Classes, Camps & Workshops

WCPR works with a variety of performance professionals to bring you performance-related classes, camps and workshops.  Here you can find a variety of options, such as our popular STAR Program and Little Stars as well as other opportunities in Scene Study, Audition Prep, Broadway favorites, and more. 

Little Stars Beach Party Camp

STAR Program Seussical Kids Summer Intensive Camp
Ages: 7-12
Cost: $375 + $25 supply fee
Instructor: Ashley Taft

Location: Week 1 – Enrichment Center; Week 2 – Williamson County Performing Arts Center (both in Franklin)
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Camp Broadway
Ages: 8 - 12
Cost: $250 + $20 supply fee
Instructor: Ashley Taft

Improv Camp  
Ages: 12-18
Cost: $225
Instructor: Tyler Worden

Musical Theatre Cabaret Camp  
Ages: 12-18
Cost: $225 + $20 supply fee
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Little Stars - Broadway Bound
Ages: 4.5 – 8
Cost: $200 + $10 supply fee
Instructor: Ashley Taft

Calling all future performers! Does your little one love to sing, dance, or act? Here’s your chance to watch them shine! This 12 week class meets for 1 hour each week and will have a “Broadway Bound” theme, featuring a program of favorite Broadway songs. During class, participants will learn music, choreography, and lines from a script. They will present all that they have learned in an exciting Showcase on the last night of class. Little Stars is a great way to gain confidence, develop performance skills, and have fun.

Participants should bring a labeled water bottle to class each week. 

There is a $10 supply fee that should be paid directly to the instructor at the first class meeting. There is a $25 sibling discount (after first child) if siblings register in the same transaction. 

Note: Classes will not meet October 8-10, October 31, or November 5-7. Each new participant gets a class t-shirt. 

Our class options are:

Location: College Grove Artsitorium
Activity #: 34991
Dates:  Tuesdays, August 20 – November 19, 2024
Schedule: 4:30pm – 5:30pm

Location: Nolensville Rec Center
Activity #: 34992
Dates:  Wednesdays, August 21 – November 20, 2024
Schedule: 4:30pm – 5:30pm

Location: Franklin Rec Center
Activity #: 34988
Dates:  Thursdays, August 15 – November 21, 2024
Schedule: 4:30pm – 5:30pm

Register HERE beginning June 1.          

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The STAR Program – The Music Man KIDS
Ages: 7-14
Cost: $250 + $25 supply fee
Instructor: Ashley Taft

For the 2024 fall classes, the STAR program will take on Meredith Willson’s The Music Man KIDS for their 10-week class.  Based on the six-time-Tony-Award-winning musical comedy, The Music Man KIDS features some of musical theatre’s most iconic songs and a story filled with wit, warmth and good old-fashioned romance.  The Music Man KIDS is family entertainment at its best — a bold, brassy show that will have the whole town atwitter! Master showman Harold Hill is in town and he’s got “seventy-six trombones” in tow. Can upright, uptight Marian, the town librarian, resist his powerful allure?  The story follows fast-talking traveling salesman, Harold Hill, as he cons the people of River City, Iowa, into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys' band he vows to organize. The catch? He doesn't know a trombone from a treble clef. His plans to skip town with the cash are foiled when he falls for Marian, whose belief in Harold’s power just might help him succeed in the end in spite of himself. (This production is rated G by Music Theatre International.)

Performances and Tech/Show Week Rehearsals* for all classes will be at the Williamson County Performing Arts Center (PAC) in Franklin:
•    The Franklin Cast will perform Friday, November 8 at 6:30pm and Saturday, November 9 at 1:30pm. Tech/Show week rehearsals will be Monday, November 4 (4:30-6:00pm) and Tuesday, November 5 (6:15-8:15pm).
•    The Nolensville Cast will perform Saturday, November 9 at 4:00pm and 6:30pm. Tech/show week rehearsals will be Monday, November 4 (6:15-7:45pm) and Wednesday, November 6 (5:30-7:30pm). 
•    The College Grove Cast will perform Sunday, November 10 at 1:30pm and 4:00pm. Tech/show week rehearsals will be Tuesday, November 5 (4:30-6:00pm) and Thursday November 7 (5:30-7:30pm). 

There is a $25 supply fee that should be paid directly to the instructor at the first class meeting. There is a $25 sibling discount (after first child) if siblings register in the same transaction. There is an optional $10 show t-shirt fee at registration.  (Note: Classes will not meet October 8-10 or October 31.) 

Our class options are:

Location: College Grove Artsitorium
Activity #: 35043
Dates:  Tuesdays, August 20 – October 29, 2024 plus above indicated tech/show week rehearsals and performances*
Schedule: 5:45pm – 7:45pm

Location: Nolensville Rec Center
Activity #: 35044
Dates:  Wednesdays, August 21 – October 30, 2024 plus above indicated tech/show week rehearsals and performances*
Schedule: 5:45pm – 7:45pm

Location: Franklin Rec Center
Activity #: 35045
Dates:  Thursdays, August 15 – October 24, 2024 plus above indicated tech/show week rehearsals and performances*
Schedule: 5:45pm – 7:45pm

Register HERE beginning June 1.

Meredith Willson’s The Music Man KIDS is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com

For more information, contact alison.worden@williamsoncounty-tn.gov .

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Topsy Turvy Light Opera Workshop Classes with Franklin Light Opera
Activity #: 35144
Ages: 13-18
Fee: $200 + $25 supply fee
Length: 11 weeks
Schedule: Thursdays, 6:30-8:15pm, September 19 – December 19
Location: Williamson County Enrichment Center
Instructor: Franklin Light Opera

This weekly class taught by seasoned professionals with Franklin Light Opera will nurture the musical talents of teens, focusing on the unique vocal demands of light opera and classic musical theatre. From vocal exercises to song interpretation, participants will develop valuable classical singing skills which they will then use to delve into a delightful selection of light opera excerpts including comedic works by Gilbert & Sullivan, Strauss, Offenbach and more. They will learn stagecraft, acting techniques, and teamwork as they collaborate with their classmates in group numbers and ensemble scenes. The workshop will culminate in a performance on a professional stage to showcase their talents and share the joy of light opera with family and friends. No previous experience in opera is required, all are welcome! In addition, participants may have the opportunity to be a part of a pre-show or role in future Franklin Light Opera productions.

Showcase performance on Thursday, December 19 – 7pm, in the Banquet Hall of the Williamson County Enrichment Center. (There will be an additional dress/tech rehearsal on Wednesday, December 18.)

Definition: Light opera is a form of musical theatre that combines elements of both opera and musical comedy in plots that are often humorous, whimsical, and lighthearted.

Note: Will not meet on October 10, October 31, or November 28.

There is an additional supply fee of $25 that is paid directly to Franklin Light Opera to cover music supplies and t-shirts.

Register HERE beginning June 1.