Over the course of the semester, the actors will audition and rehearse the one-act play, "The Hundred Dresses". The play will be performed at the studio for families on November 1 at 1pm and 3pm. Over the course of the semester, students will work on acting technique throughout the rehearsal process, focusing on character work and partner engagement.
Wanda Petronski, a second-grader, lives way up in a shabby house in Boggins Heights, and she doesn't have any friends. Every day she wears a faded blue dress, but she tells her classmates that she has a hundred dresses at home of all fabrics and colors. Soon Maddie, Peggy, Jack and their classmates make a game of teasing Wanda about her hundred dresses until one day she disappears from school, leaving just an empty seat where she once sat. As feelings of guilt overtake the children, Maddie and the others decide they must find out what happened to Wanda and make amends for the way they treated her. But is it too late? Bullying, friendship and forgiveness are all touched upon in this beloved Newbery Honor Book by Eleanor Estes.
Participants must be 9 years to 16 years old when the program starts.
Registration starts on 05/04/2025 and ends on 09/13/2025.
Please contact Theatre Academy Productions if you have any questions.