Curtain Call's Summer Youth Theater

03/17/2026

Come with board member Hillary Ho as she does a SYT bake sale! Bake Sales are our primary way to fund our annual Summer Youth Theatre production and your donations are extremely valued! To catch our bake sale, you can come to the remaining DRT shows at Curtain Call: A View From The Bridge and My Mother and The Michigan/Ohio War.

Interested in performing in our cabaret on April 11th or want to participate in a bake sale? DM this account to get more information to learn how you can get more involved!

09/11/2025

https://www.curtaincallinc.com/fall-2025-classes
[email protected]
203-329-8207 x700

FUN AND CHALLENGING CLASSES FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLERS THIS FALL!!!

BETWEEN THE LINES: SCENE AND MONOLOGUE WORK FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLERS
Instructor: Jenny Maso
Mondays, 4:00pm to 5:30pm
9/29, 10/6, 10/20, 10/27, 11/3, 11/10, 11/17, 11/24
*No class 10/13 for Columbus/Indigenous Peoples Day
Learn how to recognize beats in the text that inform your character(s) of their objectives, obstacles, tactics, intensity (level of desperation), how to raise the stakes, and how to make character-driven choices that lead you to a more truthful performance. Explore techniques that push you to greater heights, build confidence, help you become a stronger scene partner, and a more well-rounded actor.

LOL: COMEDY AND IMPROV FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLERS
Instructor: Chris O'Neill
Tuesdays, 5:00pm to 6:30pm
9/30, 10/7, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/4, 11/18, 11/25
*No class 11/11 for Veterans Day
Explore a variety of comedic styles including improv, sketch, physical comedy, parody and stand-up. Sharpen your timing, heighten your creative instincts, develop your own comedic characters and ideas, while you also build trust in your scene partners, learn to listen and "pass the ball," commit to the given circumstances in a scene, and bring freshness and spontaneity to your acting performance.

BROADWAY BOUND: TRIPLE THREAT WORKSHOP FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLERS
Instructors: Brian Bianco, Alex Cahr, and Peter Randazzo
Thursdays, 6:30pm to 8:00pm
9/25, 10/9, 10/16, 10/23, 10/30, 11/6, 11/13, 11/20
*No class 10/2 for Yom Kippur
Students will develop pieces (an up-tempo song, a ballad, and a monologue) to add to their audition repertoire, tackle choreography, and how to handle dance auditions, and learn how to present themselves with confidence. The class will culminate in a very informal showcase on the final date, November 20.

INTRO TO DIRECTING FOR GRADES 9 to 12
Instructor: Brian Bianco
Saturdays, 12:00pm to 1:30pm
9/27, 10/4, 10/11, 10/18, 10/25, 11/1, 11/8, 11/15
Learn how to examine plot and dialogue, break scenes down into beats for actors, how to visualize and create a concept for a production and how to balance your knowledge and focus between the onstage and offstage elements of any production. Students will work on and develop a scene, five minute one act or excerpt calling upon peer actors to perform.

Class enrollment just $280.
Discounts for siblings - Payment plan options - Scholarships for those who qualify.

Background information on our teachers available on our webpage.

https://www.curtaincallinc.com/fall-2025-classes
[email protected]
203-329-8207 x700

08/25/2025

How can we top an amazing summer like this one? With an amazing lineup of Fall Dramatic Arts Classes for young and old!
Information is NOW AVAILABLE!
Early Registration Discounts thru September 8, 2025.
Discounts for siblings and spouses (after the 1st student).
Payment plans available.
Scholarships available for those who qualify.

Nothing but BLUE SKIES from now on!

Visit https://www.curtaincallinc.com/fall-2025-classes or contact our Education Director at [email protected] or 203-329-8207 x700.

04/23/2025

OUR SYT 2025 AUDITION & CREW SIGN-UP INFORMATION FOR HOLIDAY INN IS POSTED. (May 18 from 1-4pm and May 19 from 6:30-9:30pm.)

https://www.curtaincallinc.com/gene.../summer-youth-theatre/

Email [email protected] with questions, BUT PLEASE READ WEBSITE INFO FIRST.

