UP Academy
Littleton Opera House
Learn to act from expert instructors with extensive performing arts industry experience. Whether you’re looking to improve your theatre skills or preparing for a college theatre program, you’ll love the guidance you get from the UP Academy team. Through weekly classes, we aim to inspire self-expression, cultivate discipline, and build a lifelong love for the arts.
The Academy offers students the opportunity for a more intensive course of study in theatre arts. Our inaugural year focuses on acting and important theatrical fundamentals, with classes that provide training to support varied levels of skills and experience.
Students ages 13-18 are invited to apply for Year One, which runs from September 2025-June 2026.
Applicants will be placed in the level that best supports their continuous growth, with consideration given to prior experience and past performances, and with reflection on the engagement & involvement with UP and the directorial & education teams.
The Academy offers students the opportunity for a more intensive course of study in theatre arts. Our inaugural year focuses on acting and important theatrical fundamentals, with classes that provide training to support varied levels of skills and experience.
Students ages 13-18 are invited to apply for Year One, which runs from September 2025-June 2026.
Applicants will be placed in the level that best supports their continuous growth, with consideration given to prior experience and past performances, and with reflection on the engagement & involvement with UP and the directorial & education teams.
UP Academy for Aspiring Actors
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Aspiring actors learn to behave logically and naturally onstage. Students work on scene study, monologues, poetry, and audition technique. Relaxation, concentration, collaboration, and focus are stressed. Students are exposed to various techniques including: Spolin, Stanislavski, Hagen, Meisner, and Alexander techniques. During every class meeting, we work on speech, diction, and improvisation.
Instructor: Andrew Lidestri - [email protected] Mondays & Fridays 4:30-6:00PM
Tuition: $375 per trimester session |
UP Academy for Young Actors
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Young actors focus on choosing and preparing monologues, improvisation skills, cold readings and audition technique. Actors learn to behave logically and naturally. Relaxation, concentration, and focus are stressed. Students are exposed to various techniques including: Spolin, Stanislavski, Hagen, Meisner, and Alexander techniques. During every class meeting, we work on speech and diction.
Instructor: Andrew Lidestri - [email protected] Mondays & Fridays 6:30-8:00PM
Tuition: $375 per trimester session |
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Please plan to spend 30 minutes on the application, as it includes short essay responses and questions about prior experience.
