Welcome to MT Stage: From the Bard to Broadway!
Our program is preparing for an amazing week of exploring musical theater, performance, adaptation, Shakespeare, stage combat and lyric analysis.
Student Showcase Performance (open to the public)
Friday, June 27 at 2 p.m.
Student Services Center Auditorium
Program Information
June 24 – 28, 2024 on the campus of UA Little Rock
9 a.m. – 4 p.m. (Student drop off begins at 8:30 a.m. and pick up is promptly at 4 p.m.)
Program Description
As conveyed by Encanto, the new feature film from Walt Disney Animation Studios, every child has ability. The gifted and talented child, however, needs unique opportunities to explore, nurture and understand their potential.
Students participating in MT Stage: Expressions! will participate in daily team building exercises, analyze lyric composition, study how adaptations are made, and learn how to use Shakespearean language. Students will also experience lessons in stage combat, and learn stage performance from a theater professional, as well as create their own adaptations and song lyrics.. Program continuity will be provided by a gifted education specialist who will work with the students in the morning on team building exercises.
In the afternoon, the students will be supported by performing arts specialists who will provide the students with guidance and direction for creating their end-of-program student showcase.
MT Stage: From the Bard to Broadway program will conclude with a special performance at UA Little Rock where students take center stage.
Thirty students from across Arkansas will be selected to participate in this unique and exciting experience.
MT Stage is a non-residential program and does not supply housing for participants.
Students who have participated in previous MT Stage Experience programs are NOT eligible to re-apply for the program.
NOTE: This program takes place on the campus of UA Little Rock beginning Monday, June 24 through Friday June 28 and includes:
- Program T-shirt
- light breakfast
- hearty lunch
- afternoon snack and,
- a fabulous learning experience!
Families are responsible for transportation to and from program. This is not a residential program (housing and transportation are not offered and not included).