04/08/2025

03/31/2025

Please support Curtain Call's Summer Youth Theatre by ordering from Stamford's High Ridge Road location of CHIPOTLE (1207 High Ridge Road, Stamford, CT 06905) on SATURDAY, APRIL 5 FROM 4-8PM. Proceeds will go to our 2025 summer production of Irving Berlin's HOLIDAY INN, which will offer creative opportunities to young actors and stage technicians grade 4 to age 21.

*YOU MUST ORDER BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 4PM & 8PM.
*YOU MUST SHOW A DIGITAL OR PRINTED COPY OF THIS FLIER WHEN YOU ORDER IN-PERSON.
*ONLINE ORDERS COUNT IF YOU ORDER THRU THE CHIPOTLE APP AND USE CODE MCTMVVC WHEN YOU ORDER, BUT ONLY FOR PICK-UP ORDERS & YOU MUST SHOW A COPY OF OUR FLIER.

03/24/2025

SPRING CLASSES NOW AVAILABLE!
Classes in acting, improv, musical theatre, on-camera acting, dance AND MORE are NOW AVAILABLE! Session runs April 19 to June 21.

Classes after school, evenings, and Saturdays for kids (grades K+), teens, and adults!

Discounts for siblings and spouses.
Payment plans and scholarships available for those who qualify.

VISIT https://www.curtaincallinc.com/general-class-information/fall-winter-spring-classess/ or contact our Education Director at [email protected] or 203-329-8207 x700.

03/21/2025

Dear Friends,

We humbly ask you to show your support by participating in our CURTAIN CALL'S SUMMER YOUTH THEATRE CHIPOTLE FUNDRAISER, Saturday, April 5 between the hours of 4:00pm and 8:00pm at their High Ridge Road location: 1207 High Ridge Road, Stamford, CT 06905.

All you need to do is visit the High Ridge location between 4:00pm and 8:00pm April 5, and show the cashier our digital or paper flyer prior to paying. Online pickup orders also count if you use the Promo Code MCTMVVC on the Chipotle app or website. (NOTE: it will NOT count if you order thru Grub Hub, Uber Eats, or another delivery app. You must place your order for pickup through the Chipotle app or website from the 1207 High Ridge Road location.)

Purchases of gift cards will not count towards donations to Curtain Call's Summer Youth Theatre.

For more information or questions, contact our Education Director Brian Bianco at [email protected] or 203-329-8207 x700.

Any support you may give will help us provide a joyful and fabulously creative experience this summer!

Humbly,
Brian J. Bianco
Education Director and SYT Producer

02/20/2025

JOIN US FOR OUR SYT CABARET '25:
An amazing afternoon of entertainment supporting Curtain Call's Summer Youth Theatre program.

SUNDAY, FEBRAURY 23 AT 2PM
in Curtain Call's Dressing Room Theatre
Featuring 19 fantastic performers between grade 4 and age 21
Adults: $30
Students and Seniors: $20

Our Bake Sale will be available!
PLUS amazing raffle prizes to be won!
Tickets available here: https://curtaincallstamford.ludus.com/200475917

01/27/2025

Curtain Call’s SYT Cabaret 2025: a fundraiser for Curtain Call’s Summer Youth Theatre

Performance: February 23, 2025 at 2pm

*Tech and Dress Rehearsal February 22 afternoon (time TBD).

(Performers must be available February 22 and 23, 2025.)

Music Director: Matt Stolfi

Tickets: $30 for adults/ $20 for students and seniors

Amazing raffle prizes to be won!

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 7:00pm, January 31, 2025.

Please submit a one-minute video highlighting what song you would like to perform (anything beyond one minute may be too large to upload and send), a pdf file of the sheet music to your song in the correct key, and a copy of our audition form.

Click here for our SYT Cabaret Audition Form:https://www.curtaincallinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SYT-Cabaret-Audition-Form-for-web.pdf

Email all submissions to [email protected].

Participation fee (if selected to perform): $20

For more information or questions, contact our Education Director Brian Bianco at [email protected] or 203-329-8207 x700.