Student Theatre Guild
Join us for this two-week summer intensive program for high school and college students.
About Student Theatre Guild
Who is it for?
Theatre Charlotte's Student Theatre Guild provides an outstanding theatre opportunity to high school and college students selected through an audition process.
What is the STG program?
The summer intensive provides a professional-level summer stock experience. During this two-week program, participants will work with professional directors, designers, and choreographers and gain valuable knowledge and experience while rehearsing and performing a full-scale musical production to be presented on the Theatre Charlotte stage.
About the 2024 Summer Intensive
The Show: Alice by Heart
Theatre Charlotte’s Student Theatre Guild has the exciting opportunity to produce the regional premiere of Alice by Heart!
ALICE BY HEART
Music by Duncan Sheik | Lyrics by Steven Sater | Book by Steven Sater, Jessie Nelson
From the Tony® and Grammy® award-winning creators of Spring Awakening, Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik, and co-written by Jessie Nelson (Waitress), Alice by Heart is a touching musical inspired by Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. In the rubble of the London Blitz of World War II, Alice Spencer’s budding teen life is turned upside down, and she and her dear friend Alfred are forced to take shelter in an underground tube station. When the ailing Alfred is quarantined, Alice encourages him to escape with her into their cherished book and journey down the rabbit hole to Wonderland. As they travel through the tale, Alice by Heart explores the poignancy of first love, coming to terms with loss, and finding the courage to move forward. This musical encourages us all to celebrate the transformational power of the imagination, even in the harshest of times.
*This show will be performed with two casts. Each cast will perform three times over the course of the two weeks of performances.
The Director: Emily Klingman
We are thrilled to welcome Emily Klingman to our Student Theatre Guild as director. Emily teaches theatre at Lake Normal High School and has performed in many Theatre Charlotte productions.
Program Dates: June 17 - 21 + June 24 - 28
The two-week summer intensive will take place on:
June 17-21 from 9AM-5PM
June 24-28 from 9AM-5PM (schedule this week may adjust for tentative evening music rehearsals)
Performance Dates: June 28 - 30 + July 5 - 7
June 28 and 29 at 8:00 PM
June 30 at 2:30 PM
July 5 and 6 at 8:00 PM
July 7 at 2:30 PM
Tuition: $450*
Tuition for the two-week program is $450 and includes two complimentary tickets to the show and professional production photos.
Auditions: in person April 13th OR video auditions accepted through April 10th
Students MUST audition to be accepted into this program. Theatre Charlotte will hold in person auditions on April 13th beginning at 10:00AM. If a student is unable to attend in person, they may send in a video audition. Both sign ups for in person audition times and the opportunity to submit a video audition are available at the link below.
*Theatre Charlotte believes that theatre is for everyone. If you are experiencing financial difficulty, ask us how you can apply for a partial or full tuition waiver. There is never a fee to audition for any of our programs.
Theatre Charlotte’s education programs exist to provide young people with high-quality theatre experiences led by theatre professionals committed to fulfilling Theatre Charlotte’s mission, vision, and core values.
In addition to creating programs in line with Theatre Charlotte’s core values, our education programs exist to:
Provide a safe place where youth can freely create and be themselves. A place that is inclusive and free from bias and discrimination.
Highlight the human experience through theatre. We believe that the arts are essential and an indispensable part of the human experience.
Learn from each other. Everyone we work with knows something we don’t. We ask questions to further our understanding. The more we share, the better outcome for us all.
Lift up one another. People need to be cared for and supported in order to do their best work. Everyone we encounter through our programs is worthy of being treated with respect and dignity.
Grow and change. We believe that the current way of doing things can be reimagined and improved. We can grow not just as artists, but as human beings. We can make a difference, especially when given the space to take creative risks.