Oxford Street
• NO COST TO PARTICIPATE!
• Deadline to register: Jan 10, 2022

Our middle school ensemble, for ages 10-13, is a junior version of our teen ensemble, Irondale’s Young Company.  Winter/Spring Session will meet in person at Irondale. Students will work towards a performance of poetry, monologues and scenes on May 24th.

In the Winter/Spring Semester students will:

• Learn and practice the tenets of ensemble theater
• Train in voice, movement, music, and devising techniques
• Analyze theatrical texts for meaning, mood, and rhythm
• Practice performing poetry, monologues, and scenes
• Learn to give and receive feedback with care and respect
• Cultivate lasting relationships with their peers
• Perform in the Poetry, Monologues and Scenes Show in May 2022 for the general public

Winter/Spring 2022 Junior Company Dates:

January 11, 18, 25, February 1, 8, 15, March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, April 5, 12, 26, May 3, 10, 17, 24

Click Here to Register for Winter/Spring 2022!

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Please contact Rima with any questions at education@irondale.org.

This program is generously supported by the Pierre and Tana Matisse Foundation

Junior Company Requirements:

• No previous acting or performance training required!
• Submission of a Personal Essay before your first rehearsal
• A commitment to regular attendance. If you miss more than three sessions in a row (for reasons other than illness), you will be ineligible to perform in the upcoming showing. However, you are still welcome to attend anyway and can re-apply to perform in the next term.
• Promise to treat everyone in the program with care and respect
• Agreement to read and adhere to Irondale’s Code of Conduct
• Agreement to adhere to Irondale’s COVID-19 requirements and protocols

All new students who register will be asked to submit a short personal essay before the first class.

ESSAY DIRECTIONS:

• In a paragraph or more (minimum 5 sentences), tell us why you want to be part of Irondale’s Junior Company.
• Feel free to write in the first person or in rhyme or any way you’d like! Have fun with it and show us how creative you can be! 
• Submit your essay along with your registration or email it to rima@irondale.org after registration.