CAP21

Want more Musical Theatre training after you finish your undergrad degree?
Not sure if a college degree is for you?
Are you ready for Professional level training in Musical Theatre?

CAP21 is pleased to announce our 2-year New York City Professional Musical Theatre training program opening Fall 2009. This certificate program is for those actors wanting more training beyond their bachelor degree or for the actor who is interested in a professional training program in musical theatre.

CAP21 has trained thousands of performers and has perfected techniques to integrate the three disciplines of Acting, Dance and Voice/Music (Singing). The faculty of CAP21 is comprised of the finest master teachers and working professionals who specialize in the integration of these three disciplines. The CAP21 courses train the actor to access the full range of the voice and to communicate the actions of theatrical characters.

CAP21’s Training Program
CAP21 Goal: The goal is to create programs that achieve substantial and lasting contributions to the future of the arts. Every CAP21 endeavor embraces the following values:

CAP21 Philosophy: The CAP21 process of training integrates three crucial components of the Actor: the Instrument, the Craftsman, and the Collaborator. The training of the physical instrument of the actor – the body and the voice – is the groundwork of the technique. Training the craftsman of the actor develops the artist and the storyteller. The collaborator is the third and most crucial component – the ability of the actor to work together with other actors, directors and writers in order to create an ensemble to tell a theatrical musical story. Classical forms of Acting, Dance, Music and Literature are the base from which the foundation of technique is built for the actor in musical theatre.

CAP21 Training: The Methodology of the training process enables the actor to work with and to be guided by top mentors and professionals in the industry. The CAP21 faculty works as a team. Actors are evaluated at the beginning of each semester and goals are set for the student’s work in each class. At the end of each semester every actor is evaluated by the entire faculty in class work demonstrations. Goals are re-evaluated by the faculty and set for the next semester’s work.

Orientation and Placements late August or early September
Classes begin in September
Week off from classes in mid semester
Finish classes in December
Spring classes begin in February
Classes end in April
Actors invited back for 2nd year by May 30th
Productions (3 weeks of rehearsals and performances) in May
Note: In the second year, productions will also occur in January