Southeast to hold theater, dance academy

Registration is open for the Southeast Missouri State University Department of Theatre and Dance's annual summer Theatre and Dance Academy at Southeast's River Campus.

The academy is an intensive theater and dance educational experience for students in kindergarten through high school. The classes cover a variety of interests from dancing to acting.

All classes will be taught by an experienced and qualified faculty member of the university, a graduate of the program or a senior-level theater and dance student. Each instructor will have a student assistant.

All classes will meet Monday through Friday. Classes for the entire week range from $125 to $475. Partial tuition assistance is available for qualified applicants.

Students will need to provide their dance shoes and dance attire. Students participating in ballet classes will need ballet slippers, a leotard and tights. Jazz dance participants will need a soft jazz shoe, leotard and tights or jazz pants.

Deadline for registration is May 30 or when all classes are filled.

June 1 through 5

• Morning Musical Theatre Acting, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," kindergarten through grade five
• Afternoon Dance Musical Theatre Jazz Dance, "Newsies!" grades two through seven

June 8 through 12

• Morning Musical Theatre Acting, "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown," grades two through seven
• Afternoon Dance, "Frozen" ballet, kindergarten through grade three

June 15 through 20

• Theatre Camp, Summer Acting Laboratory, grades seven through 12

June 19

• All-Day Intensive Dance, age 12 and older

More information -- including times, performances, tuition and refreshments -- is available by contacting Janice Bittle at 573-651-2149 or jbittle@semo.edu or by visiting news.semo.edu/southeast-summer-theatre-and-dance-academy-open-to-k-12-students/.